Int'l jazz festival opens in Baku
By Nigar Orujova
An international jazz festival opened at the International Mugham Center in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Tuesday.
Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev, who attended the opening ceremony of the Baku International Jazz Festival 2012, highlighted the Azerbaijani government's attention to all areas of culture and art, including jazz.
The jazz festival is being held October 16-25 with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Culture Fund of Azerbaijan. The festival takes place at the Heydar Aliyev Palace, the State Philharmonic Hall, International Mugham Center and Jazz Center.
The festival program includes performances by Azerbaijani and world-famous musicians.
The Baku International Jazz Festival's program includes concerts of Azerbaijani and world famous musicians:
October 16 - Mike Stern Band (USA) concert in the International Mugam Centre
October 16 - Tofiq Jabbarov and his band's (Azerbaijan) concert in the Baku Jazz Center
October 17 - Emil Afrasiyab's (Azerbaijan) concert in the International Mugam Centre
October 18 - Gonzalo Rubalcaba's concert (Cuba-USA) in the State Philharmonic Hall
October 18 - Yeni Adlar young jazz group's (Azerbaijan) concert in the Baku Jazz Center
October 19 - Hajibayov State Symphony Orchestra (Azerbaijan) concert in the State Philharmonic Hall
October 19 - Elchin Shirinov (Azerbaijan) and Grzegorz Karnas' (Poland) concert in the International Mugam Centre
October 20 - Afgan Rasoul's (Azerbaijan) concert in the International Mugam Centre
October 20 - H3O (Sweden) concert in the Baku Jazz Centre
October 21 - Glenn Miller orchestra's (conducted by Ville Salda) concert in the Heydar Aliyev Palace
October 21 - Yiorgos Psihoyios and his trio's (Greece) concert in the Baku Jazz Center
October 21 - Alexander Mashin's (Russia) concert in the Baku Jazz Centre
October 22 - Carmen Souza's concert (Portugal) in the International Mugam Centre
October 22 - Rain Sultanov (Azerbaijan) and David Mazanashvili's trio (Georgia), concert in the Baku Jazz Center
October 23 - Isfar Sarabski and Natiq Shirinov's (Azerbaijan) concert in the State Philharmonic Hall
October 23 - Salman Gambarov (Azerbaijan) and Luciano Biondini's (Italy) concert in the International Mugam Center
October 24 - Kool & the Gang (USA) concert in the Heydar Aliyev Palace
October 24 - Esra Dalfidan (Netherlands) concert in the Baku Jazz Center
October 25 - Buta choir (Azerbaijan) concert in the State Philharmonic Hall
October 25 - Zaur Mirzayev (Azerbaijan) concert in the Baku Jazz Center
The Baku International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz event organized by renowned saxophonist Rain Sultanov. The festival aims to showcase Azerbaijan's long-running attachment to the American-born art form, a connection first established in the country during the 1950s and 1960s, a time when jazz was outlawed by Soviet authorities. Many famous musicians from a dozen countries, including Georgia, Portugal, Italy, Israel, USA, Germany, Canada, and Russia, are participating in the festival.
The jazz acts appearing at the inaugural event in April 2005 included the Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Germany's Christoph Busse Trio and Russia's Yakov Okun Quarter, in a 14-day event that laid tribute to such Azerbaijani jazz predecessors as Rafig Babayev and his Gaya quartet as well as jazz pianist and composer Vagif Mustafa Zadeh. At the end of the first festival, it was announced that the festival would become an annual event.
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