Interview with Vahagn Hayrapetyan: Music is about life: Videos

Jazz interview with jazz pianist, composer, educator Vahagn Hayrapetyan. An interview this time we ruled in the video format.

JazzBluesNews.Space: – First let’s start with where you grew up, and what got you interested in music?

JBN.S: – What got you interested in picking up the jazz vocal? What teacher or teachers helped you progress to the level of playing you have today? What made you choose the jazz vocal?

JBN.S: – How did your sound evolve over time? What did you do to find and develop your sound?

JBN.S: – What practice routine or exercise have you developed to maintain and improve your current musical ability especially pertaining to rhythm?

JBN.S: – Which harmonies and harmonic patterns do you prefer now?

JBN.S: – Which are the best jazz albums for you of 2017 year?

JBN.S: – What’s the balance in music between intellect and soul?

JBN.S: – Please any memories from gigs, jams, open acts and studio sessions which you’d like to share with us?

JBN.S: – Which collaboration have been the most important experiences for you?

JBN.S: – How can we get young people interested in jazz when most of the standard tunes are half a century old?

JBN.S: – John Coltrane said that music was his spirit. How do you understand the spirit and the meaning of life?

JBN.S: – What are your expectations of the future? What brings you fear or anxiety?

JBN.S: – If you could change one thing in the musical world and it would become a reality, what would that be?

JBN.S: – Are there any similarities between jazz and world music, including folk music?

JBN.S: – Who do you find yourself listening to these days?

JBN.S: – Let’s take a trip with a time machine, so where and why would you really wanna go?