Vahagn Hayrapetyan

Vahagn Hayrapetyan (Armenian: Վահագն Հայրապետյան) (born August 30 1968) is a jazz pianist, singer and composer.

He graduated from the Tchaikovsky Music School and Yerevan State Conservatory as pianist and composer.

Vahagn learned from Barry Harris and Frank Hewitt[1] in New York City and worked and performed with many prominent jazz musicians such as Elvin Jones, Jimmie Lovelace, Leroy Williams, Ari Roland, Zaid Nasser, Chris Byears, Yaala Baalin, Keith Baala, Jason and Delfeo Marsalis and many more.

Since 1980's Vahagn is the leader of his Jazz Trio and Quartet in Yerevan, since 1998 he is the pianist and keyboard player of Armenian Navy Band.

He also has collaborated with Russia's jazz pianist Daniil Kramer and their first duo album “Live in Yekaterinburg” was released in 2013.