How Tigran Hamasyan Combines Metal, Polyrhythms and 3,500-Year-Old Folk Music

From Rick Beato.

In this interview, I sit down with brilliantly innovative pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan to explore his unique musical architecture. We discuss his evolution from growing up on Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, to transcribing bebop legends like Charlie Parker, to completely relearning harmony after discovering ancient Armenian folk music.

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