DATEVIK HOVANESIAN TO PARTAKE IN ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Support A1+!The annual international festival CITYJAZZ is scheduled from November 29 till December 2 in Moscow and St.Petersburg. The event is organized by «ArtMania» agency.
Every CITYJAZZ festival is a significant event both for musicians and for the audience. For the public this festival is an opportunity not only to meet real jazz and world music stars, but also a chance to see brand new band and to understand modern trends in music. And for musicians – festival participants - festival stage is a place for energetic improvisations and driving jam-sessions. People who organize CITYJAZZ festival have the enthusiasm of the first man on the moon and we are glad to present musical projects many of which are «first time in Russia» shows.
Three nights in Moscow and one night in St. Petersburg will be dedicated to jazz and world music performed by real stars! The festival will feature Datevik Hovanesian /USA/, Ivan Smirnov /Russia/ Avishai Cohen Trio /Israel/.
Datevik Hovanesian and her Trio (USA)
Datevik Hovanesian - «the Queen» of soviet time jazz, “Russia Ella Fitzerald”- and today she remains one of the brightest stars in jazz mainstream. In her creative work one can find a lot of elements of Armenian folk music. Datevik Hovanesian performed in America, Europe, Australia. Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall greeted her gigs with astonishing applauses.
