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Marvellous jazz come to City of Winds

06 October 2016 [16:59] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Laman Ismayilova

The upcoming Baku International Jazz Festival promises really exciting days to all jazz-lovers as the capital will bring together the the giants of this lovely music.

The festival aims to showcase Azerbaijan's long-running attachment to the American-born art pattern, a connection with which was first established in the country during the 1950s and 1960s, at a time when jazz was outlawed by Soviet authorities.

The City of Winds has always been devoted to jazz, even in the most difficult times of political and economic change. Perhaps, this love became the only salvation for many art lovers and the main source of spiritual food.

A series of stunning concerts will be held at the International Mugham Center -- a venue which was not chosen by chance.  

There is much in common between the ancient mugham and modern jazz as discovered by Mustafazadeh: both are forever mysterious and marvelous, and both are capable of appealing to the human soul by stirring the deepest emotions and sentiments.

The best jazz singers, including Irakli Koiava, Deborah J Carter Quartet, Plunge jazz trio,Gabriel Grossi Trio, Antonio Lizana Group, and others will join the Baku International Jazz Festival to be held from October 22 to 30.

Norway's Tord Gustavsen jazz quartet will give concert on October 26.

Tord Gustavsen, a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, tours worldwide. He released his debut solo album "Changing Places" with his trio on ECM in 2003.

The trio has a growing audience in the U.S., the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Australia, Japan and Norway.

Tord also plays with a wide variety of major Scandinavian jazz musicians and composes music for most of his projects.

Besides, Gustavsen, who holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology, continues to be highly interested in this field of science and has written a lengthy thesis on the paradoxes of improvisation.

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