The Girl in Jazz: Ulviyya's Performance at Caucasus Jazz Festival

On May 1, Ulviyya and other musicians performed at the Tbilisi Conservatory in the Republic of Georgia. A number of groups performed to open the Caucasus Jazz Festival, and the night ended with strong with a performance by Isfar Sarabski.

This week Ulviyya will be in collaboration and master classes with some of the best regional musicians. Then, the second concert this coming weekend will be with mixed mutlinational groups as the musicians jam with each other, combining styles and reportoires.

The concert will be broadcast live online at www.url.az/jazz. If you can't make it to the concert, then watch Ulviyya online next weekend!

About Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is an ancient nation situated beneath the Caucasus Mountains and next to the Caspian Sea. It has a long tradition of hospitality and openness to outside ideas and cultures. Whether through history (Persian, Russian, and Soviet empires), commerce (the Silk Road), or today’s pace of globalization, Azerbaijan is a blend of a number of world influences. This is particularly true in music. Musicians such as Uzeir Hajibayov (opera), Gara Garayev (ballet), and Vagif Mustafazade (jazz) took international musical forms and adapted Azerbaijani themes and rhythms to them. Today, musicians like Ulviyya are carrying on the tradition of preserving traditional themes and using the numerous music influences in Azerbaijan to develop new unique sounds to connect to a widening audience in many countries.