ARTHUR SATYAN TRIO
Arthur Satyan – Piano
Khachatur Savzyan – Double Bass
Fouad Afra – Drums
Baabdath- The New Church
Thursday November 3, 2022
8 p.m.
No Reservations/No Tickets
First come first seated
Age limit: Above 7 years old
Doors Open at 7:15 p.m.
The Arthur Satyan Trio is a contemporary Jazz band known for it’s bright, smooth and innovative delivery of tunes. Bringing an eclectic repertoire to every performance, the Trio’s textures and colours articulate Arthur’s unique original compositions and arrangements.
Arthur Satyan . Piano
Arthur Satyan, the ‘Dean of Jazz Musicians’ in Lebanon, Professor of Piano at the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music since 1998, he taught, influenced and inspired almost every young jazz musician in the region.
Arthur has performed and worked with many jazz masters such as Larry Coryell, Charles Davis, Ray Vega, Ed Cherry, Joe Lee Wilson, Melissa Walker, Joe Louis Walker, Deborah Davis, just to name few.
In 2004 he opens and leads the 1st in the Middle East Jazz Department at the Lebanese National Conservatory and sets the beginning of serious jazz scene in Lebanon. He is first to academically introduce, spread the word and keep alive the teachings of great beboppers Charlie Parker, Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Barry Harris in the region. Most of the Lebanese young jazz musicians nowadays playing around the globe, came out of Arthur’s ‘jazz courses’ and his trio, which was a starting base for many of his students.
The quality of Arthur’s arrangements, compositions and piano-playing has raised eyebrows among visiting stars Ahmad Jamal, Zakir Hussain, Steve Potts, Stefano di Battista, Arturo Sandoval, etc…
To read more about Arthur Satyan, please visit www.arthursatyan.com
Khachatur Savzyan . Double Bass
Double bass player, Khachatur Savzyan started his musical career in Armenia and played with the best local jazz figures. For the last decade he has been living and performing in Lebanon with Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, later on leading the double bass section of LPO. In Lebanon and abroad he has performed with Fayrouz, Ziad Rahbani, Donna Khalifeh, Arthur Satyan and many others.
Fouad Afra . Drums
Fouad Afra was born in Beirut in 1967; graduate of Communication Arts, Beirut University College, 1987. A drummer, Latin percussionist and guitar player. He started his musical career in the Rock band “Exceed”. Few years later he joined the Jazz-Rock Group “Virus”. He played and recorded drums with such artists, as Fayrouz, Julia Boutros, Ziad Rahbany, Arthur Satyan and visiting stars as Larry & Murali Coryell, Deborah Davis, Ray Vega, Ed Cherry, Lydia Warren, etc. He has taken part in many concerts in Lebanon and abroad.
