Davit Melkonyan is a young Armenian jazz saxophonist and composer, striving for the idealistic goal of creating a piece of an absolute synthesis of academic jazz music and experimentation influenced by the genres of the present. Melkonyan is one of the most well known musicians in Armenia and is part of Armenian State Jazz Orchestra as solo sax and MVF Band - a folk jazz ensemble. He also has a PhD in art history. After many years of working with different bands and orchestras he has started his solo act with the singles Private Story and Personal Opinion, where he mixes the traditional elements of jazz, the blend of modern genres and a touch of personal experiences.
He has performed with renowned jazz artists like Arturo Sandoval, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Randy Brecker, Lenny White, Dee Dee Bridgewater, China Moses, Michael Mayo, and others on more than 40 stages across the world.