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Harry Tavitian
Person · male · Romania · Constanța · born 1952 · recording since 1985
Romanian musician
Also known as Гарри Давидян
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Horizons
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography161 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376759905
Biography
Harry Tavitian (born 11 August 1952) is a Romanian jazz pianist and singer, whose style covers free-jazz, blues, ethno-jazz and avant-garde.
Tavitian was born in Constanța to Armenian parents. After attending the Mircea cel Bătrân High School in his native city, he graduated from the Academy of Music in Bucharest. He came to prominence in 1978–1987, when he set up a jazz club, organizing recordings and listening sessions where he presented albums by some of the world's most prominent jazzmen. The club was hosted by Constanța Library, where he was working at the time.
He plays piano solo, as well as with the Orient Express septet and with the Black Sea Orchestra. Creativ is the duo formula with Corneliu Stroe (drums and percussion).
Musicians he performed with over the years include: Johnny Răducanu, Cserey Csaba, Mihai Iordache, Anatoly Vapirov, Alexander Bălănescu, Edi Neumann, Hanno Höfer, Ivo Papasov, Jürg Solothurnmann, Wolfgang Puschnig, Hans Kumpf, Floros Floridis, Jimi El Lako, and Mario Florescu.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks
A1The Bride’s MarchA2The Horizon: a) On That Side of the Horizon; B) On This Side of the Horizon; C) The HorizonB1Springtime. In the Memory of Armenian MartyrsB2Instant ToccataB3Song for a Sad PuppeteerEast–West Creativ Combinations
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 2 tracks
1East–West Creativ Combinations, part 12East–West Creativ Combinations, part 21993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:26
1I6:042II7:193III6:174IV8:015V5:086VI8:267VII8:368VIII2:351995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
1Sacred Suite2Lullaby of Birdland3Satin Doll4I Want to Be Happy5Solitude6Take Five1995 · studio album
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ARootsBRoots1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 58:24
1Introduction - Introducere2:522Old Balkan Rhapsody - Veche Rapsodie Din Balcani10:443To Mircea Eliade - Lui Mircea Eliade17:264Țăndărică10:165Bride's March - Marșu' Miresii10:206At The Gates Of Levant - La Porțile Levantului6:462000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 58:28
1Sacred Suite29:482Old Balkan Rhapsody9:023To Brancusi7:004Two Romanian Dances From 'Codex Caioni'12:382004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:27
1First Time Together3:152Transylvania On My Mind5:543Etude7:004Drug Ula Blues5:465Blowin' With The Wind4:396Chamber Mood5:587August '825:158Lazy Friday Afternoon8:329Cry Of The Balkans7:3110Open End5:372006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:01:19
1Cicerone: Dele Yaman / Descent On Ararat5:572Cicerone3:273Cicerone: Searching In The Darkness10:514Untitled5:165Cicerone: Bruce Jump6:466Untitled8:147Cicerone: Friday3:368Cicerone5:289Cicerone: Nov '825:5410Oriental Dance3:0011Cicerone: Lord Have Mercy2:502007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:02
1Ritual Gathering5:072Footsure Slow Dance4:473Lonely Dance5:544Midnight Reel9:115Sacred Round-Dance8:446Highlander's Dance8:317Rain Dance11:128Dance For The Repose Of The Soul4:36
Album · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Transylvanian SuiteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 54:01A1Etude9:23 A2Transylvanian Suite17:00 B1Two Romanian Dances From “Codex Caioni”11:18 B2At the Gate of the Levant16:20 | Live | 1986 | |
| 1991 | Creation Suite / CreațiuneaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 38:201Inner Mood / Stare Interioară: Part One7:12 B2Inner Mood / Stare Interioară: Part Two10:54 B3Searching In The Darkness / Căutînd În Întuneric8:26 4Cosmogony / Cosmogonie11:48 | Live | 1991 | |
| 1996 | Sonatas in SolitudeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Sonata No. 1 for Piano and Percussion 2Solitude 3Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Percussion | Live | September 1996 | |
| 2008 | BirthSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 59:481Iată vin colindători4:45 2(Romanian trad. Béla Bartók collection)3:03 3Erurem2:26 4Go down, Moses!3:58 5(Romanian trad. Béla Bartók collection)3:32 6Avedis5:00 7Swing low, sweet chariot3:13 8(Romanian trad. Béla Bartók collection)4:05 9When the saints go marchin' in7:26 10Doamnă bucuroasă5:46 11(Romanian trad. Béla Bartók collection)4:48 12Everytime I feel the spirit2:55 13La Vitleem colo-n jos1:54 14When I die3:14 15Afterword3:43 | Live | 2008 | |
| 2009 | Live At Comburg AbbeySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:031Journey3:26 2Gathering Of Pilgrims4:06 3August '825:29 4Woodwinds Of Soul5:20 5Everyday I Have The Blues In The Closet8:28 6November '826:55 7Alleluja4:06 8Tricky Partrige4:20 9Mountain Bride10:01 10Dance Of Pilgrims8:52 | Live | 2009 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Harry Tavitian head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Tavitian & Mihai Iordache(band) | — | present | |
| Harry Tavitian and Hans Kumpf(band) | — | present | |
| Harry Tavitian & Corneliu Stroe(band) | — | present | |
| Tavitian - Gondi(band) | — | present | |
| Creativ(band) | 1978 | 1996 |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_Tavitian.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17ea5a80-2919-4d25-ae73-4e2a8296c23ddiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17ea5a80-2919-4d25-ae73-4e2a8296c23dcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463076genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463076seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Tavitianbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Tavitian
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Romanian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Bogdan Dimitriu @ Dotro Bucharest, Romania · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q463076 · MusicBrainz: 17ea5a80-2919-4d25-ae73-4e2a8296c23d
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