Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan was announced the winner of the 20th Anniversary Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. As reported the press office of the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan, Hamasyan was awarded a $20 thousand prize for original performance of Cherokee by Ray Noble and Solare by Miles Davis.

19-year-old pianist was born in Gyumri and currently studies jazz in the California University. Tigran Hamasyan took part in various contests, festivals and concerts in Europe. Not long ago he won the contest of jazz soloists in Monaco.