Another international jazz festival in Baku
On 19-30 October, the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Foundation of the country will hold the next international jazz festival in Baku.
Musical performances will be held in several halls and rooms: the Heydar Aliyev Palace, the Mugham Center, the State Philharmonic, the R. Behbudov Theater, and the Jazz Center.
Among the guests of the festival are musicians such as Terence Blanchard, Stanley Clarke, Craig Taborn, Anat Cohen, Michel Camilo, and others.
Known Azerbaijani musicians Salman Gambarov and Raeen Sultanov and the ensembles Rast and Jangi will perform as well as a number of young performers.
Performance of famous musician Stanley Clarke will be held on October 28. -16D-
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