Nuance Jazz Band is an
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
ethnic jazz sextet
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active since 2009. Founded and led by
Garik Saribekyan, Nuance is one of the most recognised and ethnically sounding bands on Yerevan jazz stage.
History
Nuance Jazz Band was founded in 2009 by
Garik Saribekyan.
Former band lead and founder of jazz/rock band “Why not” Garik Saribekyan was looking for a new sound, and his passion towards Armenian National music inspired the creation of “Nuance” - an
ethno jazz
Ethno jazz, also known as world jazz, is a subgenre of jazz and world music, developed internationally in the 1950s and '60s and broadly characterized by a combination of traditional jazz and non-Western musical elements. Though occasionally equa ...
band, featuring
piano
A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
,
bass guitar
The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
,
drums
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,
qanun,
percussion
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,
saxophone
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.
Garik’s love towards national instruments was inspired by his father - tar player and conductor, currently Honored Worker of Art of the Republic of Armenia.
Early years
Initial repetitions with bass guitar and the wish to experiment - bringing qanun on their stage set the essence and future musical development of the band.
First time on stage in Alibi club the band was recognized as one of the most innovative and ethnically sounding tune on the Yerevan jazz stage.
Soon after the initial success, Alibi shut down, and the band was invited to play in Mezzo Classic House Club, one of the best places to listen to local music. The partnership with Mezzo Club lasted until late 2015.
Events and awards
Nuance Jazz Band has been a regular guest (2012-2015) at annual International Jazz Festival in Yerevan, held on April 30, on the
International Jazz Day
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.
Nuance Jazz Band has been a frequent guest at events of governmental level, including
* Multiple public events organized by Russian Embassy
* The Celebration of the Birthday of Queen, in UK Embassy in 2012
* 2013-2016 Annual Italian Cuisine Festival in Yerevan, organized by Italian Embassy in Armenia, with guests including The Ambassador of Italy, France, Great Britain
* Multiple private events
Nuance has also performed concerts in
Cafesjian Center for Arts in Yerevan.
In 2015, Nuance won “The Best Jazz Composition of the Year” award by local radio station Radio Van, with their composition called “Zartonq”.
In 2016 April, Nuance has performed a concert for the Aurora Prize nominees in Mezzo Classic House Club.
Repertoire
Nuance Jazz Band performs compositions of Komitas, Tsovak Hambardzumyan along with Armenian folk music, jazz standards and compositions by Garik Saribekyan.
Personnel
Source:
* Garik Saribekyan – piano and keyboard
* Arik Babayan – bass-guitar
* Albert Ordinyan – percussion
* Ruzanna Kirakosyan – qanun
* Artur Yeghiazaryan – saxophone
* Gevorg Charchyan – drums
References
External links
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in the news-
Golos Armenii newspaper
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Nuance Jazz Band's Yarimo in Campus Grenoble podcast
Armenian jazz musicians
Musical groups established in 2009