For Gyumri Explained

For Gyumri
Type:EP
Artist:Tigran Hamasyan
Length:29:34
Cover:For Gyumri.png
Label:Nonesuch Records
Released:2018
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Prev Year:2017
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Next Year:2019
Genre:Armenian folk music, jazz fusion and other styles

For Gyumri is the 3rd extended play by Tigran Hamasyan and was released 16 February 2018.[1] [2] Tigran considers this EP a companion work to his 8th album An Ancient Observer, which was released the year before.[1] [2] [3] [4] Similarly to An Ancient Observer, this work is mostly solo piano with use of sparing vocals.[1] The album is named after the city Gyumri and is where Tigran was born.[5] [2] [6] This was his 3rd release on Nonesuch Records, with the two previous releases being An Ancient Observer and Mockroot.[7] Tigran said that this album "... is an ode to my birthplace, the town that nourished my childhood world with great experiences and made me who I am".[7] He performed this EP in Royce Hall at University of California, Los Angeles, and part of the proceeds went to the Children of Armenia Fund.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tigran Hamasyan: For Gyumri (Nonesuch). Jeff. Tamarkin. June 21, 2018. 27 May 2019. JazzTimes.
  2. Web site: Tigran Hamasyan's "For Gyumri" Due February 16 on Nonesuch Records - Nonesuch Records. Nonesuch Records. January 10, 2018. 27 May 2019.
  3. Web site: On 'For Gyumri', Tigran Hamasyan Wraps His Virtuosic Skill in Emotive Sonic Structures. March 29, 2018. PopMatters. Jared . Skinner. 27 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Tigran Hamasyan: For Gyumri. Uli. Lemke. Jazz Thing. 27 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Tigran Hamasyan: For Gyumri. Nenad. Georgievski. All About Jazz. February 19, 2018. 27 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Les lueurs de Tigran Hamasyan . The lights of Tigran Hamasyan . Guillaume . Schnee . February 1, 2018. Fip. 27 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Music You Need To Hear: Tigran Hamasyan-"For Gyumri". February 16, 2018. Hi-Fi Trends. 27 May 2019.
  8. News: Hamasyan's 'For Gyumri' Solo Concert to Benefit COAF. September 26, 2018. Asbarez. 27 May 2019.
  9. News: Tigran Hamasyan Concert at UCLA to Benefit Children of Armenia Fund. September 27, 2018. Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 27 May 2019.
  10. News: Musician's unique performance blends Armenian folk, jazz improvisation. Daily Bruin. October 15, 2018 . Polina . Cherezova . 27 May 2019.