Press Release from 2006-08-21 on All About Jazz (allaboutjazz.com)


Blacksmith Brother Music and the Fresno Art Museum have announced that pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian has signed on as the museum's Musical Director/Resident Artist for a third concert season.

Armen Nalbandian's concert series (The Rhythms of Art) is a highly original and innovative program that highlights the museum's exhibited art through original Jazz compositions composed by Nalbandian. Over the past two concert seasons, the program has presented 78 musicians, 3 benefit concerts, one CD, 27 concerts and premiered 236 original compositions.


Nalbandian's 2006-2007 ROA season will feature 6 concerts of original music in a period from September 2006 to July 2007. Four of the 6 concerts will feature original music inspired by the art, and the remaining two scheduled concerts will showcase additional music from Armen Nalbandian as well as various collaborative meetings.

The 2006-2007 season is entitled The Evolution of a Trio and will feature The Armen Nalbandian Trio through a series of styles, all revolving around the visual arts. Nalbandian promises this season to be “far from ordinary.”

Wikipedia, the world's most recognized internet based encyclopedia has a listed entry for Fresno, California, and its Cultural and commercial attractions , one can find an entry for the Fresno Art Museum.

The museum's entry reads as follows:

The museum is located in Radio Park, and puts up a rotating series of exhibits. It participates in the monthly Art Hop, and has a variety of film programs, including classic films, anime, and international selections. Fresno Art Museum is also home to Rhythms of Art, a ground-breaking program founded by Fresno composer and jazz pianist Armen Nalbandian, in which music is composed and performed for featured exhibits.


see for yourself at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresno%2C_California

Armen Nalbandian will appear on the radio program, Move on UP, on August 11th, 2006 7-8pm, on 88.1FM KFCF/KPFA or on line at www.kpfa.org.



Move on UP is a weekly talk/music show devoted to ideas meeting action. As the name suggests Move on Up strives to showcase upward movement within the Community as well as the Central Valley and the World at large. Host and creator Devoya Mayo along with engineers Mykal Powell and new edition Joseph Cody have commandeered the airwaves at KFCF/ KPFA for over two years now, and in that time have interviewed folks involved in Art, Activism, Education, Health, International Affairs, Digital Storytelling, Immigration Rights and Music just to name a few. Each show begins with Devoya reciting a poetic rendition of what Move on Up means for all those involved in its weekly production. Then the melodic sounds of the late great Curtis Mayfield performing the song of the same title (the inspiration for the show) chimes in, and its non-stop for the next hour. Along with Devoya's signature conversational tone and humor, along with Mykal's selection of background beats, the mood is set. The authentic MOU sound is created by featuring hand selected music which is woven throughout the discussion by way of highlighting the LP or artist of the week. Catch the show each friday from 7pm-8pm on 88.1FM KFCF/KPFA or on line at www.kpfa.org

Blacksmith Brother Music has just added 2 tracks (Comes Love & Oska T)from the CD, Armen, to this website's music page in addition to two new unreleased live performances.

Comes Love (Live) was recorded live on May 14th, 2006 by the Armen Nalbandian Trio at a benefit for The American Cancer Society

Don't Explain was recorded live on June 29th, 2006 by the Armen Nalbandian Trio at The Fresno Art Museum's Rhythms of Art: Here's to the Ladies concert.

All 4 performances feature the Armen Nalbandian Trio:
Armen Nalbandian-piano
Kevin Hill-bass
Brian Hamada-drums

For a limited time...Armen has decided to donate 50% of all CD proceeds to the ONE organization. The first 50 CD purchasers will also receive a free ONE wristband with your CD order. Both Armen and Blacksmith Brother Music feel passionate about supporting The ONE campaign.


About ONE

ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans – ONE by ONE – to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is students and ministers, punk rockers and NASCAR moms, Americans of all beliefs and every walk of life, united as ONE to help make poverty history. ONE believes that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the world's poorest countries. ONE also calls for debt cancellation, trade reform and anti–corruption measures in a comprehensive package to help Africa and the poorest nations beat AIDS and extreme poverty.

For more information please visit www.one.org