Marcus Miller says put off his concert tour to perform in Armenia October 26, 2017 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World-famous jazz musician, two-time Grammy Award winner Marcus Miller said on Thursday, October 26 that he put off his concert tour for participating in Yerevan Jazz Fest 2017, Novosti Armenia reports. The annual festival will be held in the Armenian capital from October 26 to November 3, with Miller's concert slated for Thursday. The musician said he had heard rave reviews about the Yerevan Jazz Festival before he was given the opportunity to come to Armenia and take part in it. Miller said all his creative team has arrived in Armenia with him. This year the festival is dedicated to the Avedis Zildjian Company, which is an American cymbal manufacturer founded in the 17th century.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
