Claude Tchamitchian Trio: Naïri (CD-album)

The Claude Tchamitchian Trio's acoustic chamber jazz album Naïri (2024) is double bassist and composer Claude Tchamitchian's poetic tribute to his Armenian roots and the historic highland region of Nairi. Performed alongside clarinetist Catherine Delaunay and guitarist Pierrick Hardy, the record consists of nine tracks woven into four seamless suites (Suite 1–4), blending melancholic, lyrical melodies with minimalist rhythmic patterns. Released through Tchamitchian's own Émouvance label, the 47-minute work unfolds as a narrative arc, with the opening track La caresse du temps and the closing piece Le temps d'une caresse framing a musical journey exploring memory and heritage.