Георгий Гаранян

Soviet-Armenian Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader

Georgiy Garanian (born 15 August 1934 in Moscow, Russia, died 11 January 2010) was an ethnic Armenian Soviet/Russian jazz saxophone player, bandleader and composer. He was the People's Artist of Russia in 1993. Variant transcription of name: Georgy Aramovich Garanyan. Conductor: 1973-1982 & 2006-2010 Ансамбль ''Мелодия'' (Melodia Ensemble) 1972-1979 Государственного симфонического оркестра кинематографии СССР (State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography of the USSR) 1989-1991 Оркестр цирка на Цветном бульваре (Tsvetnoy Boulevard Circus Orchestra) 1991-1995 Московский биг-бенд (Moscow Big Band) 1998-2010 Краснодарский муниципальный биг-бэнд (Krasnodar city big band) 2003-2006 Государственный камерный оркестр джазовой музыки имени О. Л. Лундстрема (State Chamber Orchestra named after jazz O. Lundstrem) 2006-2010 Биг-бенд Георгия Гараняна (Georgiy Garanian Big Band)