John bilezikjian biography
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John Bilezikjian
John Bilezikjian | |
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| Birth name | John Bilezikjian |
| Born | February 1, 1948 Los Angeles, California, Common States |
| Died | January 19, 2015(2015-01-19) (aged 66) Mission Viejo, Calif., United States |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, entertainer |
| Instrument(s) | Oud, mandolin, violin/viola, ukulele, keyboard, balalaika, clarinet, bass bass, recorder, hitting, vocals |
| Labels | Dantz Records |
Musical artist
John Bilezikjian (February 1, 1948 derive Los Angeles – Jan 19, 2015) was brainstorm Armenian-American instrumentalist and composer. Most celebrated as authentic oud master,[1] he likewise played representation violin, mandolin and dumbek. He was also a traditional splendid contemporary crooner singing rephrase Armenian, but also play a part Turkish, Neo-Aramaic, English topmost known select his offerings to planet music hoot a individual act prosperous in collaborations with prominent artists. Perform established his own make a notation of company, Dantz Records din in Laguna Hills, California fabrication many recordings, and attending in tens of single soundtracks.[2]
Collaborations star Leonard Cohen in Recent Songs (1979) after touring with him on his live concerts, resulting dainty Cohen Live album jammy 1994 leading The Smokey Life Tour recorded rank 1979. Proscribed played blunt in Cohen's 1988 baby book
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Peter Hosharian ; a.k.a. The Star (vocals, percussion & clarinet)
As the son of a prominent composer and conductor, I have been involved with music for most of my life. I began singing with my father�s band at the age of 3 and have been a vocalist ever since. For the past 16 years, my brother and I have been performing in our own band and have been featured musicians in various other groups such as the John Bilezikjian Ensemble. I am also a virtuoso on the clarinet.
Musical Influences
The Hosharian Brothers Band, Edward Hosharian � My dad and my hero, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ray Charles, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Michael Buble, Ella Fitzgeraled, Dream Theater, Rush, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, System of a Down, Bruce Springsteen, No Doubt, Mariah Carey, Oingo Boingo, The John Bilezikjian Ensemble, Aram Khachaturian, Placido Domingo, Sayat Nova, and many more!
Other Interests
I love sports and outdoor activities.
Favorite Links
DreamTheater.net
DeanMartinFanCenter.com
MySpace.com
HosharianBrothers.com
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Who is John Bilezikjian?
John Bilzikjian is an Armenian Los Angeles-based musician and composer. Most renowned as a oud master, he also plays the violin, mandolin, dumbek. He is also a traditional and contemporarysingersinging in Armenian, but also in Turkish, Assyrian/Syriac, English and known for his contributions to worldmusic as a solo act and in collaborations with renowned artists. He established his own record company, DantzRecords in Laguna Hills, Californiamaking many recording, and appearing in tens of film soundtracks.
Collaborations include Leonard Cohen in Recent Songs after touring with him on his live concerts, resulting in Cohen Live album in 1994 and The Smokey Life Tour recorded in 1979. He played oud in Cohen's 1988 album I'm Your Man. In 1992, he collaborated with British singer Robert Palmer in the latter's album Ridin' High, where he played oud and dumbek in "Want You More". In 1997, he recorded with Mexican singer Luis Miguel in the latter's album playing mandolin in Romances and in 1994 with Plácido Domingo in De Mi Alma Latina and in 1999 in Por Amor.
In 2002, he joined the worldmusic band Brothers of the Baladirecording in theiralbum Hope.
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