# List of American musicians of Armenian descent

This is a list of famous Armenian American musicians. For other famous Armenian Americans, see List of Armenian Americans.
* Adiss Harmandian – pop singer
* Alan Hovhaness – among the most prolific of 20th-century composers
* Albert Asriyan – violinist, composer, arranger and band leader
* Anahid Ajemian – violinist
* Angel Deradoorian – experimental rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentailist, producer. She is known for her work with Dirty Projectors
* Ani Kavafian – classical violinist
* Anita Darian - soprano - vocalist - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
* Ara Babajian – drummer and member of Leftöver Crack and The Slackers
* Ara Berberian – operatic bass singer
* Ara Dinkjian – oudist
* Armand Tokatyan – operatic tenor
* Armen Anassian – violinist
* Armen Chakmakian – composer
* Armen Donelian – jazz pianist
* Armen Nalbandian – jazz pianist, and composer
* Armen Ra – artist and performer
* Armenian Jazz Sextet – group playing Armenian music
* Arto Tunçboyacıyan - musician
* Beatrice Ohanessian – pianist, notable for being Iraq's first concert pianist and first female composer
* Berj Zamkochian – organist
* Bruce Nazarian – Producer, Recording Artist, Studio Musician, Composer, Lyricist. Two Billboard chart appearances as lead vocalist.
* Cathy Berberian – composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist
* Charles Amirkhanian – composer
* Cher – pop singer-songwriter
* Clint Bajakian – video game composer and musician
* Daron Malakian – singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, lead guitarist, songwriter, and occasional vocalist of the Grammy Award-winning metal band System of a Down. He placed 30th in Guitar World's List of The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time
* Dennis Agajanian – Christian musician
* Derek Sherinian – among the elite rock keyboardists in the world
* Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee – classical composer
* Duane Betts – singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Edward Manukyan – composer
* Eleanor Barooshian – singer-songwriter
* Eve Beglarian – composer
* Grikor Suni – composer
* Gerard Jirayr Svazlian – violinist
* Greg Jehanian – bassist and backing vocalist, member of indie rock band mewithoutYou
* Haig Mardirosian – concert organist, composer, and conductor
* Haroutioun Hovanes Chakmakjian – composer
* Harry Babasin – jazz bassist
* Ida Kavafian – classical violinist and violist
* Ivan Galamian – influential violin teacher of the twentieth century
* Jeff Atmajian – arranger and orchestrator
* Jeff Manookian - composer and conductor
* John Berberian – oudist
* John Dolmayan – songwriter, drummer, and member of System of a Down
* John Herald – folk and bluegrass songwriter, solo and studio musician, and one-time member of The Greenbriar Boys trio
* Kallen Esperian – lyric soprano
* Karine Poghosyan - pianist
* Kim Kashkashian – violist
* Konstantin Orbelyan, Jr. – pianist, and conductor of State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia
* Levon Ambartsumian – violinist and conductor
* Lucine Amara- soprano
* Maro Ajemian – pianist
* Michael Gulezian – composer and Fingerstyle guitarist
* Michael Omartian – singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer
* Ontronik Khachaturian – singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and drummer member of System of a Down
* Paul Motian – jazz drummer, percussionist and composer of Armenian extraction
* Peter Dombourian – music educator, and conductor
* Raffi Besalyan - pianist
* Richard Hagopian – oudist, violinist, and clarinet
* Richard Yardumian – classical music composer
* Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. – pianist, singer, and songwriter
* Roupen Altiparmakian- violinist and oudist
* Şahan Arzruni – pianist, composer, and ethnomusicologist
* Serj Tankian – rock singer–songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, philosopher and a political activist, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally live rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down
* Shavo Odadjian – songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director/editor, music producer, and artist/painter, best known as the bassist and occasional songwriter of the Grammy Award-winning rock band, System of a Down
* Sib Hashian – drummer and member of the rock band Boston
* Stephanie Nakasian – jazz vocalist and voice teacher
* Sylvie Vartan – singer
* Tamar Kaprelian – singer
* Tonio K – singer/songwriter