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French-Armenian-Egyptian composer and oud player, born in 1987, Tigrane Kazazian grew up in Egypt, then spent time in France, Canada, and Armenia during his youth. He studied at the American University in Cairo, then at Concordia University in Montreal, and at the Yerevan National Conservatory. He currently lives between Yerevan, Armenia, and France. He has played at the Cairo Opera House, the Armenian Philharmonic Hall, including recently at New Morning in Paris, and in other prestigious venues.
In 2017, Tigrane Kazazian founded the "Nour Project" with his father Georges Kazazian, a renowned oud player and composer.
In 2018, Tigrane formed the Tigrane Kazazian Trio, which became a quartet in 2021. His first album, "Cairo Nights," was released in 2020 (GUM - Sony Music). Drawing his roots and culture from both the East and the West, his new album "Still Love" well reflects his journey with a harmonious synthesis between the two cultures, spanning from oriental music and jazz to modern Western music.
His new single "Dancing Lights" was released on February 7, 2025.
“Recorded live in Yerevan, Tigrane Kazazian's new album combines hypnotic softness and highly addictive tonicity, soft light and full sun.” Patrick Labesse – Le Monde
"Composer and performer, Tigrane Kazazian is an enchanting musician. His long fingers soar over the oud with the apparent lightness of inspiration and passion. His melodies come from the crossroads of his native Egypt and many other journeys. A transformation of experience into consciousness. Young, he is already one of the greats." Nadia Benjelloun (International Director of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music).
"Tigrane Kazazian uses his oud like a singer expert in acrobatic vocalizations, taking the listener into a joyful and spiritual trance around beautiful oriental melodies, carried through hauntingly inspired improvisations. "Still Love" is a particularly magical and deeply melodic instrumental album, because in this record, all the instruments sing." Lionel Eskenazi (France Musique, Jazz Magazine)
In 2017, Tigrane Kazazian founded the "Nour Project" with his father Georges Kazazian, a renowned oud player and composer.
In 2018, Tigrane formed the Tigrane Kazazian Trio, which became a quartet in 2021. His first album, "Cairo Nights," was released in 2020 (GUM - Sony Music). Drawing his roots and culture from both the East and the West, his new album "Still Love" well reflects his journey with a harmonious synthesis between the two cultures, spanning from oriental music and jazz to modern Western music.
His new single "Dancing Lights" was released on February 7, 2025.
“Recorded live in Yerevan, Tigrane Kazazian's new album combines hypnotic softness and highly addictive tonicity, soft light and full sun.” Patrick Labesse – Le Monde
"Composer and performer, Tigrane Kazazian is an enchanting musician. His long fingers soar over the oud with the apparent lightness of inspiration and passion. His melodies come from the crossroads of his native Egypt and many other journeys. A transformation of experience into consciousness. Young, he is already one of the greats." Nadia Benjelloun (International Director of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music).
"Tigrane Kazazian uses his oud like a singer expert in acrobatic vocalizations, taking the listener into a joyful and spiritual trance around beautiful oriental melodies, carried through hauntingly inspired improvisations. "Still Love" is a particularly magical and deeply melodic instrumental album, because in this record, all the instruments sing." Lionel Eskenazi (France Musique, Jazz Magazine)
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