Armen Movsesyan (Armov) earned his BM from the University of Southern California and MM from University of North Texas. Armov creates viral music content that has garnered millions of views and mentors professional musicians across the globe. In 2019 Armov was a semi-finalist at the premiere jazz guitar competition in the world, the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Competition, and a finalist in the 2020 Made in New York Competition. Armov has shared the stage with the biggest names in jazz and his work can be seen in publications like Premier Guitar, Jazz Guitar Society, and others.
Armov started Houston Ensemble with Chad Wesselkamper to reinvigorate the live music scene in Houston and create a larger ecosystem for creatives to thrive in the city. With experience in education, touring, publishing, marketing, and performance as sideman and leader, Armov created an agency that intimately understands the needs of the artists and the clients. Find him on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube via Armov to follow his work and check where he's playing next. Go to www.armov.com for products, music, lessons, and other information.
Chad Wesselkamper, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a graduate of Rice University where he studied double bass performance at the Shepherd School of Music under the tutelage of Timothy Pitts and Paul Ellison. After playing piano since the age of three, Chad began to study the double bass in high school. He has performed with orchestras such as the National Youth Orchestra of the U.S.A., The Aspen Festival Orchestra, The New World Symphony, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam Philharmonic, The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, and many more. Chad performed at Carnegie hall three times before the age of 19, and he has toured the world performing in countries such as South Korea, Japan, Prague, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, England, and more. Chad has also performed with acclaimed artists such as the Eagles, Jens Lindemann, Jon Kimura Parker, Aloysia Friedmann, Phylissia Ross, Vincent Powell, T. NAVA (Free Nationals), Mary Griffin, Donald Harrison, Gil Shaham, Dennis Matsuev, and Valery Gergiev. Chad has studied with jazz greats including Benny Golson, Antonio Sanchez, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Erwin Stuckey, Michael Dease, Rufus Reid, and more. His dedication to the music was awarded with a position in the Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Fame.
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