East meets West | Karen Kocharyan's Project
Karen Kocharyan's project
“East Meets West”
featuring
David Tadevosyan - Trumpet
Vahagn Hayrapetyan - Piano
Dave Geodakyan - Bass
Karen Kocharyan - Drums
During the following years Karen Kocharyan focused entirely on Jazz Drumming and playing various international jazz festivals in Estonia, Germany, Denmark, etc. 1996 he signed a contract with Paiste Cymbal Company as a Paiste artist in Tallinn Estonia. Karen Since moving to the US, Karen has played with major musicians such as Jerry Bergonzi, Esperanza Spalding, Tim Miller, Phil Grenadier, John Lockwood, George Garzone, Vardan Ovsepian, Ara Yaralyan, Lefteris Kordis, Santiago Bosch, Matt Stavrakas Will Slater Tucker Antell and many others. Since from 2008 Karen performed in Yerevan, Armenia with great Armenian musicians such as Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Armen Hyusnunts, Simon Dolmazyan, Artyom Manukyan, Karen Mamikonyan, Dave Geodakyan. Karen has recorded with Jerry Bergonzi’s CD project, "By any other name”, and with Phil Grenadier’s trio CD project, “Shimmer”. Today Karen lives in Boston, Massachusetts and performs regularly in Boston’s Jazz clubs such as the Beehive, and at many other places. In last few years Karen also playing at many places in Yerevan, Armenia.
Entrance fee 4000AMD
