httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMb4FMGHQJ4
Glenn Gould certainly comes across like a freak when he plays. But listen to his sound! It’s perfect. I have heard Glenn Gould’s Bach recordings before but never saw videos of him. There is a LOT posted on YouTube.com if this interests you. He’s absolutely fascinating to me. And right now I’m in Montreal (his old neck of the woods) so I’m catching the Gould vibe…
Here you’ll see a recent reconstruction of JS Bach’s face from his original bones – and you’ll see that it varies from the popular image we have of what Bach looked like.
I’ve been working with Steve Bach on the new Cirque Du Soleil show for China. He’s just plain awesome. Incredible chops at the keys, great ear and seasoned in dealing with zany musicians.
 
Chicago Rose is a singer/songwriter whose passion it is to hold up the torch of hope for humanity. She sees the arts as the perfect vehicle to touch people’s hearts with a positive message.
She has a wide vocal range from alto to mezzo-soprano and also plays keyboards and flute. Based out of Chicago, she has been a featured artist for many years on the dueling piano circuit. A strong jazz scat singer and classical vocal stylist as well.
Check out her MySpace page at www.myspace.com/chicagorosediva
 
Dead Can Dance is a new group to me. Heard them for the first time a couple days ago. When it played I couldn’t speak. I was lost in the odd combination of melody, words and harmony. It was very strange, like two different songs playing at the same time. But somehow it made sense.
There is a Baroque feel to some of their music. Sometimes they sing hymns from the 1400’s. That’s just too cool.
There are plenty of videos of them on YouTube.com so you can check them out. I would describe it as dark, Euro-world music. The male singer sounds like a ringer for Jim Morrison of the doors. The female vocalist has more of an Enya quality in some songs.
DEAD CAN DANCE
Assigning a musical genre to Dead Can Dance is difficult, as its style is particularly eclectic. However, its early work could be considered “darkwave”. In their later work, including and subsequent to the release entitled The Serpent’s Egg, Dead Can Dance would take ancient or various musics from around the world as primary sources, with Gerrard singing glossolalia, giving it a very distinctive style. As a result, their later albums sound quite different from the first three. Various sources have labelled those latter releases as neo-classical, ethereal or dark world music
Dead Can Dance Discography
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 01 – Dead Can Dance – The Fatal Impact.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 02 – Dead Can Dance – The Trial.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Frontier.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Fortune.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Ocean.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 06 – Dead Can Dance – East Of Eden.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Threshold.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 08 – Dead Can Dance – A Passage In Time.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Wild In The Woods.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Musica Eternal.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Carnival Of Light.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 12 – Dead Can Dance – In Power We Trust The Love Advocated.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 13 – Dead Can Dance – The Arcane.mp3
1984 – Dead Can Dance / 14 – Dead Can Dance – Flowers Of The Sea.mp3
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1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 01 – Dead Can Dance – De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow).mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Ascension.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Circunradiant Dawn.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Cardinal Sin.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Mesmerism.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Enigma Of The Absolute.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Advent.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Avatar.mp3
1986 – Spleen And Ideal / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Indoctrination (A Design For Living).mp3
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1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Anywhere Out Of The World.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Windfall.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 03 – Dead Can Dance – In The Wake Of Adversity.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Xavier.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Dawn Of The Iconoclast.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Summoning Of The Muse.mp3
1987 – Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Persephone (The Gathering Of Flowers).mp3
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1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 01 – Dead Can Dance – The Host Of Seraphim.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Orbis De Ignis.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Severance.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Writing On My Father’s Hand.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 05 – Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One Eyed Are Kings.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Chant Of The Paladin.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of Sophia.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Echolalia.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Mother Tongue.mp3
1988 – The Serpent’s Egg / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Ullyses.mp3
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1990 – Aion / 01 – Dead Can Dance – The Arrival And The Reunion.mp3
1990 – Aion / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Saltarello.mp3
