The Baku Jazz Festival 2019 will open with a big concert by the master of soul music and funk Omar Lie-Fuck, who will celebrate his 50th anniversary on October 18 at the Electra Events Hall. On October 15, famous Baku residents living abroad, the popular pianist Leonid Ptashka with the virtuoso guitar player Hasan Bagirov, will perform at the Mugam Center. In the festival program, groups from more than fourteen countries will show their skills in various genres of jazz: Laura Poldvere (Estonia), the trio of Jean-Christophe Sholetta (France), the group “Music, Music, Music” (Sweden), Uv Steinmetz (Germany) , Jan Dzhankaya and Kagan Yildiz (Turkey), trio of Martina Salemi (Belgium), trio Helge Lein (Norway), group “Kodaly & Spicy Jazz” (Hungary), Michel Pippokuino (Brazil), trio of Ruben Hain (Holland), Gregory group Mareta with Kristi Dashel (USA), as well as a Norwegian jazz orchestra in an open area. Lovers of Azerbaijani jazz We are waiting for October 22 - after the speeches, a group of intelligent and energetic Afgan Rasul Elvin Bashirov unite in the Baku session with musicians. On October 15, 16 and 18, within the framework of the Baku Jazz Festival 2018, the International Competition of Young Jazz Performers “I am Jazzman!” Will take place, which will be closed with a gala concert and award ceremony on October 27 at the Mugam Center.
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