Pianist, composer, and Fulbright Scholar Armen
Donelian has performed and taught in 25 countries throughout
the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle and
Far East. He has appeared since 1975 as a featured solo pianist, leader
of his own quintet and trio, and as a sideman with jazz legends
including Sonny
Rollins, Chet Baker, Paquito D’Rivera, Mongo Santamaria, and Billy
Harper.
His recordings and performances as leader have featured Eddie Gomez,
Billy Hart, Paul Motian, Dave Liebman, Ratzo Harris, Harvie S, Ed
Schuller, George Schuller, Keith Copeland, Bob Moses, Marc Johnson, Ben
Riley, Thomas Chapin, Anthony Cox, Bill Stewart, Paquito D’Rivera, Alex
Foster, Steve Berrios, Tyshawn Sorey, Marc Mommaas, Dean Johnson,
Calvin Hill, and Jeff Williams.
He has taught at the New School, William Paterson University, the
Manhattan School of Music, Yerevan State Conservatory (Armenia), and
the Israel Conservatory.
http://www.armendonelian.com/Peter Barshay
is a veteran bassist who has established a strong reputation over the
years from his sideman work on both the New York City and Bay Area jazz
scenes. Peter has performed with such jazz luminaries as Kenny Barron,
Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Werner, Shirley Horn, Woody Shaw,
Pharoah Sanders, Blue Mitchell, Tony Williams, Joe Henderson, Joe
Lovano, Johnny Griffin, Bobby McFerrin, Joey Baron, Jimmy Rowles, Tommy
Flanagan, the Mingus Big Band,
Victor Lewis, Lou Donaldson, Lew Tabackin, Joe Chambers, Armen
Donelian, Jim McNeely, Sonny Fortune, Mike Stern, Art Lande, and Paul
McCandless.
Born
in Washington D.C. on January 8, 1950, Barshay began cello lessons at
age nine. During his year at the San Francisco Conservatory Peter was
able to add one particularly impressive name to his resume. "I actually
got to play under Igor Stravinksy," he explains. "It was for the
official opening of Zellerbach Auditorium in 1968 and they commissioned
Stravinsky to come here and conduct four concerts.”
Peter has played Chez Hanny previously with Harvey Wainapel, Steve
Lockwood, Michael
O'Neill, Dave Scott, Peggy Stern, Edward Simon, Joshua Breakstone, and
Larry Schneider.