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Joel A. Martin

Jazzical Komitas

Release Date: March 10, 2022

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1 Dance of Echmiadzin - Komitas  
2 Chinar es (Solo Piano) - Komitas  
3 Hoy Nazan - Komitas  
4 Oror - Lullaby - Ganachian  
5 Garun a (Solo Piano) - Komitas  
6 At Ailoughs - Komitas  
7 Ari Im Sokhak (Solo Piano) - Armenian Folk Song  
8 Tsakhkaz Baleni - Khachatur Avetisyan  
9 Sareri hovin mernem - Armenian Folk Song  
10 Shoushigi (Solo Piano) - Komitas  
11 Mother of God - Konstantin Petrossian  
12 Processional in A minor - Armenian Folk Song  
13 Tsakhkaz Baleni (Solo Piano) - Khachatur Avetisyan  
14 Soldier’s Song (Dual Pianos) - Ashot Satian  
15 Chinar es - orchestra  
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JAZZICAL KOMITAS – PASSION OF FIRE presents to world audiences the beauty and music of Armenia, their folk songs and the music of iconic Armenian legend Komitas Vartapet and other well-known Armenian composers re-imagined in the signature Jazzical® style of pianist/composer Joel A. Martin.

JAZZICAL KOMITAS is an experience like no other. The music of Komitas recreated in Joel A. Martin’s trademarked Jazzical® style for the twenty-first century. Like fire, there are many layers to this music: red, hot, and painfully beautiful. JAZZICAL KOMITAS celebrates the heritage and art of the Armenian people - past, present and future - through music. JAZZICAL KOMITAS – PASSION OF FIRE astonished audiences at its world premiere in NYC at St Vartan Armenian Cathedral on December 6, 2019.

Through Martin’s sensitive interpretations, JAZZICAL KOMITAS channels the sublime beauty of Komitas’ music and other ethnic folk songs, fostering a new love, respect and appreciation for Armenian art and culture. The album features Armenian mezzo soprano Solange Merdinian, violinist Nune Melik, and 13-year-old Dhol percussionist Hamlet Exoyan from Yerevan, on several tracks along with American symphony players and jazz musicians including flutist Pamela Sklar, drummer Jon Berger, and the Andrew Smith Strings Orchestra.

Joel A. Martin is an award-winning pianist and has travelled throughout the world performing both classical and jazz. His classical career spans 32 years and includes solo performances with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony and Delaware Symphony. He has given recitals at such notable venues as Purchase College Performing Arts Center, Avery Fisher Hall, Severance Hall, and the Phillips Collection. His concert appearances span the globe with performances in Japan, Finland, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Austria, England, France and Korea. He has performed over 400 chamber concerts throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic and was a featured guest with The Emerson String Quartet. His career also includes multiple projects and tours with Grammy Award winners Kathleen Battle (opera superstar), Disney composer Alan Menken, among many others.

  • JAZZIZ Travel chats about KOMITAS with Joel A. Martin
    Posted At: August 4, 2022 12:00 AM
    JAZZICAL KOMITAS – PASSION OF FIRE presents to world audiences the beauty and music of Armenia, their folk songs and the music of iconic Armenian legend Komitas Vartapet and other well-known Armenian composers re-imagined in the signature Jazzical® style of pianist/composer Joel A. Martin.JAZZICAL KOMITAS is an experience like no other. The music of Komitas recreated in Joel A. Martin’s trademarked Jazzical...
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  • No Dead Guys interviews 'Jazzical Komitas' Joel A. Martin
    Posted At: May 6, 2022 12:00 AM
    JAZZICAL KOMITAS – PASSION OF FIRE presents to world audiences the beauty and music of Armenia, their folk songs and the music of iconic Armenian legend Komitas Vartapet and other well-known Armenian composers re-imagined in the signature Jazzical® style of pianist/composer Joel A. Martin.JAZZICAL KOMITAS is an experience like no other. The music of Komitas recreated in Joel A. Martin’s trademarked Jazzical...
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  • Joel Martin heard music from another place and time / 89.5Classical Austin - KMFA
    Posted At: April 29, 2022 12:00 AM
    “Nothing short of sensational. Took my breath away . . .”Bishop Daniel Findikyan after the live debut of Jazzical Komitas – Passion of Fire  St Vartan Armenian Cathedral, New York City, December 2019?“Jazzical Komitas – Passion of Fire” is an experience like no other. A masterpiece in 4D –all three dimensions of thinking plus feeling. “In the wonderfully musical hands of Joel Martin, the beautiful...
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  • Joel A. Martin fell in love with Armenian folk songs and created: Jazzical Komitas / The 2nd Street Dreams Audio Network
    Posted At: April 22, 2022 12:00 AM
    JAZZICAL KOMITAS – PASSION OF FIRE presents to world audiences the beauty and music of Armenia, their folk songs and the music of iconic Armenian legend Komitas Vartapet and other well-known Armenian composers re-imagined in the signature Jazzical® style of pianist/composer Joel A. Martin.JAZZICAL KOMITAS is an experience like no other. The music of Komitas recreated in Joel A. Martin’s trademarked Jazzical...
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  • Joel Martin discusses his amazing career and new recording; 'Jazzical - Komitas' with Neon Jazz
    Posted At: April 12, 2022 12:00 AM
    JAZZICAL KOMITAS – PASSION OF FIRE presents to world audiences the beauty and music of Armenia, their folk songs and the music of iconic Armenian legend Komitas Vartapet and other well-known Armenian composers re-imagined in the signature Jazzical® style of pianist/composer Joel A. Martin.JAZZICAL KOMITAS is an experience like no other. The music of Komitas recreated in Joel A. Martin’s trademarked Jazzical...
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  • Sanctuary Series set for a unique performance by 'The Sonicals' / WESTCHESTER Magazine
    Posted At: April 6, 2019 12:00 AM

    The Sanctuary Series presents a unique performance by "The Sonicals" piano duo featuring George Lopez and Joel A. Martin in the Sanctuary of the South Salem Presbyterian Church at 4 PM. The program will include works by Rachmaninoff, Bach, Chopin and Schumann. Since meeting in 2016 as faculty members at Sonata Camp in VT and collaborating in an impromptu concert where there were two pianos, but no Piano ...
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  • Joel Martin's 'Get Jazzed' fundraiser celebrates the music of Alan Menken
    Posted At: June 24, 2014 12:00 AM

    In its only fundraising event of the year, the Darien Arts Center is hosting "Get Jazzed!" an evening of music that will celebrate the songs of Academy Award-winner Alan Menken. The event will be held at 7 p.m. June 28 at the DAC Weatherstone Studio at 2 Renshaw Road. The fundraiser, featuring world renowned Joel A. Martin's Jazzical Trio and vocals by Liz Callaway, will include cocktails, hors d'...
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  • Joel Martin brings the fire and passion of Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Shostakovich to his latest Jazzical recording: Perestroika
    Posted At: October 10, 2005 12:00 AM

    After a decade of marrying classical and jazz music into a new musical art form, pianist Joel A. Martin brings the fire and passion of Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Shostakovich and other Russian composers to the swinging sounds of 1960s jazz with the 4th CD in the Jazzical series, Jazzical: Perestroika! Perestroika! features Jed Levy on tenor saxophone, Richard Crooks on drums and David Dunaway on bass. T...
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