Vagif Mustafa Zadeh (1940 in Baku - 1979) was an Azerijazzpianist and composer. He created the style of "jazz-mugam", a blend of jazz and Azeri folk music. Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Baku (Azeri: Bakı, Russian: Баку) is the capital of Azerbaijan. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Azerbaijanis. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...
Zadeh won first prize at the 8th International Music Festival in Monaco in 1978, but died the next year. He is survived by his daughter Aziza Musta Zadeh, who is known as a jazz singer in her own right.
Vagif attended Baku State Musical Technical School, from which he graduated in 1963, ten years after the Soviet ban on jazz was lifted, after having been in effect for almost a decade.
Vagif's name was chosen by the renowned poet, Samed Vurgun, on the request of his mother.
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