Yessaï Karapetian

Yessaï Karapetian, a French-Armenian pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, is a versatile musician in search of the absolute. Magnetic, his music draws from African diaspora cultures as well as his Armenian roots. He navigates the piano between the avant-garde worlds of Thom Yorke and James Blake. His jazz, intense and sincere, has enlivened major international festivals such as the Love Supreme Festival, La Défense Jazz Festival, Nice Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz Fest NYC, Jazzopen Stuttgart, and Kongsberg Jazz, where he has shared the stage with figures like Gerald Clayton, Ben Wendel, and Herbie Hancock. An exceptional artist.