Bring on the duduks

THE Hollywood Bowl offers new twists with its programming from the very different realms of jazz and world music.

First up: You don’t have to live in Glendale to hear Armenian music. “Spirit of Armenia!” on July 29 will blend traditional music and contemporary pop enhanced by the swirling magic of the Zvartnots and the Vartan & Siranoush Gevorkian Dance Ensembles. On the pop side, the highlights include the soulful singing of Sako, Adiss Harmandian and Hovhannes Shahbazyan, along with rising young star Silva Hakobyan and the Armenian-Mediterranean sounds of the Element Band. And the gripping sound of the oboe-like, vocal-sounding duduk will be amply present in the stirring work of duduk master Djivan Gasparyan and the Winds of Passion duduk ensemble.

On the jazz front: Will it be a summit meeting or a musical collision? We’ll know on Aug. 22, when pop pianist Bruce Hornsby plays with a trio that features jazz stars Christian McBride, bass, and Jack DeJohnette, drums. Three-time Grammy winner Hornsby has played bluegrass, rock, pop and classical -- with Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson and dozens of others -- along his path to selling more than 10 million of his own albums since 1996. But he’s always had a yen for jazz. This night also features the quartet of still-vital Dave Brubeck and the engaging song stylings of Madeleine Peyroux.

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“Spirit of Armenia!,” 7 p.m. July 29, $1 to $43; Jazz at the Bowl, 8 p.m. Aug. 22, $7 to $45. Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave. (323) 850-2000, hollywoodbowl.com.