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“All of Lucy Khanyan’s compositions are accessible, engaging and exciting. The listener is carried through the album by music that breathes life… She has found her own voice and path magnificently.”

MAD / Le Soir, Belgium ★★★★☆

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“Armed With Love: Lucy Khanyan’s Journey Through Chaos and Solitude” explores the artistic vision behind Armed With Love, Lucy Khanyan’s compositional voice, and the dialogue between Armenian musical heritage, improvisation and contemporary jazz.

The Armenian Weekly, USA

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“Lucy Khanyan, en toute sincérité” — a one-hour program devoted to Lucy Khanyan, featuring the complete broadcast of her album Armed With Love and presenting her musical world and artistic approach.

France Musique – Au cœur du jazz, France

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“Musical Pastoral” highlights Lucy Khanyan’s distinctive musical language, where Armenian folk traditions, jazz and contemporary expression converge into a deeply personal artistic voice.

Golos Armenii, Armenia

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“Jazz is a way of thinking rather than simply a musical genre. It gives the musician freedom of thought and the ability to develop an idea into something deeply personal.”

ASEKOSE.am, Armenia

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“Navigating between folk, jazz and avant-garde with rare freedom.”

Ville de Paris – Official Cultural Agenda, France

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“Armed With Love (Jazz Family, 2026) brings together Armenian-American pianist and composer Lucy Khanyan, French bassist Gabriel Pierre and Brazilian drummer Isaías Alves. Deeply rooted in folk-jazz and Armenian inspiration, the album blends tradition and contemporary expression with grace and power.”

CultureJazz, France

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“With Heart Rip’s aerial arpeggios, Mind It’s slam by Emcee Agora and the return to avant-garde folk-jazz roots in Rebirth, the album concludes with distinctly Armenian inflections. A powerful, captivating trio.”

Musicologie.org, France