1990 – Aion / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Mephisto.mp3
1990 – Aion / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
1990 – Aion / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book.mp3
1990 – Aion / 06 – Dead Can Dance – As The Bell Rings The Maypole Spins.mp3
1990 – Aion / 07 – Dead Can Dance – The End Of Words.mp3
1990 – Aion / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Black Sun.mp3
1990 – Aion / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Wilderness.mp3
1990 – Aion / 10 – Dead Can Dance – The Promised Womb.mp3
1990 – Aion / 11 – Dead Can Dance – The Garden Of Zephirus.mp3
1990 – Aion / 12 – Dead Can Dance – Radharc.mp3
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1991 – A Passage In Time / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Saltarello.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of Sophia.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Ullyses.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 05 – Dead Can Dance – The Garden Of Zephirus.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Enigma Of The Absolute.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Wilderness.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 08 – Dead Can Dance – The Host Of Seraphin.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Anywhere Out Of The World.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 10 – Dead Can Dance – The Wrtiting On My Father’s Hand.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Severance.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 12 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Fortune Presents Gifts Not According To The Book.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 14 – Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One Eyed Are Kings.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 15 – Dead Can Dance – Bird.mp3
1991 – A Passage In Time / 16 – Dead Can Dance – Spirit.mp3
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1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Yulunga (Spirit Dance).mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 02 – Dead Can Dance – The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 03 – Dead Can Dance – The Wind That Shakes The Barley.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Carnival Is Over.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Ariadne.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Saldek.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Towards The Within.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Tell Me About The Forest (You Once Called Home).mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 09 – Dead Can Dance – The Spider’s Stratagem.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Emmeleia.mp3
1993 – Into The Labyrinth / 11 – Dead Can Dance – How Fortunate The Man With None.mp3
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1994 – Toward The Within / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Rakim.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Persian Love Song.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Desert Song.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Yulunga (Spirit Dance).mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Piece For Solo Flute.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 06 – Dead Can Dance – The Wind That Shakes The Barley.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 07 – Dead Can Dance – I Am Stretched On Your Grave.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 08 – Dead Can Dance – I Can See Now.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 09 – Dead Can Dance – American Dreaming.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Oman.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 12 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Tristan.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 14 – Dead Can Dance – Sanvean.mp3
1994 – Toward The Within / 15 – Dead Can Dance – Don’t Fade Away.mp3
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1995 – The Mirror Pool / 01 – Lisa Gerrard – Violina (The Last Embrace).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 02 – Lisa Gerrard – La Bas (Song Of The Drowned).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 03 – Lisa Gerrard – Persian Love Song (The Silver Gun).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 04 – Lisa Gerrard – Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow).mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 05 – Lisa Gerrard – The Rite.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 06 – Lisa Gerrard – Ajhon.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 07 – Lisa Gerrard – Glorafin.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 08 – Lisa Gerrard – Majhnavea’s Music Box.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 09 – Lisa Gerrard – Largo.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 10 – Lisa Gerrard – Werd.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 11 – Lisa Gerrard – Laurelei.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 12 – Lisa Gerrard – Celon.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 13 – Lisa Gerrard – Venteles.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 14 – Lisa Gerrard – Swans.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 15 – Lisa Gerrard – Nilleshna.mp3
1995 – The Mirror Pool / 16 – Lisa Gerrard – Gloradin.mp3
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1996 – Spiritchaser / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Nierika.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Stars.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Indus.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Dispossessed.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Dedicacé Dutò.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 06 – Dead Can Dance – The Snake And The Moon.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Nile.mp3
