https://alexanderbaboian.com Alexander Baboian Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:11:39 +0000 https://alexanderbaboian.com en https://alexanderbaboian.com/Home-Image Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:19:15 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Home-Image <img width="3543" height="2362" width_o="3543" height_o="2362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aaf00bfe74ca1a944d4cb2c2aac483a0e0883d966bbb7272cb5739e4e41d1b54/_MG_9307.jpg" data-mid="5353554" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aaf00bfe74ca1a944d4cb2c2aac483a0e0883d966bbb7272cb5739e4e41d1b54/_MG_9307.jpg" /> https://alexanderbaboian.com/Schlafwagen-Electro-Jam-Psychedelia Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:22:59 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Schlafwagen-Electro-Jam-Psychedelia Schlafwagen <img width="1772" height="1261" width_o="1772" height_o="1261" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3a701901b8a3908433df8ca355395f3ec18576dc795847958e688be391c70fb/photo1-Okujou-baboian-aoshima.jpg" data-mid="19917842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3a701901b8a3908433df8ca355395f3ec18576dc795847958e688be391c70fb/photo1-Okujou-baboian-aoshima.jpg" /> Not still, not moving. Still AND moving. Schlafwagen is a musical project which brings together creative forces guitarist/producer Alex Baboian (US) and drummer/producer Chikara Aoshima (JP). Former roomates from their time studying at Berklee College of Music, they form a duo which blurs the line between electro and acoustic, between deep grooves and spacious ambience, and between live band and DJ. Regularly featuring special guests from all planets and dimensions. Fasten your seatbelts around your ears, as you are taken on a musical journey through cyberspace dreamscapes hidden in the backseat of the mind. PHOTO &amp; VIDEO <img width="2048" height="1367" width_o="2048" height_o="1367" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f424ced2e9a4023f238a17eb7ca2f4672aad58cf37e4937234831eda79cdc564/12087938_10206176290339395_282569990987010227_o.jpg" data-mid="4136954" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f424ced2e9a4023f238a17eb7ca2f4672aad58cf37e4937234831eda79cdc564/12087938_10206176290339395_282569990987010227_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1367" width_o="2048" height_o="1367" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/388260b9fa54d2ed4c7bbf03ca95507bd47a4ff7898e989b011ad71002c8aa35/Alex_chikara_2.jpg" data-mid="4136955" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/388260b9fa54d2ed4c7bbf03ca95507bd47a4ff7898e989b011ad71002c8aa35/Alex_chikara_2.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dda3ea442dafd22011159ff2aa3dc78d23f7a0d7ee1f52f33a86f4cca9fe10a8/_HWE7112.jpg" data-mid="11132582" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dda3ea442dafd22011159ff2aa3dc78d23f7a0d7ee1f52f33a86f4cca9fe10a8/_HWE7112.jpg" /> <img width="1334" height="750" width_o="1334" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3271ba7af10e3dcdf709b29cc36052789c3a8974a10f18cfde7fabe506b44800/IMG_1859.png" data-mid="19917836" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3271ba7af10e3dcdf709b29cc36052789c3a8974a10f18cfde7fabe506b44800/IMG_1859.png" /> <img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f88bd188a772535a64a70b0da8b86f07037be90c39bed0b23691a1db5e83e466/2015-07-31-Kvartirnik-WebRes-Unlabeled-37.jpg" data-mid="11132510" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f88bd188a772535a64a70b0da8b86f07037be90c39bed0b23691a1db5e83e466/2015-07-31-Kvartirnik-WebRes-Unlabeled-37.jpg" /> <img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63d4f7891cf47139a39e1d3d3546e42d07190e5d0554df5efb87bf7cfa6ee20e/2015-07-31-Kvartirnik-WebRes-Unlabeled-36.jpg" data-mid="11132511" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63d4f7891cf47139a39e1d3d3546e42d07190e5d0554df5efb87bf7cfa6ee20e/2015-07-31-Kvartirnik-WebRes-Unlabeled-36.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/153b1dc6e5a0ae34b2cb526a3e0829c6070918caf4bd9516eadd16e15eec0342/IMG_1833.jpg" data-mid="19917835" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/153b1dc6e5a0ae34b2cb526a3e0829c6070918caf4bd9516eadd16e15eec0342/IMG_1833.jpg" /> <img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/846231b8632f1bdf030015b0898c9c0a89b3522889e13e2dabc6d700f766a408/2015-07-31-Kvartirnik-WebRes-Unlabeled-35.jpg" data-mid="11132513" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/846231b8632f1bdf030015b0898c9c0a89b3522889e13e2dabc6d700f766a408/2015-07-31-Kvartirnik-WebRes-Unlabeled-35.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22302bd5878eb7279411e28b6f32f1c717998ea576c56360cf9b963263f0d94c/_HWE7051.jpg" data-mid="11132538" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22302bd5878eb7279411e28b6f32f1c717998ea576c56360cf9b963263f0d94c/_HWE7051.