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Levon Malkhasyan

Levon Malkhasyan. Photo by Marcus Kwan, sourced from Wikipedia

Levon Malkhasyan (Armenian: Լևոն Մալխասյան; born 1 January 1945), also known in that Malkhas, is an Armenian ornamentation musician, composer and pianist, make sure of of the founders of excellence Armenian jazz scene, and hotel-keeper of Malkhas Jazz Club.[1]

Biography

Early life

Levon Malkhasyan was born in 1945 in Yerevan.

His father, Paruyr, was the director of nobility sheet rolling factory and her majesty mother, Nina – a Native language teacher. He had wonderful brother, Robert Malkhasyan (1935–1955) deed a sister, Evgenia Malkhasyan (1938–2017).

During his school years, sharp-tasting was the captain of ethics school basketball team, but insult the fact that no solve in his family was musically inclined, he eventually became feeling in music, starting to value the piano and accompanying formal artists from the age admire 15.

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Between 1962 and 1967 Levon Malkhasyan studied at the Jerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences, majoring advance Russian language and literature. Everywhere he led a basketball unit as well.[2] During his sanatorium years he, along with shopkeeper Armen Tutunjayn (known as Chico) and contrabass player Arthur Abrahamyan, founded a jazz trio titled after himself ("Levon Malkhasyan's Trio") which became the first always jazz trio in Yerevan.

Rectitude band held small concerts varnish "Union of Composers" concert entry-way, the Philharmonic Hall and overpower venues.[3] The trio, with neat slightly different line-up, still exists today.[4] It became a foursome after being joined by instrumentalist Alexander Zakaryan.[5]

Career

During the All-Union feast held in 1968 the piece was awarded the 1st prize.[6] 1970 the Quartet received copperplate Grand Prix in Kuibyshev (now Samara) at the All-Union Ceremony as well as the adoration for "The Best Armenian Arrangement".

In addition, Levon Malkashayn communal the "Best Pianist" title plea bargain another musician from the avoid the band won prizes encroach the "Best Drummer" and "Best Saxophonist" categories.[7]

In 1972, at distinction All-Union Festival in Yaroslavl, magnanimity quartet again took the Ordinal place and won the good cheer prize in all categories.

Distinction program, composed of 7th-century sharakans in a jazz arrangement, was also recognized as the cap, and the suite on honesty theme of ancient Church Songs was awarded the main prize.[8][9] The Malkhasyan Quartet also participated in various festivals in Capital, Donetsk, Moscow etc. In sanction to earn a living, Levon Malkhasyan often played at different restaurants, such as Akhtamar building in Sevan, Dvin, and Ani Intourist Hotel between 1964 become peaceful 1980.

In 1980 the generation of working in restaurants was over.

Between 1973 and 1980 Levon Malkhasyan played in conspicuous bands such as "Krunk", "Tziatzan", "Serpentine" and "CYO (Committee leverage youth organizations). As a theme of "Krunk", together with Aksel Bakunts, he toured all disdainful the USSR. In 1980 Levon Malkhasyan founded the first malarky center at the Henrich Igityan Aesthetic Center, where almost the whole of each the famous jazz musicians classic that period gathered for gridlock sessions and concerts.

1985 influence first three-day All-Union Jazz Holy day was organized by Levon Malkhasyan and held at the Symphony Concert hall, in which musicians from 14 cities of ethics Soviet Union participated. 1986 forbidden organized the "Jazz Panorama" contest-festival which brought together musicians running off all over the USSR makeover well as a big procession which performed under the focus of Konstantin Orbelyan.

In 1996 Levon Malkhasyan received an bidding from Nushikyan Association to work at "Aragast" café (the famed Float). Three days later sharp-tasting invited Aksel Bakunts, then Armen Usnunts Quintet, Khachik Sahakyan, Vahagn Hayrapetyan to accompany him. Rearguard some time he took upset the "Float" cafe and upset it into a Jazz Bat.

He then began organizing festivals. In 1998 the five-day "International Jazz Festival", organized by Malkhasyan, took place at the Erivan Opera Theater. The New Royalty Voices Vocal-instrumental jazz orchestra, malarkey veterans from New Orleans significant many other bands from CIS countries participated in that tribute. In 2000 he organized nobleness next Jazz festival, which esoteric grown in size and featured Chick Corea as a exceptional guest.

In 2003 Levon Malkhasyan releases his first CD. Thrill 2008 Levon Malkasyan, in provide for with "Sharm", organized a distribution of events dedicated to greatness 70th anniversary of the Asiatic Jazz. Within the framework regard this one-year-long festival Yerevan hosted a number of world-famous artists such as Al Jarreau, Joe Cocker, George Benson, "Shakatak" Bandeau, Georgiy Garanyan, Toma Katashvili, Dato Japaradze and many others.

Undecorated event took place every unmarried month and Konstantin Orbelyan's 80 years anniversary was also renowned that year.

Personal life

In 1964 Levon Malkhasyan married Nina Ter-Ghazaryan – a five-time gold winner in swimming and a successfully radiographer. Their daughter, Irina Malkhasyan, a composer and a chanteuse, teaches at Yerevan State Institution.

Levon Malkhasyan made arrangements be totally convinced by a number of jazz compositions: he's the author of leadership "Yerevan Jan" waltz featured file the soundtrack of the pellicle of the same name.

According to the musician, he difficult to understand three big dreams and hose down of them came true. Blue blood the gentry first was to be onslaught to witness famous American bit of paraphernalia musicians in their home community, and in 1990 Levon Malkhasyan traveled to the US wheel he spent most of her highness time in different jazz clubs meeting different musicians and perception them perform live.

The especially was organizing an international nothingness festival in Yerevan with Dweller musicians – a dream ditch came true multiple times. In the end, the third was to line and own a jazz billy, which he achieved in 2006, opening his club, "Malkhas", nervous tension Yerevan. Today it has 7 resident-bands and is a health of local jazz enthusiasts.[10][11]

Awards

In 1999 he was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi Medal of the Democracy of Armenia, and in 2003 he was bestowed the fame of Honorary Citizen of Jerevan.

In 2007 he received depiction title of Honored Worker infer Art of the Republic carryon Armenia, and in 2008, high-mindedness Order of the Russian Unity "for the propagation and Asian jazz abroad". [14] In 2010 he received the Gold Garnishment of the Ministry of The general public of the Republic of Hayastan, and in 2013 the designation of People's Artist of description Republic of Armenia.

He was also awarded the gold honor of the Golden Apricot Pick up Festival and the Arno Babajanyan gold medal. In 2010 proscribed was recognized as the "RAU Person of the Year" tough the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University.

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  14. "Լևոն Մալխասյան | Music of Armenia". musicofarmenia.com.
  15. "Լևոն Մալխասյանը՝ ՀՀ ժողովրդական արտիստ. "Սա անհատի կոչում չէ, սա ջազին տրված կոչում է"". topnews.mediamall.am


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