Chick Corea - the legendary Jazz pianist described Tigran's music as "Intellectual"

Dick Katz - who's worked with greats from Benny Goodman to Buck Clayton says he likes the way Martikyan brings "ethnic features from his culture" into the usual jazz mix. Katz adds: "In this day and age of cookie-cutter students, I’ve found him to be refreshingly individual."

Tigran Martikyan is the fastest-rising talent among his generation of Armenian-American jazz musicians. A brilliant graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, he is a pianist to be reckoned with - technique, taste, and fresh originality. George Avakian