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4ade19acdbc994418cc90db7787e71124cf790f895b877a0e8f235d360516a4/IMG_0656.JPG" data-mid="11132559" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4ade19acdbc994418cc90db7787e71124cf790f895b877a0e8f235d360516a4/IMG_0656.JPG" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; Find more on Soundcloud Enjoy the debut EP featuring artwork from Ukyo Aoshima! &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://alexbaboian.bandcamp.com/album/schlafwagen-ep"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Schlafwagen EP by Schlafwagen&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; https://alexanderbaboian.com/Chameleon-Tea-Guitarscapes Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:37:08 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Chameleon-Tea-Guitarscapes Chameleon Tea Sunsets reverberating in retrograde inversion through melodic minor oceans... Raindrops dancing in the harmony of the moonlight in a painting of sound with moving colors... Chameleon Tea is the&nbsp;ambient side-project of guitarist and composer Alexander Baboian which serves as a platform/outlet for electronic music productions, audiovisual performances, dj sets and mixes and similar work unified by a minimalistic aesthetic, subtle textures and introspective mood ~ Video ~ ~ Audio ~ &nbsp; https://alexanderbaboian.com/Experimental Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:12:27 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Experimental Experimental/Electro-Acoustic/Audio-Visual https://alexanderbaboian.com/Other-Projects Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:54:32 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Other-Projects Other Projects The Horizon Where We Can Never Touch, 2015 Isaac Chong Wai CHB Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin Photo: Hannes Jung <img width="1080" height="720" width_o="1080" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f41acffdde326e822df77869b6d48d3afb7bee9bbcb21a523acd10a48e26589/tumblr_nvgigdAEwA1ropucio4_1280-2.jpg" data-mid="4136963" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f41acffdde326e822df77869b6d48d3afb7bee9bbcb21a523acd10a48e26589/tumblr_nvgigdAEwA1ropucio4_1280-2.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="722" width_o="1080" height_o="722" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fef1be90c92489f5c1abb81a49058f15c1f9f13f8b1ccd304b576b9d7ff3dc9/tumblr_nvgigdAEwA1ropucio1_1280.jpg" data-mid="4136964" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fef1be90c92489f5c1abb81a49058f15c1f9f13f8b1ccd304b576b9d7ff3dc9/tumblr_nvgigdAEwA1ropucio1_1280.jpg" /> Performing Daily Practice, 2012 Ana Prvacki The Isabella Stuart Gardener Museum, Boston Video: Michael Sheridan <img width="1280" height="851" width_o="1280" height_o="851" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0097c3568b095617d5138c581cb7ee05e97c42c00ab441f630bbc2a1c3df13ab/web_gardener.jpg" data-mid="4136965" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0097c3568b095617d5138c581cb7ee05e97c42c00ab441f630bbc2a1c3df13ab/web_gardener.jpg" /> https://alexanderbaboian.com/Composition-Production Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:11:39 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Composition-Production ~ Jazz Compositions ~ ~ Electronic/New Music/Multimedia ~ https://alexanderbaboian.com/Discography Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:54:59 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Discography Curiosity -- Alex Baboian (2014) &amp;lt;a href="http://alexbaboian.bandcamp.com/album/curiosity"&amp;gt;Curiosity by Alex Baboian&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; Quandary -- Bob Meanza (2022) Quandary by Bob Meanza Piano Bench -- Marton Juhasz (2012) &amp;lt;a href="http://pianobench.bandcamp.com/album/piano-bench"&amp;gt;Piano Bench by Piano Bench&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; Aragats: The Arrival -- Gasparyan Jr./ Hayrapetyan/ Hyusnunts/ Baboian (2016) <img width="706" height="630" width_o="706" height_o="630" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3c6050be239f9dce7b8f26101ac5a06ce63eca2ad4494037ac4c4c9a5fbeb01/Aragats.jpg" data-mid="4136969" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/706/i/f3c6050be239f9dce7b8f26101ac5a06ce63eca2ad4494037ac4c4c9a5fbeb01/Aragats.jpg" /> Armenian Dreams -- Michel Delakian/Stefan Patry (2015) <img width="640" height="640" width_o="640" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dd274d5e24a2604b302375826db46097e6ffb0706fbc6d34ed45b8af3097c42/Armenian-Dreams.jpg" data-mid="4136967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/6dd274d5e24a2604b302375826db46097e6ffb0706fbc6d34ed45b8af3097c42/Armenian-Dreams.jpg" /> Be