Tigran Hamasyan

This piano player is Armenian and has played with some of the top international jazz artists and yet is still in his early / mid 20s. All compositions are his own and the quality of playing and arrangements is right up there. Comes to jazz from listening to rock. Strong grooves, great arrangements, fabulous drumming and piano playing. Jazz that really rocks. Two albums, New Era and Red Hail and both are cracking. Red Hail has female vocals. Great voice but for me does not add anything. Probably makes the music more commercially viable though. Thanks to radio FIP for bringing this one to my attention.