ARAM BAJAKIAN
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition • United States

Brooklyn based guitarist Aram Bajakian started performing at the age of ten, emulating Jimmy Pages “Dazed and Confused” violin bow on guitar cacophony at the Fifth Grade talent show. Since then Bajakian has performed/recorded with rock legend Lou Reed, Grammy winner Yusef Lateef, guitarist Marc Ribot, saxophone virtuoso James Carter, Rufus Wainwright, Sean Lennon, trumpeter Steven Bernstein, drummers Billy Martin and Kenny Wollenson, bass legend Jamaaladeen Tacuma,  violist Mat Maneri, and the original Can Singer Malcolm Mooney. Drawing inspiration from a variety of musical cultures and styles, Bajakian’s study of music has brought him to West Africa, India and Morocco. He has performed in some of New York City’s greatest venues, including Town Hall, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, Prospect Park Bandshell, the Stone, Joe’s Pub and the Living Room. Bajakian leads several of his own groups, including Kef, a chamber string trio that plays arrangements of traditional Armenian Songs, read more...