Beautiful -- Ludmila Stefanikova (2011) <img width="350" height="414" width_o="350" height_o="414" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c92968375d0ea55e6439488bdee2b3cd9c267a2aa71e06ef686aff0c80a72340/be-beautiful.jpg" data-mid="4136968" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/350/i/c92968375d0ea55e6439488bdee2b3cd9c267a2aa71e06ef686aff0c80a72340/be-beautiful.jpg" /> https://alexanderbaboian.com/Jazz Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:26:24 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Jazz https://alexanderbaboian.com/Biography Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:45:22 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Biography <img width="1404" height="936" width_o="1404" height_o="936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d3af54fafd5a51ca9a5aab422f8558604a48cdd8f874cf9e807e12c5a6904c7/_MG_9564.jpg" data-mid="4184638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d3af54fafd5a51ca9a5aab422f8558604a48cdd8f874cf9e807e12c5a6904c7/_MG_9564.jpg" /> Multidimensional guitarist, composer and educator from the US&nbsp;Alexander Baboian has been described by renowned music educator Hal Crook in JazzWax as a "future major voice in Jazz," and by All About Jazz as "a superb composer, an original improviser, and an apt bandleader." Graduating from the renowned Berklee College of Music in 2014, Alexander was awarded the Guitar Department Achievement Award twice and represented the college in major national festivals such as the Washington DC Jazz Festival, Boston Beantown Jazz Festival and JEN Jazz Conference.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; After completing his studies at Berklee Alexander relocated to Europe and spent several years immersed in the vibrant art scene of Berlin, Germany, working with various forms of music and types of ensembles, taking part in memorable performances at the Morgenland Festival, Fusion Festival, Karneval der Kulturen, and Fête de la Musique. His growing interest in his own cultural heritage brought him to Armenia in 2018 where he was invited to teach in the Jazz department of Yerevan State Conservatory and worked closely with beloved Armenian pianist Vahagn Hayrapetyan. His continued academic ambitions brought him to Belgium in 2021, where he completed his master’s studies in the Jazz department of Royal Conservatoire Antwerp on a scholarship from the VLUHR and where he had the opportunity to work with renowned artists such as Joey Baron, Chris Potter, and Lionel Loueke. He is currently based in the Netherlands where he teaches at the American School of the Hague.As a Jazz artist and instrumentalist Alexander has appeared at major venues in America, Europe, and Asia such as The Kennedy Center, The Bohemian Caverns, Scullers, MIT and Harvard University Radio WHRB (US), A-Trane, B-Flat, Kunstfabrik Schlott (DE), The Music Village, The Hotclub Gent (BE), The Bimhuis (NE), Opus Jazz Club (HU), U Maleho Glena (CZ), Cafesjian Center for the Arts (AM), Ogikubo Velvet Sun (JP), and All That Jazz (KR) as well as festivals such as the DC Jazz Festival, JEN Jazz Conference, Beantown Jazz Festival (US), Morgenland Festival, Fusion Festival (DE), Lamantin Jazz Festival (HU), and the Goldon Apricot Film Festival (AM).&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Alexander’s debut album as a leader Curiosity (2014), featured his original compositions and arrangements for contemporary Jazz trio and quintet and was well received, being described by Hrayr Attarian at All About Jazz as "an intimate, contemplative and supremely lyrical work... sonic poetry." Although his music is deeply rooted in the jazz tradition, it is rich with many other influences such as blues, soul, folk, classical, and electronic music. His compositions have been presented at De Singel, CC Muze, Howest Hogeschool, The Bimhuis Amsterdam, Hnita Jazz Club, and UGent Art Science Interaction Lab. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; His broad artistic vision has lead to interdisciplinary collaborations between music and the visual arts (painter Oliver Orthuber and VJ Chuu); spoken word (Rhode Island University Annual Langston Hughes Poetry Reading); and dance (tap dancer Christopher Erk’s Tap in View and choreographer Katherine Leung’s Dreamscapes). He has contributed music to short films, animations, and video games (Capcom’s Shinsekai:Into the Depths) and participated in art installation projects (Isaac Chong Wai’s The Horizon Where We Can Never Touch at CHB Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin and Ana Prvacki’s Performing Daily Practice at the Isabella Stuart Gardener Museum, Boston). