Armen Donelian

Armen Donelian (born December 1, 1950)[1] is a jazz pianist, composer, educator and author.

Donelian was classically trained at the Westchester Conservatory of Music in White Plains, New York. He has appeared since 1975 as a featured soloist and bandleader, and with an array of jazz musicians, including Sonny Rollins, in international venues. A composer of over 100 works reflecting Classical, Middle Eastern and jazz influences, Donelian has produced 13 albums. He has received multiple awards as a Fulbright Senior Scholar and Specialist and an NEA Jazz Fellow. An educator at several New York institutions for 30 years, including The New School and William Paterson University, Donelian is also the author of Training The Ear Vol. 1 & 2 and offers master classes at leading throughout the world. A graduate of Columbia University and private student of Michael Pollon, Carl Bamberger, Ludmila Ulehla, Harold Seletsky and Richie Beirach, Donelian is the co-founder with Marc Mommaas of the Hudson Jazz Workshop.

Discography

With Billy Harper

With Mongo Santamaria

With Night Ark

With Bobby Vince Paunetto

With Rory Stuart

With Datevik Hovanesian

With Julie Lyonn Lieberman

With Roy Ayers

With Cosmology

References

  1. ↑ "Armen Donelian Biography". Retrieved 2016-04-30.

External links

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