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Vagif Mustafazade biography, Vagif Mustafazade discography
Magazine launched Vagif Mustafazade's Mugham Jazz Anthology of
6 CDs.But jazz fans and musicians, like Vagif,
used to listen secretly on short wave radios.CD set of Vagif Mustafazade's Mugham Jazz Anthology
at the reception on November 19, 2004.In 1979, he was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.He was only 39 years old.Recording Archives), Eldar Mansurov, Rafael Bunyadov and Javan
Zeynalli provided the original music.Aliyev of Tutu Publishing created
the CD pack design, including the book.English and Azeri), which comes with
the set.Bakhtiyar Akhundov and Marina Besantina (UNOCAL staff)
were Project Consultants.Afag Aliyeva of the Vagif Mustafazade Humanitarian Fund provided
photos.Vagif Mustafazade Jazz, 6 CDs, 80 works with UNOCAL,
2004.Azerbaijan fell under control of the Soviets in 1920, 20 years before Vagif was born.Adolf Hitler had done the same in Germany in 1933, stating that it was "the music of the blacks".The young Vagif, however, apparently cared little for the Soviets and their bans.As a child, he would listen to jazz on BBC broadcasts and sing Meykhana rhythmic poetry, which had also been banned, with friends.As such, he resorted to playing privately for friends or in clubs.In 1966, Willis Conover, conductor of the "Jazz Time" radio program, even went as far as to say, "Vagif Mustafazadeh is an extraordinary pianist.It is impossible to identify his equal.He is the most lyrical pianist I have ever known."Biography
Vagif Mustafazadeh was born on March 16, 1940 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan SSR.He started to play piano in his age of three."Mugham" instrumental ensemble which was also organized by him.Azerbaijani jazz festivals and was awarded as laureate there.He won the first prize at the 8th International Competition of Jazz Composers for his composition "Waiting for Aziza" in Monaco in 1978 and awarded with white grand piano.Vagif Mustafazadeh is assigned Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan SSR and after his death Azerbaijani State Prize.Tashkent and also shortly before the birthdays of his wife (December 17) and daughter (December 19).Trivia
Vagif's name was chosen by the renowned poet, Samed Vurgun, on the request of his mother.External links
Come closer to Vagif Mustafazadeh, Vagif's page on jazz.Listen to Vagif Mustafazadeh, Music Section of Azerbaijan International
Vagif Mustafazadeh: Mugham Jazz, Musical Roots in Baku's Old City.Azerbaijan International
The Emergence of Jazz in Azerbaijan, Vagif Mustafazadeh: Fusing Jazz with Mugam.This page was last modified on 18 May 2008, at 11:41.Javanshir Guliyev (music selection and digitization), Tarlan Gorchu (design) and Pirouz Khanlou (coordinator).Niyazi, State Jazz consisted of a trombone, five saxophones, three
trumpets, a grand piano, a guitar and percussion instruments.USSR propaganda machine dealt a great blow to the development
of jazz music in Azerbaijan.This was the era of Gaya, Rafig Babayev's jazz quartet,
and later, that of Vagif Mustafazade.Young Man of Gascony and his 1938 Three Nocturnes and Prelude No 28
are real pieces of jazz.One of the best performers of these pieces
was undoubtedly Vagif Mustafazade.Vagif Mustafazade was the first exponent of jazz
mugam, at the end of the 1960s.Vagif Mustafazade explained jazz to the Azerbaijani listener
in the language of our native mugam.Azerbaijani mugam to world attention.He is the finest lyrical pianist
that I have ever listened to.In 1969, at the request and insistence of Rauf Hajiyev, Vagif returned
from Tbilisi to Baku.Rafig Babayev, was working in the sphere of vocal
jazz while the Gaya vocal quartet arranged and performed folk songs.Both Vagif Mustafazade and Rafig Babayev died premature deaths.Rafig Babayev died in
1995 in a terrible fire on the Baku underground.Nowadays, Azerbaijan's new jazz generation are already developing
various directions of mugam jazz throughout the world.Azerbaijani jazz on a high level all over the
world for many years.Jazz Festival
Rafig Babayev group.This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union.The contents of this publication is the sole responcibility of Europa House and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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