"Distant Thing", the new video from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian's collaborative jazz-infused album "Jazz-iz Christ", can be seen below. Released on July 23, "Jazz-iz Christ" is Serj's brainchild, but truly is a collaborative effort between many musicians that Tankian curated to be part of the group and self-titled album. Among others, there are considerable contributions from renowned pianist Tigran Hamasyan, flautist Valeri Tolstov, and trumpet player Tom Duprey. Additional performances from Stewart Copeland and actor/musician Davis Alpay and Vincent Pedulla make for a very unique collaboration. The 15 tracks that comprise "Jazz-iz Christ", a mostly instrumental effort except for four songs, are an amalgam of progressive jazz, electronic, ethnic and even rock elements, displaying a unique presentation of the genre itself. "Jazz-iz Christ" was released through Serj's own Serjical Strike Records. Also available is "Orca", Tankian's first true symphony. Upon completion of SYSTEM OF A DOWN's summer touring in August, Tankian stayed in Europe until the commencement of his own solo orchestral tour dates that began on September 19 in Kiev, Ukraine. The concert program included all four acts of "Orca", but also incorporated performances of many songs from "Elect The Dead Symphony", which achieved critical and commercial success upon its initial release and tour in 2010.
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