Datevik hovanesian biography

Jazz singer, educator, recording artist, and arranger. Performances in over 30 countries on every continent in every medium; concert halls, clubs, festivals, television and radio, master classes, workshops, recordings.

Datevik was born in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.

The biography of Ophelia Hambartsumian is a publication dedicated to the life and career of the Queen of Armenian folk song, the most well known.

Jazz singer, educator, recording artist, and arranger.

The daughter of singer Ophelia Hambardzumyan and kemacha instrumentalist Norayr Hovhannisyan, Datevik was exposed to Armenian folk songs.

Datevik Hovanesian, jazz musician, singer, Tatevik Hovhannisyan.

Datevik has appeared in every musical setting up to full big band. Datevik also specializes in ethnic and folk music arranging and singing ethnic and ethno-jazz songs.

Artistic Collaborations: Larry Willis, Major Holley, Walter Davis, Joe Williams, Frank Wess, Eliot Zigmond, Ben Riley, Clifford Jordan, Armen Donelian, Paquito D’Rivera, Claudio Roditi, Marc Johnson, Tom Chapin, Steve Williams, Andy McCloud, David Finck, Portinho, Andy Gonzalez, Steve Berrios, Igor Butman, Dick Oatts, Alex Foster, Barry Danielian, Frank Owens, Igor Bril, Vladimir Chekasin, Tiit Paulus, Joe Ascione, John Baboian, Ben Allison, Valery Ponamarov, Arto Tuncboyaciyan

Six solo Albums: Stage To Stage (Collection of her live recordings), Listen to My Heart (SONY/EPIC), Ballad