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Emphasizing quality music education as one of his foremost passions, Alexander has taught lessons and lead workshops internationally in the US, Armenia, South Korea, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Some of the bright names in contemporary music he has had the good fortune of studying with include David Tronzo, Simon Shaheen, Alain Mallet, Jamey Haddad, David Fiuczynski, Hal Crook, Ed Tomassi, Bruce Bartlett, Phil Wilson, Greg Hopkins, Bert Joris, David Gilmore, Tim Miller, Rick Peckham, Neil Leonard, Abigail and Norman Zocher, Andrew Claes, Dago Sondervan, Artur Avanesov, and Marti Epstein. <img width="1404" height="936" width_o="1404" height_o="936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a998cf0ccb1a44c35916db50ec9801d0cf7cd10a415497020600d79ff41086e/_MG_9734.jpg" data-mid="4187665" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a998cf0ccb1a44c35916db50ec9801d0cf7cd10a415497020600d79ff41086e/_MG_9734.jpg" /> https://alexanderbaboian.com/Teaching Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:09:41 +0000 Alexander Baboian https://alexanderbaboian.com/Teaching <img width="5089" height="3070" width_o="5089" height_o="3070" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4106e3581fa51f3fd4ec6a5d8967ca427262597f4a10bc322caaaa25cc27e622/IMG_9807.jpg" data-mid="245409521" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4106e3581fa51f3fd4ec6a5d8967ca427262597f4a10bc322caaaa25cc27e622/IMG_9807.jpg" /> <img width="6142" height="3743" width_o="6142" height_o="3743" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3999b99e63fab73cec960b7583bcce819f93dfb40b986b465eb71423fe13456d/IMG_9820.jpg" data-mid="245409526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3999b99e63fab73cec960b7583bcce819f93dfb40b986b465eb71423fe13456d/IMG_9820.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="720" width_o="960" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ae7570111ebf1dd82ecc3aaa4e875b5c2e6af94413261951e2319febd0a466c/601062_10151918796012771_413145605_n.jpg" data-mid="155188337" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/5ae7570111ebf1dd82ecc3aaa4e875b5c2e6af94413261951e2319febd0a466c/601062_10151918796012771_413145605_n.jpg" /> <img width="2982" height="1690" width_o="2982" height_o="1690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5bca5637d438fbca36307f936d9525f71ab2e82258dea53d361f0d8141a09762/Screen-Shot-2023-02-05-at-1.03.53-AM.png" data-mid="167354665" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5bca5637d438fbca36307f936d9525f71ab2e82258dea53d361f0d8141a09762/Screen-Shot-2023-02-05-at-1.03.53-AM.png" /> <img width="6560" height="3696" width_o="6560" height_o="3696" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75297c85e16b16afb8136d1f004d7a4aec3b1b9f3133b5b593cd004f7733efac/IMG20231104135209.jpg" data-mid="195875086" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75297c85e16b16afb8136d1f004d7a4aec3b1b9f3133b5b593cd004f7733efac/IMG20231104135209.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3b6b5250cffa1faf8ce6ae7f0a99f6fae3adceb14fd81b92a064d68bb112fbe/IMG_0884.jpg" data-mid="223365292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3b6b5250cffa1faf8ce6ae7f0a99f6fae3adceb14fd81b92a064d68bb112fbe/IMG_0884.jpg" /> <img width="2732" height="1244" width_o="2732" height_o="1244" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/544a2613cce2e4c1b9e716534ed7bbe012309628083568d95b7b9ed88bee2c16/Screen-Shot-2024-02-10-at-8.26.28-PM.png" data-mid="204359333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/544a2613cce2e4c1b9e716534ed7bbe012309628083568d95b7b9ed88bee2c16/Screen-Shot-2024-02-10-at-8.26.28-PM.png" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61e6d2faae9aaf04feb188ebc07eed96731d2aac3fb10c5202c4921fdc6499f2/297599374_10101962190526459_7782396262700273080_n.jpg" data-mid="155188333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61e6d2faae9aaf04feb188ebc07eed96731d2aac3fb10c5202c4921fdc6499f2/297599374_10101962190526459_7782396262700273080_n.jpg" /> Quality music education is one of Alexander’s primary ambitions. He has taught as a lecturer in the Jazz department of Yerevan State Conservatory and has given workshops, classes and lessons internationally at institutions such as: American School of the Hague (NL), Jazzcursus Halewynstichting (BE), Arsenal Center for the Arts (US), Musikhaus Wolfsburg (DE), and Jazzworks Eindhoven (NL). Areas of focus include:&nbsp;Improving Guitar Technique and Understanding of the Instrument, Understanding Music Theory, Reading and Writing Musical Notation, Learning how to Improvise, Composition &amp; Arrangement Skills, Music Technology Hardware and Software, Ensemble Coaching, Class Assistance and Tutoring, University/Conservatory Preparation. For more information about music lessons please visit:&nbsp;https://baboshouse.com/