Datevik

[Armen]

Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA

June 16 2005

 

Jazz from Armenia

Thursday, June 16, 2005

 

Armenian jazz vocalist Datevik Hovanesian and her trio will be

performing favorites and some new pieces at the Armenian Library and

Museum of America (ALMA) in Watertown on Sunday, June 26 at 7 p.m.

 

An internationally renowned jazz singer, educator, recording artist

and arranger, Hovanesian has been called the "First Lady of Jazz"

in the former Soviet Union. She has performed in over 30 countries in

concert halls, prestigious international jazz festivals, television

and radio, master classes and workshops. She also specializes in

ethno-jazz music. Her latest CD, "Stage To Stage," is the collection

of her live jazz recordings over the years with outstanding musicians,

some of the songs combining Armenian folk and jazz.

 

The musicians accompanying Hovanesian are all very well known in

the world of jazz: pianist/composer Bob Albanese, bass player Joe

Fitzgerald and drummer David Mead.

 

Belmont resident John Baboian, a jazz guitarist and professor at

Berklee College of Music in Boston, will join the group as a special

guest.

 

This event is organized by Amaras Art Alliance, which will allocate a

portion of the proceeds to its Hovanness Badalian Music Fund. Admission

price is $20.

 

ALMA is located at 65 Main St., Watertown. For more information

call 617-733-7162 or 617-489-5298 (Russian), or visit

www.Amarasartalliance.org.

[Zartonk]

Hovanesian has been called the "First Lady of Jazz"

in the former Soviet Union

 

Nice...

[Larisa]

The first lady of jazz??? I dont think so