Harry Tavitian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Harry Tavitian

Romanian musician

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1952

Place of Birth: Constanța, Constanța County, Romania

Profession: composer, pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Harry Tavitian (born 11 August 1952 in Constanta, Romania) is a Romanian jazz pianist and singer, whose style covers free-jazz, blues, ethno-jazz and avant-garde.
He plays piano solo, as well as with Orient Express septet and with Black Sea Orchestra.
Creativ is the duo formula with Corneliu Stroe (drums and percussion). Tavitian was born in Constanta to Armenian parents and graduated the Academy of Music in Bucharest.
He came to prominence in 1978-1987, when he set up a jazz club, organizing recordings and listening sessions where he presented albums by some of the world's most prominent jazzmen.
The club was hosted by Constanta Library, where he was working at that time. Musicians he performed with over the years include: Johnny Raducanu, Cserey Csaba, Mihai Iordache, Anatoly Vapirov, Alexander Balanescu, Edi Neumann, Hanno Höfer, Ivo Papasov, Jürg Solothurnmann, Wolfgang Puschnig, Hans Kumpf, Floros Floridis, Jimi El Lako and Mario Florescu.