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 ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN AND ARMENIAN NAVY BAND
Avant-garde Folk
THE ARMENIAN NAVY BAND
was founded by the percussionist/vocalist of Armenian descent, Arto Tunçboyaciyan. Music is a fundamental element of his life, by which he tries to communicate his greatest values: "Love, Respect and Truth"
The group is composed of twelve Armenian musicians, among the best that live in Armenia at the moment. The compositions are all original of Arto Tunçboyaciyan which -using his words - "have the sound of my life". This music is pervaded by sonorities taken from the Armenian and Anatolian tradition fused with elements coming from different musical experiences, amongst them jazz.
Arto's original compositions express the sound of the past generations along with today's life; this is what he calls "avant-garde folk". We can say that the Armenian Navy Band represents the synthesis of Arto's musical journey and life experiences. As an ensemble with particular virtuosity, it also has great ability in performing live music and compositions taken from the tradition and from the current culture of Armenia.
The musicians of this ensemble range from ages 20-45. The instruments vary from traditional: duduk, zurna, kemanche, kanun to contemporary: trombone, alto sax, tenor, soprano sax, trumpet, bass, drums, keyboard and piano. This ensemble together with the unique vocals and percussion and bular of Arto (string instrument designed by Arto) creates a musical journey of the past and present, bringing the sound into the future.
Since 2000 the Armenian Navy Band tours intensively in Europe and other countries getting highest acclaim of specialists, critics and music fans. In 2006 the ANB gets one of the world’s most prestigious titles – Winner of the BBC 2006 World Music Award.
ARTO TUNCBOYACIYAN
Arto Tunçboyaciyan, percussionist and singer, was born in Turkey in 1957 of the Armenian descent of the Anatolian roots. One of his greatest influences of music and life was his brother Onno, musician himself, who encouraged Arto to develop his character not just as a brother but as a friend and as a musician.
At the age of 11, he began his career playing and recording traditional music with his brother establishing himself as a professional musician throughout Turkey and Europe.
Music is a fundamental element of his life, by which he tries to communicate his great values: love, respect and truth.
In 1981 Arto moved to United States to explore new creative influences and to add a new dimension to his own vision of life. Since then, he has given solo concerts of his own music throughout the world.
In 1985 two solo albums were released on the Dutch Keytone Label: “Virginland” and “Main Root”. He started a meaningful cooperation with the Armenian oud player Ara Dinkjian, with whom he recorded in duo “Tears of Dignity” and “Onno” for the Greek label Libra Music. Two wonderful albums in which music "has the sound of my life" using Arto's words. Onno is the homage to his brother Onno Ohannes Tunçboyaciyan suddenly disappeared in 1996, in which compositions are a clear expression of Arto's memories of his brother when he was alive and after his death.
With Ara Dinkjian he founded as well the group NIGHT ARK and recorded the following albums: “Picture”, “Moments”, “Wonderland” and “Petals On Your Path” (released in February 2000 by Universal Music).
In 1998 he participated at the Italian project TRIBOH, conceived and co-led with the vocalist Maria Pia De Vito and the piano player Rita Marcotulli, recording the CD “Triboh” for the Italian label Polosud.
He is a member of the group WALKING FISH together with Matthew Garrison, Jim Beard, Gene Lake and Bob Malach.
Recently his latest album with Paul Winter “Every Day is a New Life” has been released by Living Music.
Currently he is working with Armenian musicians with whom he founded his new group THE ARMENIAN NAVY BAND, a small orchestra rooted in Armenian and Anatolian traditional music with the inspiration and sound of today. The project was born in 1998 after the meeting in Yerevan with young Armenian musicians coming from different music experiences (ethnic and contemporary Armenian music). Since then the idea to create a group which could represent the sound of Armenia of today became concrete. The two albums that represent the current aspects of Arto's music search are “Avci”, a movie soundtrack composed by the artist, and “Bzdik Zinvor”. “Bzdik Zinvor” has been recorded in Armenia and is the result of the very first meeting with several musicians from Yerevan. Arto's original compositions express the sound of the past generations along with today's life: this is what he calls "avant-garde folk".
Arto can be heard on various recordings including those of Chet Baker “The Best Thing For You”, Arthur Blythe “Hipmotism” and “Night Song”, Jim Pepper “The Path”, Marc Johnson “Right Brain Patrol” and “Magic Labyrinth”, Dino Saluzzi “Mojotoro”, Al Di Meola “World Sinfonia”, “Heart of the Immigrants” and “Kiss Me Axe”, Bob Berg “Virtual Reality” and “Riddles”, Hank Roberts “Little Motor People”, Mike Mainieri “An American Diary”, Joe Zawinul “Stories of the Danube” and “My People”, Oregon “Oregon 97” and many other great recordings and featurings.
