Tigran Hamasyan

Tigran Hamasyan is considered one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists/composers of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power, Hamasyan seamlessly fuses potent jazz improvisation and progressive rock with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia. 

Born in Gyumri, Armenia, Tigran Hamasyan began playing piano at the age of three, performed at festivals and competitions by eleven, won the Montreux Jazz Festival Piano Competition in 2003 and, only a few years later, the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. His acclaimed albums include "A Fable," awarded a Victoires de la Musique, "Mockroot," which won the Echo Jazz Award for International Piano Instrumentalist of the Year, and "StandArt." In 2021, he received the Deutscher Jazzpreis in the international Piano/Keyboards category. 

In addition to awards and critical acclaim, Hamasyan has built a dedicated following worldwide, as well as praise from Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, and the late Chick Corea. 

In Manifeste, Hamasyan brings together the human, digital, and sacred — a declaration of unity through sound, where modern technology meets ancient resonance.