Shadow Theater Explained

Shadow Theater
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Tigran Hamasyan
Cover:	Shadow Theater.jpg
Label:	Verve / Universal
Released:	2013
Recorded:	2012
Next Title:	Mockroot
Next Year:	2015
Prev Title:	A Fable
Prev Year:	2011
Genre:	Jazz, jazz fusion, Armenian folk and other styles

Shadow Theater is the fifth album by Tigran Hamasyan published in 2013.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The album contains 12 tracks and is a mix of several different styles, including jazz, jazz fusion, pop and Armenian folk.^{[3] [5] [1] [6]} The album consists of tracks which he had composed many years ago, but not released. He then adapted and changed these tracks over around six years, until the album's release in 2013.^[7] This was Tigran's second release on Verve and was released in the US on Sunnyside the following year.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tigran Hamasyan's Shadow Theater: Jazz in Concept?. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225173839/http://www.oxonianreview.org/wp/tigran-hamasyans-shadow-theater-jazz-in-concept/. usurped. February 25, 2014. February 18, 2014. The Oxonian Review. Karine . Vann. 20 May 2019.
2. Web site: Tigran: Shadow Theater. Sharonne. Cohen. May 20, 2014. JazzTimes. 20 May 2019.
3. Web site: One Track Mind: Tigran, "Erishta" from Shadow Theater (2013). May 8, 2014. Mark . Saleski. 20 May 2019.
4. Web site: Shadow Theater - Tigran Hamasyan | Release Credits. AllMusic. 20 May 2019.
5. News: Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater. John. Bungey. November 2, 2013. The Times. 20 May 2019.
6. Web site: TIGRAN HAMASYAN – Shadow Theater. November 11, 2013. AAA Music. 20 May 2019.
7. Web site: Jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan on his new album, Shadow Theater, and his Armenian influences. Jon. Solomon. October 29, 2013. Westword. 20 May 2019.
8. Web site: Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater. . December 18, 2019.