RA PRESIDENT EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO GEORGY GARANYAN’S FAMILY
PanARMENIAN.Net
13.01.2010 11:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan conveyed
condolences over the death of prominent jazzman Georgy Garanyan.
"It was with a great sense of loss when we heard of Georgy Garanyan’s
death. He was an outstanding composer, saxophonist and conductor…
Maestro Garanyan will always remain within our hearts," the President
said in his letter of sympathy.
Georgy Garanyan was a People’s Artist of Russia, a laureate of state
awards of the Russian Federation, a laureate of international jazz
festivals, he was Chief conductor of Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra.
Garanyan represented the first post-war generation of masters of
Russian jazz. In 1958 Garanyan’s saxophone first sounded in Oleg
Lundstrem’s orchestra and later, in 1966 in a concert jazz orchestra
of Soviet radio.
In the mid-1960s modern jazz compositions made Garanyan popular. In
1973 he was invited to work for the Melody music recording company,
which was an important landmark in his career. Garanyan founded a
modern jazz ensemble named after the Melody giant. It was a star pop
group remembered in all corners of Russia to the present day. The
famous jazz band accompanied singers, recorded dance music and jazz
compositions.
In 1991 Garanyan’s dream came true. He founded the Moscow Big Band
in which the most talented professional jazzmen performed. Experts
and general public praised the Big Band for its unique sound and
excellent music arrangements made by its founder and artistic director.