A composer of profound spiritual depth and a piano virtuoso with an infectious rhythmic power, the Armenian Tigran Hamasyan remarkably blends, in the brand-new and cinematic album he now brings us, Manifeste, jazz improvisation, the energy of progressive rock, the evocative strength of choral singing, and the folk music of his homeland.Themes of overwhelming intensity, moments of deep introspection, and sonic landscapes that oscillate between the ancestral and the futuristic come together in a shared breath, in which the pianist—accompanied by exceptional musicians—sets out to envelop us all.