Tigran Hamasyan In Concert
Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA, United StatesJazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan, born in Armenia in 1987, moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, in 2003. He began playing the piano at the age of 3 and, since the age of 13, he has played in European festivals, his reputation growing steadily with every performance. Tigran has won several prestigious piano competitions, most notably the 2006 Thelonius Monk jazz piano competition under the supervision of Herbie Hancock. Recently, Tigran was named the winner of the 2013 Vilcek Price for Creative Promise in Contemporary Music.