Night Ark
| Night Ark | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Jazz, folk, experimental, avant-garde |
| Years active | 1983 - present |
| Labels | Traditional Crossroads |
| Associated acts | Arto Tunçboyacıyan (solo) |
| Members |
Ara Dinkjian Armen Donelian Arto Tunçboyacıyan Marc Johnson |
Night Ark is an instrumental jazz quartet formed in 1986. The members are American-Armenian Ara Dinkjian, Turkish Armenian Arto Tunçboyacıyan, American-Armenian Armen Donelian and American Marc Johnson. The quartet's most famous piece is a creation called: "Homecoming"; a famous version thereof set to lyrics in Greek is Dynata, first sung by Eleftheria Arvanitaki. Homecoming was also the theme for the successful satirical Israeli television series 'Hahamishia Hakamerit' ("The Chamber Quintet").
On November 2010 the Night Ark have performed a re-union show in The Jerusalem Oud Festival.
Discography
- 1986 - Picture, RCA/Novus
- 1988 - Moments, RCA/Novus
- 1998 - In Wonderland, Polygram
- 2000 - Petals on your Path, EmArcy
- 2000 - Treasures, Traditional Crossroads
- 2006 - An Armenian in America, Krikor Music
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