Bedros Bandazian
(617) 926-6958
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Armenian Cultural Association of America, Inc.
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|  Aravod will be featuring Khatchig Jingirian
Khatchig is an accomplished Armenian singer/musician. For over 20 years, has performed at numerous festivals, dances and private parties all over the United States and Canada. He is a versatile performer, having been exposed to various genres (modern, traditional, kef, etc) of Armenian music and blends them to create his own unique style. He has released 3 albums of Armenian music and plays keyboards and percussion as well.
Khatchig was born and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Along with music, he studied business at CSU Fresno and went on to earn an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. When not holding a microphone, he spends his time as president of Jingirian Fine Jewelry.
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 Armen Sevag
Armen Sevag is the group's violinist and vocalist. His family is from the historical Armenian areas of Van, Sis, Kghi, and Aintab. The Genocide took his family to Yerevan and America. He completed a thesis on the legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz as part of his undergraduate work at Villanova. He is currently a physician in internal medicine outside Philadelphia. He has researched the group's lyrics at conservatories in Yerevan, and is committed to the proper linguistic presentation of Armenian song. His musical ambitions extend to the Oud and Kanun as well. His musical influences include Jascha Heifetz, Maxim Vengerov, Levon Aprahamyan, Arayik Darakjian, John Bilezikjian, John Berberian, Mal Barsamian, Hachig Kazarian, Led Zeppelin, Rebetika, modern Greek and Arabic music, Bill Aliferis, Garo Hayrabedian, and Yervand Kalajian. | |
 Jim Kzirian
Jim started his formal musical training with violin at the age of 6.
He continued his musical education moving to percussion in his teens. During his early years, he was influenced by his mother’s musical family, which included singers and saxophone players who most often performed at family functions and gatherings. Jim is now a vocalist and performs on doumbeg at Armenian functions all throughout the United States and Canada.
Jim is very excited to be performing on the Armenian Heritage Cruise once again, as he has for the past several years.
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 Richard Berberian
Richard Berberian has been performing traditional Armenian folk and dance music professionally since the age of 14. A classically trained musician and accomplished educator, Richard holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Massachusetts, and a Doctor of Education degree from Boston University. His musical passion however is researching, documenting and performing the traditional Armenian village folk dances that were brought to the United States by the “first golden generation” of Armenians in the early part of the century.
Richard has performed on Oud and as a Vocalist for Concerts, Dances and Weddings throughout North America and abroad, and of course the Armenian Heritage Cruise! His recordings of traditional Armenian dance music consistently set the standard for documenting and preserving this genre for future generations.
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 Aram Hovagimian
Aram has been performing on the keyboard across the United States and Canada for the past 10 year. He primarily performs with the Aravod Ensemble but recently started the Artsakh Band, a group focusing on performing Estradayin and Rabiz music with fellow musicians from the Philadelphia area. Aram recently recorded and engineered the Aravod Ensemble's "Gamar" CD and has several additional recording projects in the works. He looks forward to performing on the Armenian Heritage Cruise again this year. | |
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