National jazz pianist to perform in Germany, the Netherlands

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

The jazz pianist and composer, Salman Gambarov will take part in the “Stars from all Eastern Countries” concert in the cities of Germany and Netherlands.

The musician will perform the works of world musicians and his improvisations, made from separate classical jazz samples, in the cities of Osnaburg and Amsterdam.

Moreover, he will share the same stage with French jazz musician Michel Godard.

Being extremely passionate about music since childhood, Salman played grand piano and picked up the most difficult compositions when he was only four years old.

Later, studying at a secondary specialized musical school named after Bulbul, Salman amazed people with his extraordinary play and a special approach to music.

As a pianist he continued his education at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov, from where he graduated as a theorist-musicologist and as a composer.

Being a student, Salman was listening more seriously to jazz and taking a professional interest in it.

Gambarov's first composition called "Variations for fortepiano" was conferred the first premium in the All-Union contest of composers in 1987, in Moscow.

His aspiration for folk jazz is revealed in a soundtrack written by film to a silent film "Latif" and also in a "East or West?" project music to which was written in a London studio called "The Premises, in 2000.

In addition to everything else, Salmanov is the founder of  group called "Bakustic Jazz" (1996).

"Bakustic Jazz" participated at various local and international festivals  such as "Baku International Jazz Festival", "GIFT-Tbilisi" (Georgia), "Oriental Jazz Fest" (Germany), “Transsib Inter Jazz” (Russia), "Art of improvisation" (Ukraine), "Restoration of disturbed connections" (Mongolia), "Astana Blues" (Kazakhstan), "Montreux Jazz Festival" (Switzerland), "Kaunas Jazz" (Lithuania) and many others.