Yerevan Jazz Fest kicks off with Dee Dee Bridgewater concertOctober 14, 2016 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan Jazz Fest 2016 kicked off with a concert by legendary American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater on Thursday, October 13. Bridgewater is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, also having secured a Tony Award and a slew of other prizes. Yerevan Jazz Fest is an annual music festival held in Yerevan, Armenia every fall.
It is one of the biggest music events in the cultural life of Yerevan which gathers hundreds of musicians and international guests from around the world, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Joss Stone, Richard Bona, Nino Katamadze and many others. This year’s festival is dedicated to American-Armenian record producer and executive George Avakian known particularly for his work with Columbia Records, and his production of albums by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and other prominent jazz musicians. Grammy Award-winning British singer and songwriter Joss Stone will also perform in Armenia in the framework of the festival on Sunday. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. |