Tigran Hamasyan | Audiotree From Nothing

Armenian-born contemporary jazz musician Tigran Hamasyan is considered one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists/composers of his generation. Born with a strong sense of his heritage, Hamasyan embellishes his odd-metered music with a human voice, the cornerstone of his sound. Seamlessly fusing potent jazz improvisation and progressive rock with the rich folkloric music of his hometown of Gyurmi, Hamasyan brings a deep well of inspiration and technical expertise to his songs. These melodies feel like they could belong to a farmer humming as they till the soil. And so at some point, you can barely call what Hamasyan is doing jazz anymore.

An undeniable part of Hamasyan's music is his strong sense of rhythm, a-la the extreme Swedish metal band, Meshuggah, whom he has credited many times over as the main inspiration for his rhythmic sound. Hamasyan's music is heavy, and it's not unusual to find a headbanging audience at one of his very dynamic live performances. Occasionally, he uses a whispered form of beat-boxing to keep time, but also acts as a percussion instrument, all while playing in a time signature of 35/16.

All of these elements come together to form Hamasyan's sound. Although his musical sensibility has been studied by students all over the world and attempted to be replicated by many admirers, ultimately the essence of his sound lies within the heart, throat, and fingers of this one individual. We are so honored to present Tigran Hamasyan on Audiotree From Nothing.

Recorded live on March 17, 2024 in Chicago, IL.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:55 Levitation 21
10:30 Entertain Me
14:47 On Folk Music
15:46 Areg and Manushak (He Saw Reflection in the Water)
21:01 The Dream Voyager
29:45 Outro

Performers
Piano, Vocals | Tigran Hamasyan
Drums | Arthur Hnatek
Bass | Evan Marien

Audiotree Production Credits
Director + Sound Design | Austin Isaac Peters
Editor + Colorist | Elly Tier
Audio Engineering | Neil Strauch+ Rick Fritz
Audio Mix | Neil Strauch
Director of Photography | Tom Conway
Camera Operators | Chris Owsiany, Justin Kenney, Calla Flanagan
Photography | Austin Peters
Program Manager | Ally Henreid
Legal | Chris Watkins

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[blumenmusic]

Falling to my knees in Walmart when i got this notification

[flesruoYkcuFoGuoY]

Tigran is becoming one of the all time greats, in all of music. He is truly extraordinary.

[guyhirschberger]

I wholeheartedly believe that so far, Tigran is the most important musician of the 21st century. I’m sure his music will live on much beyond our lifetimes.

[AustinPeters]

What an honor to have hosted this. Thank you to Tigran and his amazing band for their art.

[DyarContreras]

This music is basically jazz fusion meets Meshuggah meets Armenian folk music.

This music gives me chills just like the first time I ever listened to System of a Down back in 2005.

[bzaban]

We are witnessing history being made. A hundred years from now he will be remembered as one of the greats of the century, as we remember Coltrane, Miles and others.

[saintrocket]

The Bird of a Thousand Voices was my favorite album of 2024, and I'm so happy I stumbled upon Tigran's music.

[bastelkleber]

thought for a couple minutes he would perform Levitation 21 alone and was hyped. Then the band came in and I came

[zzone]

This version of Entertain Me is brilliant and deserve to be released

[michal-jenco]

Tigran's music oscillates between meditation and insane dopamine trips, never heard anything like him since I've discovered him 8y ago

[nebojsajuricic]

Tigran Hamasyan is one of my favourites... More than Musician and Artist, He is a Player in the world of Sounds Miracle... Child of Divine Spirit, enjoying the immersive ocean of Love, Beauty and Creativity...

[tongy]

Every day I wake up grateful to be alive at the same time at Tigran god bless

[pauraciao]

E' tra i più interessanti musicisti del pianeta attualmente, secondo i miei gusti, anche perché crea atmosfere musicali che vanno ben oltre il jazz e dintorni, diventando quasi mistico e trascendentale... ammiro totalmente il suo modo di suonare ed e' un talento incredibile nella composizione. 😎👍👏👏👏

[Julione]

It's Magical, It's Historical. Thanks Audiotree, Tigran, Arthur and Evan.

[nanan]

This is just magic. Such great music being played by everyone in the band. Everyone is in sync.

[BranZHamZ]

My god, I've never heard this band before, but less than 10 minutes in and I need a towel... and more of this band 😂

[jeanpierre]

This is quite literally some of the best mixing I have ever heard in general, and let alone for this entire set. I've heard the live versions of these songs many times but never like this. Audio mixers and engineers, you guys are absolutely amazing!

[deloaded]

Incredible. The performance itself by Tigran, Evan & Arthur, but also the visuals and the sound quality. Whoever mic'd the piano and those drums - especially the cymbals - deserves a raise! Beautiful work!

[alihijazi]

Absolutely astounding musician. Tigran comprehends music at a deeper level than most humans can even fathom, especially when it comes to rhythm and melody.

[NinjaViking]

Saw the drummer live once with Erik Truffaz and that guy is crazy. He is so good he had us laughing at multiple moments in the show