Eduard Harutyunyan is a percussionist from Armenia and currently with the Cirque Du Soleil band for the Macau China show at the Sands Venetian. I’ve been getting to know him a bit in rehearsals. He is very serious about his craft and has a tight natural feel which he keeps in top shape daily. I’ll have more info on him down the road.
Road to Svara
Performance from Saturday, September 18, 2004 – 11:43 PM
Armadam & Vahagn Hayrapetyan
Flute: Valeri Tolstov
Sax: Suren Kyarunts
Duduk, Zurna: Araik Mkoyan
Ud: Tarek Mustafa
Violancello: Artem Manukyan
Piano: Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Ruben Satyan
Guitar: Vardan Gasparyan
Bass: Artur Molitvin
Percussion: Eduard Harutyunyan
Drums: Alexander Grigoryan
“Time Reportâ€
“Time Report†is one of the most popular jazz bands in Armenia, playing ethnic jazz. The original founders of the group are Khachatur Sahakian and Armen Hyusnunts, who produced their first album (Songs Without Words) in 1996. On the following year drummer Alexander Grigorian (Sash) and bass player Vardan Arakelian joined the duo.
The united band made its debut as “Time Report†in 1998. It conquered highest acclaims in the First International Jazz Festival in Armenia (Yerevan-98).
In 2000 percussionist Eduard Harutyunyan joined the group and drummer Arman Jalalian replaced Alexander Grigorian. In 2005, duduk and zurna player Vardan Grigorian joined the band.
The style of music of “Time Report†is defined as “ethnic-jazzâ€. Their arrangements of Armenian traditional songs and the colorful original compositions of each musician had placed the band at an advanced position on the modern Armenian jazz scene.
They have toured and performed in many countries of the world and participated in various jazz festivals.