Aram Bajakian


Aram Bajakian is an American guitarist of Armenian descent who has recorded and toured with John Zorn, Lou Reed, Diana Krall, and with Madeleine Peyroux in 2018.

Career

Bajakian received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he studied under Yusef Lateef, a master's degree in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Master of Music degree in Music Composition from the University of British Columbia, where he studied electronic music under Keith Hamel. Marc Ribot introduced Bajakian to John Zorn, who released Bajakian's first album on Tzadik Records.
Bajakian moved with his family to Vancouver in 2013 so that his wife could pursue a degree in ethnomusicology at the University of British Columbia.

Discography

As leader