Jazz-Iz-Christ

Jazz-Iz-Christ
Jazz-Iz-Christ
Studio album by Jazz-iz Christ
Released	July 23, 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:32
Label	Serjical Strike

ReleasedJuly 23, 2013

Recorded2012–2013

GenreJazz

Length56:32

Jazz-Iz-Christ is the only studio album by Jazz-iz Christ,^[1] a group fronted by Armenian–American singer Serj Tankian.^[2] The album was released on July 23, 2013, by Serjical Strike Records.^[3]

The album has essential participation of the renowned pianist Tigran Hamasyan, flautist Valeri Tolstov, and trumpet player Tom Duprey. It also features additional performances from Stewart Copeland and actor/musician David Alpay and Vincent Pedulla. Unlike much of Tankian's previous discography, only 4 of the 15 tracks features Serj's vocals ("Distant Thing", "Song of Sand", "Garuna", and "Miso Soup"). All the other tracks are instrumental, except for "End of Time", which features a female vocalist.

According to Tankian, Jazz-Iz-Christ is "a combination. There's some classic jazz, dance-y stuff, and progressive things. It's all over the place, but it's jazz instrument-wise. It's for a modern listener who appreciates jazz overtones."^[4]

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fish Don't Scream" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Troy Zeigler & Valeri Tolstov)	3:37
2.	"End of Time" (featuring Tom Duprey, Troy Zeigler & Valeri Tolstov)	3:55
3.	"Honeycharmed" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov)	4:20
4.	"Arpeggio Bust" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov)	4:02
5.	"Yerevan to Paris" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Troy Zeigler)	4:01
6.	"Scotch in China" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov)	2:46
7.	"Distant Thing" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov, Vincent Pedulla, Robert Simring, Jeff Muzzerole, David Finch & Stewart Copeland)	3:43
8.	"Song of Sand" (featuring Tom Duprey, James Merenda, David Alpay & Vincent Pedulla)	3:04
9.	"Garuna" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan)	4:45
10.	"Balcony Chats" (featuring Valeri Tolstov)	4:07
11.	"Jinn" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Stepan Haytayan)	2:52
12.	"Waitomo Caves" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov)	2:56
13.	"Through Nights and Hopes" (featuring Tigran Hamasyan, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Mario Caspar)	5:29
14.	"Papa Blue" (featuring Troy Zeigler, Tom Duprey, Valeri Tolstov & Jon Del Sesto)	3:24
15.	"Miso Soup" (featuring Mario Pagliarulo, Dan Monti, Troy Zeigler, Larry LaLonde, Tom Duprey & Valeri Tolstov)	3:31
Total length:		56:32

v t e Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian Dan Monti Larry "Ler" LaLonde
Studio albums	Elect the Dead Imperfect Harmonies Harakiri Orca Symphony No. 1 Jazz-Iz-Christ
Live albums	Elect the Dead Symphony
EPs	Imperfect Remixes Elasticity
Singles	"Empty Walls" "Lie Lie Lie" "Sky Is Over" "Figure It Out"
Other songs	"Mein"
Related artists	System of a Down Flying Cunts of Chaos Buckethead & Friends
Related articles	Discography Axis of Justice Cool Gardens Glaring Through Oblivion Screamers Serart Serjical Strike Records
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v t e Tigran Hamasyan
Albums	A Fable (2011) Shadow Theater (2013) Mockroot (2015) Luys i Luso (2015) An Ancient Observer (2017) The Call Within (2020) StandArt (2022) The Bird of a Thousand Voices (2024)
EPs	For Gyumri (2018)
Collaborations	Jazz-Iz-Christ with Serj Tankian, Valeri Tolstov & Tom Duprey (2013) Ancient Mechanisms with LV (2015) Atmosphères with Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, and Jan Bang (2016)

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Jazz-Iz-Christ

Studio album by Jazz-iz Christ
Released	July 23, 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:32
Label	Serjical Strike