Tigran Hamasyan

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

The pianist Tigran Hamasyan was born in Gyumri, Armenia, and moved to Los Angeles with his family as a teenager. In 2006 he won the prestigious Thelonious Monk piano competition. In his music he combines Armenian folk songs and church music with jazz, electronics and the heavy, complex rhythms of progressive metal. On A Fable (2011) he plays solo; on Mockroot (2015) with bass and drums. He also sometimes sings along wordlessly with his piano. He performs a lot in Europe, including in the Netherlands.

Listening

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  Road Song · Tigran Hamasyan, 2013
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  Lilac · Tigran Hamasyan, 2015
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  The Poet · Tigran Hamasyan, 2013

Discography

Studio albums

• 2004World passion
• 2008Red Hail
• 2010A Fable
• 2013Shadow Theater
• 2015Luys i Luso
• 2015Mockroot
• 2016Atmospheres
• 2017An Ancient Observer
• 2019They Say Nothing Stays the Same (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
• 2020The Call Within
• 2022StandArt
• 2024The Bird of a Thousand Voices
• 2026Manifeste

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Jazz Map^NL Map
• After Hours: Session 4^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• The new piano trio GenreThe Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan combines folk music from his country with complex rhythms from metal.

See also

• Shadow Theater
• Luys i Luso
• The new piano trio