Vardan Ovsepian - Sketch book (2002)

"Vardan Ovsepain was born in 1975, in Armenia. He started playing piano at the age of five, and was soon accepted into the Junior Music School where he studied for eight years. He went on to study at Melikyan College, majoring in Music Theory. In 1992, he entered Yerevan State Conservatory majoring in Classical Composition, two years later he was transfered to the Estonian State Music Academy where he studied Contemporary Composition. In 1995, following his strong interest and passion for jazz and improvised music Vardan moved to Finland, to attend the Helsinki Jazz Conservatory.

His dream was fulfilled when he was awarded a scholarship ro Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he majored in Piano Performance and graduated in May 2000. At present he is teaching at the Music School in Newburyport, MA.

Vardan Ovsepian (p), Mick Goodrick (g), Joshua Davis (b), Take Toriyama (d), Monica Yngvesson (vcl)