John Bilezikjian
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John Bilezikjian (February 1, 1948 – January 19, 2015) was an Armenian-American musician and composer born in Los Angeles. Most renowned as an oud master, he also played the violin, mandolin and dumbek. He was also a traditional and contemporary singer singing in Armenian, but also in Turkish, Assyrian/Syriac, English and known for his contributions to world music as a solo act and in collaborations with renowned artists. He established his own record company, Dantz Records in Laguna Hills, California making many recordings, and appearing in tens of film soundtracks.
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John Bilezikjian (1 de febrero de 1948 - 19 de enero de 2015) fue un músico y compositor armenio-estadounidense nacido en Los Ángeles. Más famoso como maestro de laúd árabe, también tocó el violín, la mandolina y el derbake. Fue un cantante tradicional y contemporáneo que cantaba en armenio, pero también en turco, siríaco, inglés y conocido por sus contribuciones a la música del mundo como solista y en colaboraciones con artistas de renombre. Estableció su propia compañía discográfica, Dantz Records en Laguna Hills, California, haciendo muchas grabaciones y apareciendo en decenas de bandas sonoras de películas.
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John Bilezikjian
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John Bilezikjian
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John Bilezikjian
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John Bilezikjian
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Mission Viejo, California, United States
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2015-01-19
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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1948-02-01
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John Bilezikjian
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2019-01-23
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2015-01-19
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Oud, mandolin, violin/viola, ukulele, keyboard, balalaika, clarinet, bass guitar, recorder, percussion, vocals
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Dantz Records
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Musician, composer, entertainer
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John Bilezikjian (1 de febrero de 1948 - 19 de enero de 2015) fue un músico y compositor armenio-estadounidense nacido en Los Ángeles. Más famoso como maestro de laúd árabe, también tocó el violín, la mandolina y el derbake. Fue un cantante tradicional y contemporáneo que cantaba en armenio, pero también en turco, siríaco, inglés y conocido por sus contribuciones a la música del mundo como solista y en colaboraciones con artistas de renombre. Estableció su propia compañía discográfica, Dantz Records en Laguna Hills, California, haciendo muchas grabaciones y apareciendo en decenas de bandas sonoras de películas. Murió el 19 de enero de 2015, de una enfermedad renal de 66 años.
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John Bilezikjian (February 1, 1948 – January 19, 2015) was an Armenian-American musician and composer born in Los Angeles. Most renowned as an oud master, he also played the violin, mandolin and dumbek. He was also a traditional and contemporary singer singing in Armenian, but also in Turkish, Assyrian/Syriac, English and known for his contributions to world music as a solo act and in collaborations with renowned artists. He established his own record company, Dantz Records in Laguna Hills, California making many recordings, and appearing in tens of film soundtracks. Collaborations included Leonard Cohen in Recent Songs (1979) 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 world music band Brothers of the Baladi recording in their album Hope. He also played with the Armenian-American musician Armen Chakmakian and singers Roupen Altiparmakian and Andy Madadian He played with many orchestras including The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Los Angeles Mandolin Orchestra, The Pacific Palisades Symphony. In 2005 he played with the Boston Pops Orchestra as featured soloist, marking the first time the oud was heard in a solo capacity with that orchestra on its stage. He later appeared as a bouzouki soloist with The Pasadena Pops Orchestra. He has played in recordings by Alberto Mizrahi, Brothers of the Baladi, Steve Young, David Such, Radim Zenkl. He died on January 19, 2015, from kidney disease aged 66.
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