Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA
June 16 2005
Jazz from Armenia
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Armenian jazz vocalist Datevik Hovanesian and her trio will be
performing favorites and some new pieces at the Armenian Library and
Museum of America (ALMA) in Watertown on Sunday, June 26 at 7 p.m.
An internationally renowned jazz singer, educator, recording artist
and arranger, Hovanesian has been called the “First Lady of Jazz”
in the former Soviet Union. She has performed in over 30 countries in
concert halls, prestigious international jazz festivals, television
and radio, master classes and workshops. She also specializes in
ethno-jazz music. Her latest CD, “Stage To Stage,” is the collection
of her live jazz recordings over the years with outstanding musicians,
some of the songs combining Armenian folk and jazz.
The musicians accompanying Hovanesian are all very well known in
the world of jazz: pianist/composer Bob Albanese, bass player Joe
Fitzgerald and drummer David Mead.
Belmont resident John Baboian, a jazz guitarist and professor at
Berklee College of Music in Boston, will join the group as a special
guest.
This event is organized by Amaras Art Alliance, which will allocate a
portion of the proceeds to its Hovanness Badalian Music Fund. Admission
price is $20.
ALMA is located at 65 Main St., Watertown. For more information
call 617-733-7162 or 617-489-5298 (Russian), or visit