At the same time, Tigran began to make contact with such L.A. jazz musicians as Alphonso Johnson and

�Tigran�s exquisite touch, concentrated poise and imaginative, romantic shaping of themes reveal someone who is entirely capable of capturing the magic of a solo concert hall piano performance� Jazzwise
The past year has been a rollercoaster for young Armenian pianist Tigran: he released his stunning solo album A Fable, performed his debut concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with master percussionist Trilok Gurtu, recorded sessions for Radio 1�s Gilles Peterson Show and Jamie Cullum�s Radio 2 show and also made his debut television appearance on Later With Jools. These are extraordinary achievements by any standards, but for a solo pianist, especially so. To say his music has made an impact is an understatement; his music teems with his personality, which in turn is fired by his passion. His potent jazz improvisation, fused with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia and the sheer joy and energy of his live shows have garnered him fans amongst the public and musicians alike. This tour once again sees Tigran performing solo, including on opening night of the London Jazz Festival at the Wigmore Hall.
Born in Gyumri, Armenia, discounted airline tickets to seatle in 1987, Tigran grew up in a household that was full of music. When he was just a toddler, he gravitated to tape players and the piano instead of regular childhood toys, and by the time he was 3, he was working his way through figuring out songs on piano by the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Queen. His jazz tastes early on were informed by Miles Davis�s fusion period, and then around the age of 10 when his family moved to Yerevan, he came to discover the classic jazz songbook under the aegis of his teacher Vahag Hayrapetyan, who had studied with Barry Harris.
discounted airline tickets to seatle When he was 16, his parents moved to Los Angeles to give their two children (Tigran s sister is a painter and sculptor) better artistic opportunities. Tigran stayed in high school for two months before gaining entrance to USC, which he attended for two years. Soon he began to win a series of piano competitions, including the top prize at the Monk competition and second place in the 2006 Martial Solal International Jazz Competition in Paris.
At the same time, Tigran began to make contact with such L.A. jazz musicians as Alphonso Johnson and Alan Pasqua, and started gigging with saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer Nate Wood, who continue to play with him today.
While he studied classical music at an Armenian discounted airline tickets to seatle high school geared toward music studies, Tigran continued to grow on his own as a jazz pianist. He performed at the First International Jazz Festival discounted airline tickets to seatle in Yerevan in 1998, which opened up other performance opportunities, and he returned to the festival for its second edition in 2000. Along the way he met promoter Stephane Kochoyan, who booked him to play several European festivals.