Jazz-Iz-Christ

Jazz-Iz-Christ
Studio album by
Jazz-iz Christ
ReleasedJuly 23, 2013
Recorded2012–2013
GenreJazz
Length56:32
LabelSerjical Strike

Jazz-Iz-Christ is the only studio album by Jazz-iz Christ,[1] a group fronted by Armenian–American singer Serj Tankian.[2] The album was released on July 23, 2013, by Serjical Strike Records.[3]

The album has essential participation of the renowned pianist Tigran Hamasyan, flautist Valeri Tolstov, and trumpet player Tom Duprey. It also features additional performances from Stewart Copeland and actor/musician David Alpay and Vincent Pedulla. Unlike much of Tankian's previous discography, only 4 of the 15 tracks features Serj's vocals ("Distant Thing", "Song of Sand", "Garuna", and "Miso Soup"). All the other tracks are instrumental, except for "End of Time", which features a female vocalist.

According to Tankian, Jazz-Iz-Christ is "a combination. There's some classic jazz, dance-y stuff, and progressive things. It's all over the place, but it's jazz instrument-wise. It's for a modern listener who appreciates jazz overtones."[4]

  1. ^ "Jazz-Iz-Christ | Serj Tankian's Official Website. Get up to date news, tour dates, merchandise and more". Serjtankian.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ &#8250 Serj Tankian. "Jazz-Iz Christ: Serj Tankian: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "iTunes – Music – Jazz-Iz Christ (feat. Tigran Hamasyan, Valeri Tolstov & Tom Duprey) by Serj Tankian". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  4. ^ "Serj Tankian Talks "Orca", "Jazz-iz Christ", System of a Down and More @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

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