Tigran Hamasyan - The Court Jester (Berklee Middle Eastern Festival)

Tigran Hamasyan's "The Court Jester" performed by the Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble with Tigran Hamasyan. "The Court Jester" was arranged by Inna Dudukina and Christiane Karam for the 9th Annual Middle Eastern Festival. The festival is directed by Christiane Karam.
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Ninth Annual Berklee Middle Eastern Festival:
The Music of Tigran Hamasyan
executive producer
TOM RILEY
ROB ROSE
produced & directed by
CHRISTIANE KARAM
featured artist
TIGRAN HAMASYAN
Production Team:
Inna Dudukina: Production & Music Assistant, Rehearsal Pianist, Music Preparation
Dana Protsenko: Choral Assistant/Coordinator
Guy Bernfeld, Maxime Cholley: Rhythm Section Coordinators
Christina Azarian: Language Consultant, Administrative Assistant, Rehearsal Pianist
Layth Sidiq: String Quartet Coordinator
Rohith Jayaraman: Assistant Choral Coordinator
MIDDLE EASTERN FUSION ENSEMBLE
directed by
CHRISTIANE KARAM
voice
CHRISTIANE KARAM
INNA DUDUKINA
DANA PROTSENKO
SRISHTI BIYANISHARON RENOLD
LYDIA RENOLD
MARIANA SECCA
ROHITH JAYARAMAN
ANA MARIA VILLA
guitar percussion
SARTHAK MUDGAL
kanun
PANAGIOTIS AIVAZIDIS
piano
CHRISTINA AZARIAN
saxophone
NERYA ZIDON
NADAV BEN-OZER
duduk
INNA DUDUKINA
guitar
YOEL GENIN
bass
GUY BERNFELD
drums
YOGEV GABAY
MAXIME CHOLLEY
STRING QUARTET
Layth Sidiq
Bengisu Gokce
Gerson Eguiguren
Cristobal Cruz Garcia
RECORDING ENGINEER
Alex Rodriguez
MIXING ENGINEER
Pedro Calloni
BERKLEE VIDEO SERVICES
video producer
REGGIE LOFTON
associate video producer
JIN CHOI
KEN SHIFMAN
director
OSCAR BROWN III
camera
VICTOR MARTIN
ANA VALERIA PENARANDA VALDA
GITAI VINSHTOK
video engineer
MIN LEE
video editor
SARA PAGIARO
post production
NICOLE EGIDIO
LEN TETTA
STAGE CREW
stage manager
ALEJO PLANCHART
TOM DUBE
stage crew
FARES BTOUSH
VISNJA BEGOVIC
MARIA LINEVA
SAM EUN
ADAM LOEFFLER
JAIDEV RISHIYU

[@alvaro.makes.music1]

Modern jazz, Steve Reich, Armenian folklore and Meshuggah... all in one! I love Tigran's music

[@victorbitencourt9481]

Insane, probably the most creative and innovative pianist alive.

[@BernoRock]

I agree.

[@YutsiAion]

I am so grateful for living in the same era as Tigran!

[@charlienadeau5856]

This song gives me chills every single time I hear it. Impossible rhythms, fascinating harmonies, and beautiful discordance. This masterpiece hits all the right buttons

[@barisjohn77]

That slowdown transition starting at 5:10 is fantastic

[@roseopheliashepherd8379]

Magma Mingus Minimalist Middle Eastern Meshuggah Who would combine these influences! My ears thank Tigran for doing so!

[@cornela1]

That bass player makes the best guitar faces! Love watching him and the guitarist rock the fuck out every Tigran Berklee performance!

[@seththehobbit2066]

That 'Justin Timberlake' dude enjoyed the beat so much. Tigran is a genius.

[@saidialaouimohamed8532]

May the Armenian rage unite us all one day

[@waltzguy14151]

Some of the most beautiful music in the Universe. Period

[@justinhenry508]

love how into it all the performers all, so many smiles.

[@timjohnston6493]

Extraordinary piece ...Tigran is on his own as a master musician 🙏

[@l.3ok]

Oh dear lord what a fantastic piece of art!

[@zaran1]

When a pianist is good enough to say "this monitor is a few centimeters too far off... I have to position it better mid-song..."

[@AdamWoodhams]

holy fuck, today was the day i discovered this

[@SyrianShred]

Layth Sidiq plays with National Arab Orchestra now. Superb skills.

[@Molcrid]

I feel like this song is narrating a pretty good (and epic) story

[@VoidEmperorX]

Tigran I love You man you are my hero

[@Beniguitar94]

I love when Tigran smashes the amp to the ground at 2:12 and it is right on tempo!

[@oaxacenio]

dude with red hair! i am totally with you. that must have been so fun to play live :)

[@grvtyboyRC]

love it - probably some of the most exciting and complex music these students got to play while at school.

[@Sadowsky46]

Yeah! Yoel and Guy, always in the middle of fun!

[@JohannesGeworkianHellman]

This is just amazing.. Tigran you are fantastic!! And the students are playing SO WELL! I am so happy and grateful to be alive and experience this piece of art and music... Thank you for this inspiration!

[@raghothamans]

Magnificent! That groves and jazz wow! What an absolute masterpiece......love it!!!

[@MrNatosMusic]

Tigran can Djent!!

