Tigran Hamasyan will begin a world tour ahead of the March 31 release of his new album, An Ancient Observer, starting with three nights at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles, February 25–27. The US leg of the tour continues with shows in Seattle, Portland, Oakland, Boston, and NYC. The European tour begins in Italy on March 17, with stops in Switzerland, France, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Norway, Estonia, Switzerland, and Hamasyan's home country of Armenia. He heads to Japan in May and to Australia in June.
Tigran Hamasyan's new album, An Ancient Observer, is due March 31 on Nonesuch Records. Ahead of the release of the album, his second on the label, Hamasyan will begin a world tour, starting with three consecutive nights at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles, February 25–27. The US leg of the tour continues with shows in Seattle, Portland, Oakland, and Boston, culminating in a concert at SubCulture in New York City on March 10.
The European tour begins in Italy on March 17 and includes stops in Switzerland, France, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Norway, Estonia, Switzerland, and Hamasyan's home country of Armenia. Hamasyan heads to Japan in May and to Australia for the Melbourne International Festival in June. See below for all of the currently scheduled dates. For all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
Of Tigran Hamasyan's Nonesuch debut, Mockroot, the Guardian said, "A phenomenal piano player, an irrepressible entertainer, a promising experimenter with hi-tech gizmology and a creative world-music composer. Mockroot plays vivaciously to all those strengths." The musician says of his new solo recording, which features ten new compositions: "These songs are musical observations about the world we live in now, and the weight of history we carry with us."
An Ancient Observer is available to preorder now at iTunes and the Nonesuch Store with an instant download of the album track "Fides Tua." You can watch a live performance video of that song below.
| Feb 25–27 | Blue Whale | Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 1 | Royal Room | Seattle, WA |
| Mar 3 | Michelle's Pianos | Portland, OR |
| Mar 5 | Yoshi's | Oakland, CA |
| Mar 8 | Berklee Performance Center | Boston, MA |
| Mar 10 | SubCulture | New York, NY |
| Mar 17 | Auditorium Gazzoli | Terni, ITALY |
| Mar 18 | Centro Culturale Chiasso | Chiasso, SWITZERLAND |
| Mar 21 | Théâtre de Privas | Annonay, FRANCE |
| Mar 24 | Trianon | Paris, FRANCE |
| Mar 25 | Théâtre d'Aurillac | Aurillac, FRANCE |
| Mar 29 | Pole Culturel Alfortville | Alfortville, FRANCE |
| Mar 30 | Jazz à l'Etage | Rennes, FRANCE |
| Mar 31 | Flagey | Brussels, BELGIUM |
| Apr 1 | Handelsbeurs | Gent, BELGIUM |
| Apr 3 | Cully Jazz | Cully, SWITZERLAND |
| Apr 5 | RNCM | Manchester, UK |
| Apr 6 | King's Place | London, UK |
| Apr 6 | Christ Church Cathedral | Dublin, IRELAND |
| Apr 8 | Transition Festival | Utrecht, NETHERLANDS |
| Apr 18 | Sello Hall's | Espoo, FINLAND |
| Apr 19 | Laeiszhalle Hamburg | Hamburg, GERMANY |
| Apr 21 | Centre des Arts | Enghien-les-Bains, FRANCE |
| Apr 22 | Rocher de Palmer | Cenon, FRANCE |
| Apr 25 | le Radiant | Caluire, FRANCE |
| Apr 27 | Nasjonal Jazz Scene | Oslo, NORWAY |
| Apr 29 | JazzKaar | Tallinn, ESTONIA |
| May 7 | Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall | Yerevan, ARMENIA |
| May 18 | Camerata Orchestra | Gevena, SWITZERLAND |
| May 24 | Hamarikyu Asahi Hall | Tokyo, JAPAN |
| May 26 | Garaman Hall | Okinawa, JAPAN |
| May 27 | Shikiori | Fukuoka, JAPAN |
| May 28 | Yakushima Nature Park | Yakushima, JAPAN |
| Jun 6&7 | Melbourne International Jazz Festival | Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
| Jun 10 | Kölner Philharmonie | Köln, GERMANY |
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