The Ed Melikian Ensemble

Ed Melikian is an Oudist and vocalist specializing in the music of the near and middle east. He has toured throughout the United States and abroad, and has been performing and recording professionally for well over 6 decades. Before releasing his latest recording featuring his own band, The Ed Melikian Ensemble, Ed recorded a number of albums with many of the top musicians and singers in the World Music genre. His repertoire consists of authentic music of Armenian, Greek, Turkish, Arabic and Israeli cultures, melded together with western, jazz-flavored improvisational flare. In the mid to late 1970's, Ed appears on 3 of George Abdo's belly dance albums. Over the years The Ed Melikian Ensemble has featured some very talented musicians: John Mitaras on guitar and bouzouki; Leon Manoogian and Gary Kashmanian on dumbeg; Richard Kazarian on clarinet; and occasional appearances by special guest artists such as Mal Barsamian and Ken Kalajian.
Ed is also the featured Oudist on four CD's released by the 9-piece Folk/Rock/Jazz/Indie group, Jubilee Gardens, and was featured on Ryan Flaherty's Hungry Moon CD.
Ed has released two cd's of his own: (1)The Ed Melikian Ensemble UNVEILED featuring Mal Barsamian on Alto Sax; (2) Homage To Leon featuring the late Leon Manoogian on dumbeg.
Both cd's can be downloaded at theedmelikianensemble.bandcamp.com. Visit https://edmelikian.hearnow.com/ to find out where to purchase the UNVEILED cd.