[@daviddevilliers2828]

tigran hamasyan, une belle découverte, magnifique, je kiffe

[@818de60]

So glad i stumbled across this guy

[@robertpien8708]

Great arrangement great time changes great feel :)

[@WavebeatsMusic]

YESSSSS! it is so good to find clever and talented people composing and performing masterpieces like this! keep it up! ;)

[@DanolsPlaysGuitar]

Yeah! It’s so amazing to watch this live, I think this is my favorite of the Berklee sessions. I want to see Tigran perform live with musicians. What a beast!

[@JiPaLa78]

these musicians are unbelievable, how tight...wonderful!

[@smyrnian_]

Insanely awesome fusion!

[@deathbybassofficial]

Those grooves are nauseating. Loved every second.

[@nm9012]

always a pleasure to enjoy tigran

[@cpadministracion8443]

Incredible music! Tigran you are a genius!

[@aeligzande]

Where was I looking for, when this beauty was right here? Excellent musicianship and taste! In love with the music!

[@aniarzumanyanartiste]

C'est magnifique Tigran,bravo mille fois

[@phunsukh2810]

4:32 is when the guitarist and bassist lose their shit and 4:53 is when the drummers follow suit. They had been waiting for this section. And I am loving it.

[@landslug]

Stunning.

[@atreyuf]

Amo. Amo infinitamente esta pieza.

[@mlcherrynote]

I love the piece!

[@JayShead]

This has made my day, so amazing

[@sophievalleau7845]

Merci. Thank you.

[@saemsmusicgroup5212]

That's Superb.. nice arranging timing great.. congrats all

[@maglerdon]

Years later still visiting this one.. This is what turned me on to Tigran

[@shanepadayachee9344]

Everyone had fun 👍😃

[@ihazthots]

Fine! I will go practice now.

[@davidbena627]

Nádhera!

[@Danucis]

Absolutely, absolutely insane

[@Esrom_music]

I really need a record of this performance

[@nogoogleplus]

Tigran is so bad ass!

[@ARojas-xk2vc]

Muy bien. Saludos desde Venezuela

[@schadracadjognidje9655]

Superb !

[@freddilapisho2855]

What sorcery is this! Beautiful

[@zevzeg1]

Beautiful music. Dear Berklee - please post recording of "Drip" from this concert. TIA

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@l.caliope9765]

4:41 THAT BASS

[@marc_randrianarison]

Hamasyan as leaders

[@alexholste7891]

impressive!!!

[@Riddim4]

Brilliant.

[@Emma-ul3gz]

this is such a jam

[@thekid4576]

An absolute genius

[@tom7]

god this song kills

[@milkadamjanovic]

Magician

[@tsolakmeliqyan3313]

Geneus! No comment!

[@malin6594]

Oh wow... this is beyond words. Hits you like a bulldozer, but in the right way.

[@tim73000]

Maxime Cholley ça rigole plus tu joue vraiment dans la cour des grands ! Super morceau de Tigran !

[@whackamole]

Wowsers

[@UkuleleAversion]

I could listen to that ending riff forever. Learned it on piano today. It's all groups of 2s and 3s (with an occasional group of 4 thrown in) so as far as a time signature, I just wrote it in mixed metre. Or in other words, I follow the clave more than the real time signature that being a disguised 3/4.

[@brigittepapazian3448]

Genial

[@ArtsrunKhangeldyan]

One big reason to be a proud Armenian.

[@RoboticsBay]

Sounds like Steve Reich! Amazing

[@masbisss]

5:09 best part

[@Deepusilpas8205]

super pianist

[@Veron369]

Tigran!!!

[@pazizamora9080]

[@MrAdobo77]

Wow

[@nehcivil3001]

WOW

[@GustavoBedonDrummer]

Existimos seres humanos y Tigran Hamasyan...

[@Krisselvlogs]

This is more metal than metal

[@maynarddrivesfast804]

I so want to see a collaboration with Tigran and TesseracT or Pomegranate Tiger. You could call it Pomegranate Tigran!

[@bellafawzi4694]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lukassvetich5215]

I appreciate that the cellist is wearing docs.

[@TreasureX7]

Energy, electricity, thick air..

[@YusufRoshd]

#HAGO

[@kaarejepsen8550]

✨🌹✨

[@foolishness6261]

Fantastic. Though I didn't realise David Tennant (Doctor Who) could play piano

[@sosotsagareishvili1596]

Madness !!!

[@jom5852]

that beautiful seven-string Ibanez guitar is dying for a solo....

[@loicparadis-laperriere7285]

Ibanez 7 strings?

[@drigoli86]

OMG

[@AndreasArianto]

It's like listening to a jazz version of System of A Down! Love this very much!

[@SupahDinoTroopa]

Djazz

[@sinajokar921]

[@namsuo]

GooooOooozZzzbuUumps!

[@Dnomasorneiluj]

bravo pour le batteur qui Rote a 1m05! tres pro

[@grungeisthelight]

they are probably all crazy, and they make music graze with chaos. a perfect logical chaos within their anarchic order.

[@xXTenderTacosXx]

if cyriak split into 30 different people and composed something, this is probably close to what would come out of it

[@venelindermendzhiev3707]

go to bed. put headphones .listen.travel. ...

[@pierrotpipi4491]

😎😎😎🕺😎😎😎