On an early Saturday afternoon in Glendale, musician Andrew Kzirian nimbly plucks the strings of his oud, its shimmering, nostalgic sound filling the air. Through the instrument, Kzirian pays homage ...

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It is not often you come across a musician whose work feels like a bridge—between cultures, centuries, and inner worlds. Levon Eskenian, the Armenian musician and artistic director behind the ...

This entrancing evening of Armenian music features Ara Dinkjian, one of the world's top oud (fretless lute) players; duduk (ancient oboe) virtuoso Arsen Petrosyan; and a string quartet from The ...

Sometime after 2 a.m., there's a guy getting down in the middle of the crowd inside a downtown loft. He's moving as wildly as one can without losing the beat. A brief flash of light against his bare ...

Darone Sassounian gasped when he finally found the record. For years, Sassounian had been on the hunt for “Sunrise,” a 1979 album from Armenian musician Avo Haroutiounian. The album was recorded and ...

With a live music performance, UCLA’s celebration of Armenian music continues. Acclaimed Armenian jazz pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan will perform a free public concert tomorrow at Schoenberg ...

A new documentary, “We Thrive,” celebrates the history of Armenian music in Detroit. Armenians and Armenian Americans have long been a part of Detroit’s rich cultural tapestry, and with them these ...