Hamasyan is a jazz fusion phenomenon...This fourth album for Nonesuch renews Hamasysan’s commitment to his home culture, and densely packed compositions incorporate Armenian modes into fiery, sometimes bewildering, improvisation across 10 tracks...File under F for fantastic, in both senses of the word.

Extreme opposites attract; the transcendental and confrontational are organically aligned in Tigran’s world.

Much like the heavy metal that always has inspired Tigran Hamasyan’s unique approach to the piano, his latest album pulls no punches. Simultaneously inspired, frantic and deeply reflective, The Call Within stands as an unfolding synthesis of the 33-year-old’s lifetime of eclectic listening and studying.