Banks.am covered the cultural patronage partnership between Wilco Wealth Management and the Ulikhanian Jazz Club, a jazz venue and community platform in Yerevan. In the piece, Olga Omelchenko, Wilco’s Deputy CEO, and Vardan Ulikhanyan, the club’s founder, shared what the partnership means for both the company and the club, from the values behind it to the changes it has already brought to the venue.
Olga drew a parallel between long-term wealth management and jazz itself, noting that both require discipline paired with mastery and the ability to improvise. She described the collaboration as a way for Wilco to support the environment around long-term capital, while stressing that creative decisions and artist selection remain entirely the club’s own. Vardan spoke about the club’s history and the upgrades the partnership has already made possible, including new sound equipment and improved hall acoustics, as well as the broader challenges facing jazz infrastructure and audiences in Armenia.
