YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The interesting and various jazz events and concert programs continuing for a year were concluded on December 26 by a brief press conference on the results of the Armenian Jazz-70 jubilee events. Armenian Jazz-70 jubilee steering committee's members are convinced that though the jubilee year finishes, interesting novelties and surprises are expected in the sphere of Armenian jazz next year as well. According to Ruben Jaghinian, the General Producer of Armenian Jazz-70, DVDs of jubilee concerts will be released at the very start of 2009, the work History of Armenian Jazz by Armen Tutunjian will be published, where the birth and history of Armenian jazz will be presented in detail. Besides, two jubilee films dedicated to the 70th anniversary of jazz will be shot, one of which will present jubilee year's events and the other the history of Armenian jazz. According to R. Jaghinian, next year also Armenian Jazz-70 steering committee will organize interesting concert programs with many surprises. The General Producer is convinced that this jubilee year was interesting not only for Armenians, but also for foreigners, as people, who had never heard about the Armenian people, arrived in Armenia within the framework of the concerts. Pianist Levon Malkhasian added that though the jubilee year of Armenian jazz finished, "nevertheless the things to be done in the jazz sphere are not finished by that. It should continue developing and achieve new heights with new names and works."

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