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Arto Tuncboyaciyan

Arto Tunçboyacıyan (born 4 August 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish-Armenian multi-instrumentalist avant-garde folk artist who appeared on more than 200 records in Europe before arriving in the United States, where he went to work with numerous jazz legends including [a=Chet Baker], [a=Al Di Meola], and [a=Joe Zawinul] as well as a semi-regular stint with [a=Paul Winter & The Earth Band]. Arto fronts his own group called the [a=Armenian Navy Band]. He also worked with Turkish singer [a=Sezen Aksu] and the Greek singer [a=Eleftheria Arvanitaki]. As of 2011 he is also a member of the Paul Winter Consort. Also member of AVA Trio (Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Armen Hyusnunts) and Fifth Season Band (Arto Tunçboyacıyan - composition, percussion, vocals, Vahagn Hayrapetyan - piano, Makar Novikov - bass). He is the brother of [a=Onno Tunç].