GovernorSilver Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 This is their Chicago show. Coming to DC tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 The early part of the Chicago set sounded like music fashioned to appeal to fans of contemporary prog rock/metal. It was when the set got to where Tigran was cutting loose more than helped me decide whether or not to go see this trio live, or just be content listening to his work on Apple Music. Unfortunately, the venue where they will be playing this evening is the type that prices out college-age fans and younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWizzle Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Discovering Tigran's stuff made me re-conceptualize what music could be. Completely. Threw me for a loop. Made me want to redouble my practicing. He made me realize (in the most wonderful way) how much I still don't know. Quote Nord: Piano 5 73, Electro 6D Casio: PX-5S Yamaha: P-121 Novation: MiniNova, BSII, Circuit DSI Mopho x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 I ended up going to the Howard Theater concert. I'm not that familiar with Tigran's repertoire, but the concert sounded like a different set list was used, compared to the Chicago concert. Turnout was great, with the room being packed. The area in front of the stage should have been standing room, because the energy level was high, as well as crowd enthusiasm - the seats were just in the way. That said, there was a father-and-son pair sitting next to me, with the son being a teenage pianist who occasionally laughed out of sheer joy. Really good show- glad I went. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Tigran Hamasyan's musical influences are Jazz, Progressive Rock and Armenian Folk. It makes sense that he has consolidated them. More importantly, it is awesome that he has found an audience that is willing to listen to and consume his music. 😎 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 11:47 AM, Dave Ferris said: It's great that he can possibly open up the ears of the 20/30 somethings that grew up on sequenced, auto-tuned pop drivel. I think I know what you're getting at--that maybe he'll be a good ambassador or bridge to a population not previously interested in jazz. The same way orchestras hire young, hot, conductors to sex up a stalwart product. But I hope we can get there without implying that people who don't listen to jazz (or classical) are less advanced in some way? Most pop music fans would probably say that they are the ones on the cutting edge, and those still listening to a musical form that was last truly popular 70 or so years ago, are the ones who might need some "opening" of ears... Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 I understand why Tigran is marketed as a "jazz" pianist but I'm with ProfD in that I feel he has in truth created his own genre, and has successfully connected with an audience that will sustain his career for a good long while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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