Lucy Yeghiazaryan

American-Armenian vocalist

Lucy Yeghiazaryan has become a leading voice in American straight-ahead jazz by bringing the richness of her heritage together with her love for the ultimate American art form. She is a recipient of grants from the Doris Duke Foundation, Chamber Music America and the New York Foundation for the Arts, and has shared the stage with Houston Person, Terell Stafford, Bernadette Peters, and many more. Yeghiazaryan regularly works with the Emmet Cohen trio and can be found performing in and outside of the U.S. with regular appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Birdland. Growing up in post-Soviet Armenia, Yeghiazaryan began listening to her father’s once-contraband collection of jazz records as a young girl. Before she ever learned to speak English, Yeghiazaryan was meticulously mimicking the sounds and styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. In 2002, the family immigrated to America, and Yeghiazaryan received a full scholarship to NJPAC’s Jazz for Teens Program. After graduating college, she moved to New York City in 2015 to pursue her singing career. A top ten finalist in the 2015 Thelonious Monk Competition, Yeghiazaryan holds a degree in World History in addition to being a skilled classical violinist. Her 2019 debut Blue Heaven was followed by 2021’s In Her Words. Her current release, Lonely House is Yeghiazaryan’s debut collaboration with fellow singer-songwriter Vanisha Gould. The collection of originals and carefully curated standards was made possible with support from NYC Women’s fund for Media, Music and Theater. More at lucyjazz nyc.com