1996 – Spiritchaser / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Devorzhum.mp3
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1998 – Duality / 01 – Lisa Gerrard – Shadow Magnet.mp3
1998 – Duality / 02 – Lisa Gerrard – Tempest.mp3
1998 – Duality / 03 – Lisa Gerrard – Forest Veil.mp3
1998 – Duality / 04 – Lisa Gerrard – The Comforter.mp3
1998 – Duality / 05 – Lisa Gerrard – The Unfolding.mp3
1998 – Duality / 06 – Lisa Gerrard – Pilgrimage Of Lost Children.mp3
1998 – Duality / 07 – Lisa Gerrard – The Human Game.mp3
1998 – Duality / 08 – Lisa Gerrard – The Circulation Of Shadows.mp3
1998 – Duality / 09 – Lisa Gerrard – Sacrifice.mp3
1998 – Duality / 10 – Lisa Gerrard – Nadir (Synchronicity).mp3
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1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 01 – Brendan Perry – Saturday’s Child.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 02 – Brendan Perry – Voyage Of Bran.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 03 – Brendan Perry – Medusa.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 04 – Brendan Perry – Sloth.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 05 – Brendan Perry – I Must Have Been Blind.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 06 – Brendan Perry – The Captive Heart.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 07 – Brendan Perry – Death Will Be My Bride.mp3
1999 – Eye Of The Hunter / 08 – Brendan Perry – Archangel.mp3
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2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Frontier.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 02 – Dead Can Dance – Labour Of Love.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Ocean.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Orion.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Threshold.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Carnival Of Light.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 07 – Dead Can Dance – In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 08 – Dead Can Dance – De Profundis (Out Of The Depths Of Sorrow).mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Avatar.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Enigma Of The Absolute.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Summoning Of The Muse.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 12 – Dead Can Dance – Anywhere Out Of The World.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Windfall.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 14 – Dead Can Dance – Cantara.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 15 – Dead Can Dance – In The Kingdom Of The Blind The One Eyed Are Kings.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 16 – Dead Can Dance – Bird.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 1 / 17 – Dead Can Dance – The Protagonist.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 01 – Dead Can Dance – Severance.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 02 – Dead Can Dance – The Host Of Seraphim.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of Sophia.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 04 – Dead Can Dance – The Arrival & The Reunion.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Black Sun.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 06 – Dead Can Dance – The Promised Womb.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Saltarello.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 08 – Dead Can Dance – The Song Of The Sibyl.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Spirit.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Yulunga.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 11 – Dead Can Dance – The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 12 – Dead Can Dance – Sloth.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 13 – Dead Can Dance – Bylar.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 14 – Dead Can Dance – The Carnival Is Over.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 15 – Dead Can Dance – The Spider’s Stratagem.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 16 – Dead Can Dance – The Wind That Shakes The Barley.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 2 / 17 – Dead Can Dance – How Fortunate The Man With None.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 01 – Dead Can Dance – I Can See Now.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 02 – Dead Can Dance – American Dreaming.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 03 – Dead Can Dance – Tristan.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 04 – Dead Can Dance – Sanvean.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 05 – Dead Can Dance – Rakim.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 06 – Dead Can Dance – Gloridean.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 07 – Dead Can Dance – Don’t Fade Away.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 08 – Dead Can Dance – Nierika.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 09 – Dead Can Dance – Song Of The Nile.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 10 – Dead Can Dance – Sambatiki.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 11 – Dead Can Dance – Indus.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 12 – Dead Can Dance – The Snake & The Moon.mp3
2001 – Box Set / CD 3 / 13 – Dead Can Dance – The Lotus Eaters.mp3
So I had posted this photo last week of the Cirque band outside in Montreal, Canada. It was supposed to be one of those photos where people say, “Oh that’s cool, you’re playing with Cirque and there’s the band. Neat.”
Instead I get all these emails and notes saying, “Hey, how come every one is wearing a hat but you? Don’t you know it’s cold outside. Let me send you a hat.”
Thank you for the concern, but I don’t need one. Being Scandinavian, we are born with extra layers of blubber around our head. We’re not very smart because of that feature, but our heads are always warm.
That’s how we were able to row around the world pillaging you all. Now you know the secret.
I got introduced to Vince Seneri’s music through a friend who is an executive producer on his project. Vince has a new Hammond B3 CD hitting the streets on March 1, 2008 and there’s already some buzz about it. He’s a seasoned player – check out his clips for yourself on his website at www.vinceseneri.com . The picture above is from one of his previous albums – his new CD release is called “The Prince’s Groove”.
I’ve never met anyone that didn’t like a well played Hammond B3.
The Prince’s Groove – Advance Review
Vince Seneri – THE PRINCE’S GROOVE: Our first exposure to Seneri’s fantastic organ work was in issue #74 <http://zzaj.freehostia.com/Z74Reviews.htm> , & he’s outdone himself on this new CD (due for a March 1st release). As always, he’s got some stellar players with him, like Randy Brecker on trumpet & flugelhorn, Paul Bollenback’s guitar, Dave Valentin on flute, tenor sax from Houston Person, percussion by Richie Flores and Gary Fritz & (last but not least) Buddy Williams on drums. A track title like “Dearly Beloved” would make most listeners think “ballad” (as did I), but this is one of the most scorching Hammond B3 pieces I’ve ever heard… & the title track, a Vince original, is some of the mellowest jazz you’ll ever listen to. My favorite tune was “The Stinger”, composed by Seneri… it flows with sophisticated rhythm, & highlights each player without taking away from any of them… an absolute stunner! Mr. Seneri is (as of this moment) my favorite jazz organ player, & if you love jazz organ, you’ll share my sentiments there. This album gets our MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED rating, as well as the “PICK” of this issue for “best organ jazz”!
Another Vince Seneri Review
How about three cheers for jazz journeymen? Cats who’ve been around for a good long while and can play the dickens out of their instruments yet do not qualify as stars — except to fellow musicians who know a genuine talent when they hear one. That’s what you get with Vince Seneri, a masterful keyboardist who cuts it up big-time on the Hammond B3 organ. The guy is a supreme groove-master on the level of such giants as Larry Young, Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff. Less barbecue-style than those gents, Seneri has his own smooth, soulful sound that rides in the pocket. He also indulges in spirited improvisation that gamely pulls apart melody for sheer entertainment value. This weekend at Zanzibar Blue, Seneri is joined by Dave Valentin (flute), David “Fathead” Newman (sax) and Doc Gibbs (percussion) — all in all, a cool cast of jazz vets.
Here I am rehearsing at Cirque Du Soleil’s top secret band rehearsal venue. Picture blurred to protect all the highly classified info…
*insert James Bond music here*
 
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.
 
“Jay Elfenbein made his instrument roar, howl, slide and buzz… and he did so with virtuosity and flair.” – The New York TimesÂ
I’ve been working with Jay Elfenbein in the Macau Cirque band and he’s pretty damn incredible. I guess what first caught my ear is how he can switch from early music to jazz at the drop of a hat. A swingin’ bass man and very knowledgable music historian with a passion for early music. And he’s got that loveable New York charm to boot so he’s a real catch for Cirque. I’ve been learning a lot from him about approaches to music and interpretation which has been awesome.
“Jay Elfenbein, who many regard as the finest medieval and renaissance musician in New York City, is as well an astoundingly unique jazz player, and a composer of undeniable brilliance.”
THE IVORY CONSORT – founded by Jay Elfenbein
The Ivory Consort, founded and directed by Jay Elfenbein, is an ensemble that specializes in medieval music performed in an exciting and historically informed manner. For over ten years, they have brought ancient music to life on stage and over the radio with stunning clarity and brilliant improvisation. The Consort presents a fascinating mosaic of songs from the Golden Age of Spain, when Jews, Muslims and Christians forged a common musical language. With 10th through 13th century songs in Ladino, Hebrew, Arabic and Galician-Portuguese, the program provides a historical context for the intermingling of cultures before the 1492 Expulsion.
The Ivory Consort Jay Elfenbein (vihuela d’arco/vielle/rebab/psaltery/back-up vocals) “Jay Elfenbein made his instrument roar, howl, slide and buzz… and he did so with virtuosity and flair.” – The New York Times