The Band:
Arto Tunçboyaciyan percussions,vocals, bular
Anahit Artushyan kanun
Armen Ayvazyan kemanche
Armen Husnounts tenor & soprano sax
Ashot Harutiunyan trombone
David Nalchajyan alto sax
Tigran Suchyan trumpet
Norair Kartashyan blul, duduk, zurna
Vartan Grigoryan duduk, zurna
Arman Jalayan drums
Vahagn Hayrapetyan piano, keyboards
Artyom Manukyan bass, cello
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| REPERTOIRE: |
PERFORMANCES & CCONCERTS SINCE 2000 (SELECTION)
2000
Martes Musica, Malaga / Spain
Ai Confini Tra Sardegna e Jazz, Sardinia/ Italy
Music Meeting, Nijmegen/ The Netherlands
Progetto Jazz, Cremona/ Italy
Dalle Nuove Musiche Al Suono Mondiale,Torino/Italy
2001
Segnali Dal Pianeta Terra, Terni/ Italy
World Music Festival, Roma/ Italy
Udine Jazz, Udine/ Italy
Granda Trentino Jazz Festival, Riva Garda/ Italy
Paviglione Estate Lugo, Ravenna/ Italy
Escales Musicales- Royal Parc, Evian/ France
Tanz & Folkfest, Rudolstadt/ Germany
Falun Folkmusic Festival, Falun/ Sweden
Jazz à Vienne, Vienne - France
Karlsruher Sommer, Karlsruhe/ Germany
Jazz à Junas, Junas/ France
Festival Des Cinq Continents, Marseille/ France
Festival La Mar De Musicas, Cartagena/ Spain
Pirineos Sur Festival, Lanuza/ Spain
Sfinks Festival, Antwerpen/ Belgium
10. Kulturarena, Jena/ Germany
Mundus Festival, Brescello/ Italy
Livorno Estate, Livorno/ Italy
Armenian Jazz Music Festival, Paris/ France
Tropeninstitut , Amsterdam/ The Netherlands
Armenie Music Festival at Rasa, Utrecht/ The Netherlands
Verden I Norden Festival, Oslo/ Norway
Brotfabrik, Frankfurt/ Germany
2002
Jerusalem Festival/ Israel
Efes Pilsen Summer Festival, Istanbul/ Turkey
MedFest 2002 - Barbican, London/ UK
Klinkende Munt 2002 Festival, Bruxelles/ Belgium
WDR Weltmusik Festival, Bonn/ Germany
Malta Jazz Festival
Friedensnacht Augsburg/ Germany
Sommerbühne, Detmold/ Germany
2003
Stictly Mundial Marseille/ France
Centro Cultural Caja de Burgos/ Spain
Ethno Sur, Jaen/ Spain
Festival Etnimalaga/ Spain
Belef Festival, Belgrade/ Serbia
Odyssey Festival: Bochum, Mülheim, Recklinghausen/ Germany
Zomerparkfeest, Venlo/ The Netherlands
Jazz Festival Thessaloniki, Theatro Kipou/ Greece
Robert Schumann Saal Düsseldorf/ Germany
2004
Festival Actual Logrono/ Spain
2005
12.02.2005 La Coruna/ Spain
19.02.2005 Zürich/ Switzerland
08.-12.06.2005 Ljubljana/ Slovenia & Igor Leonardi Orchestra
17.06.2005 Genf/ Switzerland
18.06.2005 Basel/ Switzerland
20.06.2005 Monza/ Italy
22.07.2005 Cartagena/ Spain (ANB & Joe Zawinul Syndicate)
24.07.2005 Huesca/ Spain (ANB & Joe Zawinul Syndicate)
25.-28.07.2005 Barcelona/ Spain (ANB and Joe Zawinul Sindicate)
17.-30.09.2005 Marseille/ France
25.11.-04.12.2005 Portugal
2006
February 2006 Estrada Theatre-Moscow/Russia
Bodrum/Turkey
September 2006 Caucasus International Music Festival/Kars/Turkey
Ankara/Turkey
Istanbul/Turkey
10-12 September 2006 Moscow
15-17.10.2006 Moscow/St.Petersburg, Russia
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| DISCOGRAPHY: |
”Bzdik Zinvor” Svota Music,1999
”New Apricot” ImajMüzik/Svota,2001
Sound of Our Life Svota Music/Heaven
Part I “Natural Seeds“ and Earth, 2004
“Love Is Not in Your Mind” Heaven and Earth, 2005
“Artostan” Heaven and Earth, 2005
“How Much Is Yours?” Naregatsi Arts Institute /
Svota Music, 2005 |
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