April 7 at the award ceremony of Radio 3 Awards for World music 2006 the Armenian Navy Band recieved Planet Award. Being formed by percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, born in Istanbul, the band comprises 12 Armenian musicians. The style Arto calls Armenian avant-garde is a mix of jazz and Armenian folklore. The band uses instruments typical for jazz: saxophone, grand piano, contrabass, as well as Armenian duduk, zurna and kanon, BBC reports.