Edward Gabrielyan

Edward Gabrielyan found his love for playing piano at Mission Bay High School during his freshman year. A self-taught musician, Edward immersed himself into the world of jazz, studying the greats and finding inspiration through musicians like Art Artum, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. During his time at Mission Bay, he performed with the Preservationists, the school’s top performance ensemble. In this group he studied Traditional New Orleans Jazz and earned the opportunity to travel to New Orleans, and most recently, Japan to perform. At a young age, Edward’s list of accomplishments and performance opportunities is quite impressive. He has performed with such jazz greats as Wendell Brunious, Lucian Barbarin, Delfeayo Marsalis, Chris Botti and Gilbert Castellanos. Edward has opened for Cecile McLoren Salvant at the San Diego Symphony Summer Pops and has performed several times at Copley Symphony Hall. He is currently studying with two-time Grammy Award-Winning pianist Kamau Kenyatta, and was just accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston.