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Garo Tavitjan
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Biography:
Born 1982 in Skopje, Garo Tavitjan started playing drums and piano at early
age. His first contact with drums was through his father Garabet Tavitjan, one
of the best drummers on Balkans. He attended music school in Skopje and studied
drums, percussions and piano. After finishing music school, he received a fellowship
from the prestigious American musical college Berklee College of music in Boston.
From early years he was noticed like extraordinary talent and hi-potential musician.
He has recorded and appearing and performing at numerous concerts organized
within the Skopje music high school by its orchestra, Jazz ensembles, Pop bands
etc.
Garo received a number of awards at percussion and drum competitions
and festivals while he studied. Also he has had many soloist performances at
the "Days of Macedonian Music". Since 1997 Tavitian has been an active
member of the group "Garo and Paramecium" as a performer and co-producer
and also he has recorded two albums - "A bre Makedonche" and "Paramecium
Live". With Paramecium, he took participation at a great number of international
festivals (just to mention the jazz festival "Lucky Strike" in Belgrade),
in the competition of the world greatest jazz musicians such as Joe Zawinull,
Chick Corea, Branford Marsallis etc. As a composer, Garo Tavitian is also active
in field of electronic and world music with his solo album "Urban Groove"
and has collaborated with many pop stars in its local scene.
At the moment Tavitian is working as composer and performer
with Garo & Paramecium band, also with the new Jazz trio "Tavitjan
Brothers" featuring his brother Diran Tavitjan (Piano) and Dragan Trajkovski
(Bass). They just released their first CD called "Tavitjan Brothers Trio"
which is also on international jazz competition organized by SONY in London
UK. Tavitjan Brothers entered among 12 finalist who will have their track released
on SONYJAZZ label. With such an extensive background, future sure looks well
for this extraordinary musician.
Very respective magazine from Austria, "Concerto",
through the reviewer Gari Junior, gave 5 out 5 stars for Garo Tavitjan's album
"Personal View".
Other performances:
International: Jazz festivals in Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany,
Italy etc.
In Macedonia: "Ohrid Summer", Ohrid; "Heraclea Nights",
Bitola; "Kumanovo Jazz Festival", Kumanovo; Concerts in Skopje (The
Macedonian National Theatre, Square "Macedonia", Suli An, Universal
Hall, Kursumli An, humanitarian concerts, 19,19 etc.).
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GARO TAVITJAN
"Personal View"
(Paramecium Production 2006) |
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TAVITJAN BROTHERS TRIO
(Paramecium Production 2004) |
GARO JR
"Urban Groove"
(Quorum) |
GARO & PARAMECIUM
"A Bre Makedonche"
(CD-Telekom) |
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