Areni Agbabian

Areni Agbabian Is An Experimental Improvising Vocalist Folk Singer And Pianist. As Vocalist She Has Worked In New Opera Dance Contemporary Jazz New Music And Multi-Media Performance. Since 2009 She Toured Extensively In The Tigran Hamasyan Quintet Throughout Europe Armenia Morocco And North America Gaining Much Critical Acclaim…”The Singing Of Areni Agbabian Seamlessly Spanned From Sirenic Beauty To Angelic Purity.” Alex Simu – Jazz Compass Romania. “lush Near-Operatic Vocals Of Areni Agbabian” Chris Barton – LA Times. “….Bell-Toned Singer…”John Fordham – The Guardian. “…singer/keyboardist Areni Agbabian’s Glowing Vocals Sustained The Rootsy Feel In A Mercurial Heavily Electronic Mix. The Agile Agbabian Began To Dart And Scat Like A Balkan Flora Purim…John Fordham – The Guardian. Her Project Was The Self Produced Album “Kissy Bag ” Released In 2014 And Critically Acclaimed By The NY Times’ Ben Ratliff As “…intensely Focused Moving Toward Some Kind Of Hidden Truth In Simple Lyrical Images And Phrases…” In 2019 Areni Released “Bloom” On ECM Records. read less