Coming off the article from thursday's Fresno Bee, Armen's name appears again in Friday's Fresno Bee in the Mike Osgueda Article about the 150 things he loves about Fresno, "Fresno, How do I Love Thee?." Check it out in the link below:

http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/osegueda/story/12808447p-13497207c.html

Tonight at 7pm, Armen Nalbandian will present the first concert of the Rhythms of Art’s third concert season at the Fresno Art Museum's Bonner Auditorium. This concert will consist of new and exciting composition by Armen inspired by the visual art of sculptor Robert Brady, entitled Psalm.This concert will feature the Armen Nalbandian Trio with Kevin Hill on bass, and Brian Hamada on drums, in addition to special guests Tommy Delgado and Michael Aguilar on percission in addition to a special poetry reading by Devoyah Mayo. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear The Armen Nalbandian Trio in one of their two remaining 2006 Fresno appearances.

Also don't forget to check out the Life section in today's Fresno Bee for an all new profile/interview with Armen!

On the Blacksmith Brother Music label website (http://www.myspace.com/blacksmithbrothermusic) is a rare live MP3 from June 2006's performance of Movement #11 from Armen Nalbandian's Witness. Turn up the volume and enjoy. It gets a little intense.

This performance features The Armen Nalbandian Witness Ensemble:
Armen Nalbandian-piano
Richard Giddens-bass
Brian Hamada-drums
Aaron Wall-percussion
Paul Luckessi-woodwinds
Larry Honda-woodwinds
Les Nunes-trombone
Joe Lewis-cornet
Eva Scow-mandolin
Andre Bush-guitar

On Thursday September 28, 2006, at 7pm, Armen Nalbandian will present the first concert of the Rhythms of Art’s third concert season at the Fresno Art Museum's Bonner Auditorium. This concert will consist of new and exciting compositions by Nalbandian inspired by the visual art of sculptor Robert Brady. This concert will feature the Armen Nalbandian Trio with Kevin Hill on bass, and Brian Hamada on drums, in addition to special guests. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear The Armen Nalbandian Trio in one of their two remaining 2006 Fresno appearances.

In addition to Armen's current activites as the F.A.M.'s Musical Director and leading his trio (and recording CD #2, by the way), Armen is now a member of the band Nino Moschella and the Little Big People http://www.myspace.com/ninomoschella. Armen's current performances with both his sideman work and as a leader are updated on the Blacksmith Brother Music Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/blacksmithbrothermusic

From Armen:, "From the moment I heard Nino's music, I loved it. When Ray Moore left my electric band (The Armen Nalbandian Experiment), Nino was the logical choice as his replacement, and from the moment we started playing we had a great vibe. Currently that band is on hiatus, but fortunately Nino has asked me join his band, and I of course accepted and am excited that I get to still play soul/funk music. I am very excited to be starting this new chapter in my musical career, as well as continuing my work with the trio."