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By Laman Ismayilova

The International Nora Jazz Festival is back for its 8th edition, “Women in Jazz”.

World-famous jazz musicians will participate in the festival to take place in Sardinia, Italy, August 2-12.

Rita Marcotulli (Italy), Karen Souza (Argentina), Teresa Salghuiero (Portugal) and Azerbaijani ‘Princess of Jazz’ Aziza Mustafazade will amaze the guests of the fest with their vitouse performances.

Aziza Mustafazade sings, and composes in one of the most extraordinary jazz styles ever heard.

Her father, Vagif Mustafazade, who passed away at only 39 years old, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music known as mugham.

At just 17 years old, Aziza won the Thelonious Monk Prize in Washington. Her first, self-titled album introduced her to the general public and her following albums established her as a great international artist, with 15 million copies sold.

Immediately following the release of her first album, published by Sony Records, international critics compared her to great musicians like Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, and Chick Corea.

The extraordinary combination of genres and styles captivated the hearts of million music lovers around the world.

The Azerbaijani Princess of Jazz has nine albums. She worked with such world-famous musicians as John Patitucci, Dave Weckl, Bill Evans, Omar Hakim, Toots Thielemans and others.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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