by Dan Yessian | Nov 16, 2022 | Armenian Culture, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Trilogy
Today I bring you an interview with a pillar of our Armenian community here in Metro Detroit; Mr Simon Javizian. Simon and I have a long history, as a matter of fact my first music gig was to be his replacement in the band that he had founded, named “Ardziv”. Ardziv...
by Dan Yessian | Oct 21, 2022 | Armenian Culture, Armenian Genocide, Business of Music, Music
Today marks the relaunch of my website, DanYessian.com ! Now it’s even easier to find all of my latest content; from music, to interviews, to skits and more… Keep an eye out for some exciting releases coming soon including: • A big band classic featuring Detroit...
by Dan Yessian | Sep 8, 2022 | Armenian Culture, Armenian Trilogy, Musicians
An Armenian Trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/Armenian-Trilogy-Dan-Yessian/dp/B088P94CFD Dan Yessian presents the first movement “The Freedom” from his classical music composition. Witness the live premiere of “An Armenian Trilogy”, a symphonic piece written by...
by Dan Yessian | Mar 8, 2022 | Armenian Culture, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Trilogy
Did you know…? Armenian: a little known people, from a little known land. Who are they? Where is it? This little country that adopted christianity in 301 AD is bordered by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran. So do you know who any of these people are?...
by Dan Yessian | Mar 4, 2022 | Armenian Culture, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Trilogy
What do we say about history? Can we learn from it, or is it bound to repeat itself? And if it’s bound to repeat itself, is there anything we can do about it? And if there’s nothing we can do about it…what’s the point? #Ukraine #Armenia...
by Dan Yessian | Mar 1, 2022 | Armenian Culture, Comedy
Dan Yessian has had a lifelong annoyance: the constant mangling of his last name! Some of you asked why Armenian surnames sound the way that they do. This video sheds a little light on the origin of the suffixes “ian” and “yan”. Share with...
