Tigran!
I wanted to share some of Tigran’s music with this group, for several reasons: because I have a deep spiritual connection to his work, I know of many close people who also love and play his music, and because I think it’s very likely that someone here, if they’re to come across this post, may think the same. I think Tigran is the most brilliant improvising pianist today (along with Sullivan Fortner and Aaron Parks), and I’m certain that he’s extremely intelligent. I am fascinated by his ability to seamlessly join two forces into one coherent, intellectually rich, emotionally powerful organism: passionate reverence for his country’s history, his own roots, and the cultural significance of music from Armenia- with seriously profound probing into the depths of the psychological, ecological, and spiritual crises that the world is experiencing now, and the pressing implications for a the future of a world like that. Let me know how you relate to his music! https://youtu.be/TzBH1R2W5sI?si=XQ9Gy1JJZDQyqhgR. Also: https://youtu.be/sgZgJxpL1Nw?si=Ru5uLaHDK9nwEljF lastly: https://youtu.be/lzIKigAqAvE?si=noWQau8VgZOgda6k