WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1998-2000 Manhattan School of Music New York, NY Master of Music in jazz / commercial music
• 1994-1998 University of Southern California School of Music Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts in jazz performance
• 1992-1994 Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA Jazz commercial studies
• 1980-1988 Tigran Chookhajian School of Music Yerevan, Armenia Major : Cello Minor : Piano

• Jazz Piano: Shelton Berg, Garry Dial, Dick Katz, Laszlo Cser, Milcho Leviev and Bill Cunliffe
• Master Classes:Barry Harris, Poncho Sanchez, Herbie Hancock and Dave Liebman
• Jazz Pedagogy: Justin DiCioccio and Tom Mason

• Finalist -The Third Annual Armenian Music Award 2000 Los Angeles, CA
• Recognition as an outstanding performer The Committee of Thelonious Monk Competition 1999 Washington, DC
• Second place-Armenian Allied Arts Annual Competition 1999 Los Angeles, CA
• Fourth place - The 16th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition 1998 Jacksonville, FL
• Eight Honors Certificates in Recognition of Outstanding Concert Performance- Los Angeles City College 1992-1994 Los Angeles, CA
• Second place - Composer and Songwriters' Competition 1988 Los Angeles, CA

SCHOLARSHIP

• Manhattan School of Music Scholarship 1998-2000 New York, NY
• Armenian General Benevolent Union Scholarship 1998-2000 Los Angeles, CA
• Hilton Head Jazz Society - Tenth Annual Scholarship  1998-1999 Hilton Head Island, SC
• George Holopigian Memorial Foundation Scholarship, 1999 Los Angeles, CA
• Stan Kenton Scholarship 1998 Los Angeles, CA
• Daughters of Vartan Scholarship --USC Friends of Armenian Music 1997-1998 Los Angeles, CA
• School of Music, USC - Merit Scholarship 1995-1998 Los Angeles, CA
• Helen Mardigian Scholarship, USC Friends of Armenian Music, 1994-1995 Los Angeles, CA
• William D. Kevany Scholarship, Department of Music, Los Angeles City College 993-1994 Los Angeles, CA

PERFORMANCES

Concerts:
One World Festival, New York City
Abigail Adams Smith Museum , New York City
Stuart Moore Gallery -Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
Salon Night, International House -Solo piano and piano duo, New York City
Trombone Conference, New York City
WJCT's Jacksonville Jazz Festival Piano Competition, Jacksonville, FL
Piano improvisations for staged dramatization, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
USC Studio Jazz Big Band, Hawaii International Jazz Festival
USC Big Band, Ground Zero, Los Angeles
Accompanist w/Persian singer, UCLA Schoenberg Auditorium
USC concerts Jazz Big Band, El Camino Community College
Concert for charity, United Community Church, Los Angeles
Tigran Martikyan Trio, Los Angeles Community College
University Southern California University -Guest pianist

Clubs:
The Knitting Factory - Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
The Cornelia Street Café -Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
Kavehaz jazz gallery -Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
The Cutting Room - Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
The Living Room -Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
C-Note - Tigran Martikyan Quartet New York City
Desmond's -Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
Downtime -Tigran Martikyan Quartet, New York City
Greenwich Café, New York City
Madiba, New York City
Sarabella, New York City
Dazies, New York City
Arci's Place, New York City
Empire Diner, New York City
Dish of Salt, New York City
Russian Samovar, New York City
Dillman, New York City
Atlas Bar and Grill, Los Angeles
La Vele, Los Angeles
Club M, Los Angels
Jax, Los Angeles
Chadney's , Los Angeles
The Main Event -Jazz Trio, Los Angeles
La Fontana, Los Angeles
Port of Athens, Los Angeles
Michael's Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Rococo, Los Angeles
La Fontana Ditrevi, Los Angeles
San Genero (Bella Pasta), Los Angeles
Nordstrum, Los Angeles
Arevadzak Band, San Francisco
Zepyur Band, San Francisco
Harut Khachoyan Band, New York
Harut Khachoyan Band, Boston
Collected Band, Portland OR
Arevandzak Band, San Francisco
Collected Band, Seattle