This thursday Armen will launch the fourth season of Rhythms of Art starting at the Fresno Art Museum.

Two Premieres!

"RE Group": duets with DJ 4AM

and

"Heretic": Armen's new quartet with Tommy Delgado, Brian Hamada, and Derek Keller.

and in case you missed it

"The Musical Art of Armen" article in last friday's Fresno Bee.

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Blacksmith Brother Music in association with Noise Boutique will be releasing two recordings from Armen Nalbandian on November 17, 2007. The first recording is the eagerly anticipated Armen Nalbandian Trio recording, Manchester Born, which features Armen’s longtime trio with Brian Hamada, and Kevin Hill.

Want a sneak peak?

Check out the song Particles here!

The second recording is Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off. This recording marks not only Armen’s first solo recording but the first recording to feature his work on the “prepared” fender Rhodes.

A CD release concert\party will take place at the Fresno Art Museum on November 17th at 7pm, and will feature both Armen in a solo setting as well as with the trio.

Both releases are numbered limited editions, and will be available for the first time at the concert.

Stay logged on to www.armennalbandian.com for further details.

And don’t Armen’s duet project with Nino Moschella, Build a Fort, Set That on Fire, this Friday night at Veni Vidi Vici at 11pm. Ages 21 and over and is free of charge.

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Just announced by Armen the following schedule for Rhythms of Art 2007-2008.


September 27th:

TWO PREMIERES!

Armen Nalbandian's Heretic: with Brian Hamada, Tommy Delgado & Tzadik recording artist, Derek Keller.

&

"RE Group"...Nalbandian duets with DJ 4AM.



November 29th:

Armen Nalbandian performs John Zorn's Masada

click the link below to watch the Masada band perform:




January 31st 2008:

Duets: Armen Nalbandian & Han Bennink

Click to watch Han Bennink perform:





And concerts to follow in 2008:


Premiere of Nalbandian's String Quartet #2



Duets with Armen Nalbandian & Chris Corsano

Click video below to watch Chris Corsano:




&
Armen Nalbandian performs the music of Dave Douglas

click below to watch the Dave Douglas Quintet







also coming in 2008: The Festival of Resurrected Music

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Don't miss tonight's live interview with Armen on the Move on Up radio program on 88.1 KFCF\KPFA at 7pm tonight! Armen will be spending the hour speaking with host Devoya Mayo about the upcoming Rhythms of Art season, the new recordings, his special guest collaborations and much more. And don't miss the radio premiere of a new track from the upcoming Armen Nalbandian trio CD, Manchester Born. This all begins at 7pm tonight!

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Armen was interviewed for the Fresno Bee podcast this past week. An audio mp3 of the podcast is available HERE.

For those who want more...Don't miss Armen's hour-long interview with Devoyah Mayo on this friday's Move On Up radio broadcast. Armen will also be sharing a track from the new trio CD, Manchester Born.

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