This week’s installment of the Roxy Soundcheck features acclaimed pianist, Liya Grigoryan, who was a recent semifinalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Competition.

 

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Musically Yours,

 

The Roxy Bar Team

 

NAME: Liya Grigoryan

 

HOMETOWN: Yerevan, Armenia, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

 

MUSICAL TRAINING: Music school in Russia, Conservatory of Amsterdam, and the Manhattan School of Music.

 

FIRST NYC GIGS: Smalls Jazz Club.

 

MY MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Maurice Ravel

 

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: Igor Stravinsky’s “The Firebird.”

 

LATEST MUSICAL PROJECTS: There are too many to list. My goal is to play with as many musicians as possible.

 

FAVORITE PLACE TO GO IN NYC: The Metropolitan Museum.

 

IN 2022 I HOPE TO: Record my second album.

 

WHY I LOVE PERFORMING AT THE ROXY BAR: The atmosphere and the crowd.