Tigran Hamasyan

[Winter's Hot Ticket Concert] Ticket update: Tickets are still availabe for tonight's show. I will post here if there are any changes.] In the news: The Chroncile Herald and The Coast.  Armenian-born, solo pianist Tigran Hamasyan (New York), is performing in Halifax on Saturday, February 11 at the Music Room. His almost intimidating virtuosity is the first remarkable attribute to note (and possibly his close resemblance to a young Bob Dylan!), and then his compositional voice. At times, and especially on record, Tigran offers gracefully refined pieces that are either gentle Armenian folk melodies or poetry reformed by dazzling instrumental variations or Satie-esque classical explorations of new or recovered songs. In performance, his energetic experiments with rhythmic and harmonic diversity has been described as dips into Keith Jarrett-style gospel, country and funk. Check out his latest album, A Fable, if you need proof for your purchase.