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'''Diran Tavitjan''' (Diki Tavitjan., {{langx|mk|Диран Тавитјан}}; born 18 February 1977) is a [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]]n award-winning [[piano|pianist]], composer, arranger, percussionist and producer of Armenian descent (Armenian father and Serbian mother) who has received international recognition through concert tours, projects and reviews in publications such as '''Modern Drummer, American Mirror Spectator, All About Jazz, American Jazz Times, Austrian Concerto Magazine, American Jazz Corner, Swiss Jazz Phone, French L'Express, Russian Novoye Vremya, Armenian Armenpress''' etc. He has performed at venues including '''Carnegie Hall, Drummers Collective, Nublu and Blue Note in New York"'''. Diran participated in a '''Michael Jackson tribute project''' and in official video recorded at Atlanta's '''Southern Tracks Studios''', working alongside [[Garo Tavitjan]] and Jackson's keyboardist Morris Pleasure who was music band director for Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Christina Augilera and Earth, Wind & Fire. Diran has participated in videos recorded for |
'''Diran Tavitjan''' (Diki Tavitjan., {{langx|mk|Диран Тавитјан}}; born 18 February 1977) is a [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]]n award-winning [[piano|pianist]], composer, arranger, percussionist and producer of Armenian descent (Armenian father and Serbian mother) who has received international recognition through concert tours, projects and reviews in publications such as '''Modern Drummer, American Mirror Spectator, All About Jazz, American Jazz Times, Austrian Concerto Magazine, American Jazz Corner, Swiss Jazz Phone, French L'Express, Russian Novoye Vremya, Armenian Armenpress''' etc. He has performed at venues including '''Carnegie Hall, Drummers Collective, Nublu and Blue Note in New York"'''. Diran participated in a '''Michael Jackson tribute project''' and in official video recorded at Atlanta's '''Southern Tracks Studios''', working alongside [[Garo Tavitjan]] and Jackson's keyboardist Morris Pleasure who was music band director for Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Christina Augilera and Earth, Wind & Fire. Diran has participated in videos recorded for Zildjian, Vic Firth, Evans, Modern Drummer, Drummerworld, Off Beat, Drum Dog and Drum Talk TV.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=Diran and Garo Tavitjan: 'We Represent Macedonia But Respect Our Armenian Roots' |url=https://mirrorspectator.com/2020/03/19/diran-and-garo-tavitjan-we-represent-macedonia-but-respect-our-armenian-roots/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=The Armenian Mirror-Spectator |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Artists Detail |url=https://www.sonor.com/drums/artists/artists-detail/garo-tavitjan |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=www.sonor.com |language=en-US}} Diran has performed over 600 large concert performances in Europe, England, Germany, [[Asia]], the United States, Armenia, and the Balkans.{{Cite web |title=Tavitjan world tour and Vic Firth endorsement |website=Orer Magazine |url=https://www.orer.cz/en/allcategories-en-gb/72-hy-am/7216-famous-drummer-garo-tavitjan-junior-became-the-artist-of-the-vic-firth-company.html |access-date=2026-01-07 |language=en |date=2019-11-23}}{{Cite web |title=Tavitjan world tour 500 concerts |website=Pink News |url=https://pink.rs/extra/631022/srpski-bubnjar-zastitno-lice-najvecih-svetskih-kompanija-tavitjan-medu-najuticajnijim-muzicarima |access-date=2026-01-07 |language=sr |date=2025-03-23}}{{Cite web |date=2010-10-01 |title=Tavitjan Brothers in American Jazz Corner Magazine' |url=https://archive.org/details/jazz-corner-2010 |access-date=2026-01-13 |website=The American Mirror-Spectator |language=en-cz}} |
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Diran Tavitjan has performed, collaborated and recorded with [[Mike Stern]], [[Eric Marienthal]] (Grammy winner), [[Frank Gambale]] (Grammy winner),{{Cite web |date=2021-12-18 |title=Garo Tavitjan ft. Frank Gambale and Diran Tavitjan : Garo Tavitjan and Frank Gambale @ Frontline |url=https://frontline.mk/2021/12/18/video-garo-tavit-an-so-nova-pesna-revitalization/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Frontline |language=en}} [[Oz Noy]], [[Morris Pleasure]], [[Fernando Saunders]], Larry Monroe, [[Jazz ambassadors|The Jazz Ambassadors]], [[Roseanna Vitro]], [[Dean Brown (guitarist)|Dean Brown]], [[Lee Roy Parnell|Lee Roy]], Clivia Tanisi, Rhani Krija (Grammy winner), Andrea Palazzo, James East, [[Dave Weckl]] (Grammy winner), [[Zeljko Bebek]], [[Josipa Lisac]], [[Zele Lipovaca]], [[Zeljko Joksimovic]], [[Oliver Dragojevic]], [[Oliver Mandic]], [[Tereza Kesovija]], [[Goran Karan]], [[Esma Redzepova]], [[Massimo Savic]], [[Nina Badric]], [[Sergej Cetkovic]], [[Hari Varesanovic]], [[Aki Rahimovski]], [[Goran Bregovic]], [[Rade Šerbedžija]], [[Jelena Tomasevic]], [[Aleksandra Radovic]], [[Zele Lipovaca]], [[Darko Rundek]], [[Davor Gobac]], Julie Reljic, [[Davorin Bogović]], [[Srđan Gojković Gile]], [[Boris Novkovic]] etc.{{Cite web |title=Garo Tavitjan {{!}} Zildjian Artist |url=https://zildjian.com/blogs/artist/garo-tavitjan |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Zildjian |language=en}} |
Diran Tavitjan has performed, collaborated and recorded with [[Mike Stern]], [[Eric Marienthal]] (Grammy winner), [[Frank Gambale]] (Grammy winner),{{Cite web |date=2021-12-18 |title=Garo Tavitjan ft. Frank Gambale and Diran Tavitjan : Garo Tavitjan and Frank Gambale @ Frontline |url=https://frontline.mk/2021/12/18/video-garo-tavit-an-so-nova-pesna-revitalization/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Frontline |language=en}} [[Oz Noy]], [[Morris Pleasure]], [[Fernando Saunders]], Larry Monroe, [[Jazz ambassadors|The Jazz Ambassadors]], [[Roseanna Vitro]], [[Dean Brown (guitarist)|Dean Brown]], [[Lee Roy Parnell|Lee Roy]], Clivia Tanisi, Rhani Krija (Grammy winner), Andrea Palazzo, James East, [[Dave Weckl]] (Grammy winner), [[Zeljko Bebek]], [[Josipa Lisac]], [[Zele Lipovaca]], [[Zeljko Joksimovic]], [[Oliver Dragojevic]], [[Oliver Mandic]], [[Tereza Kesovija]], [[Goran Karan]], [[Esma Redzepova]], [[Massimo Savic]], [[Nina Badric]], [[Sergej Cetkovic]], [[Hari Varesanovic]], [[Aki Rahimovski]], [[Goran Bregovic]], [[Rade Šerbedžija]], [[Jelena Tomasevic]], [[Aleksandra Radovic]], [[Zele Lipovaca]], [[Darko Rundek]], [[Davor Gobac]], Julie Reljic, [[Davorin Bogović]], [[Srđan Gojković Gile]], [[Boris Novkovic]] etc.{{Cite web |title=Garo Tavitjan {{!}} Zildjian Artist |url=https://zildjian.com/blogs/artist/garo-tavitjan |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Zildjian |language=en}} |
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