The Writers' Union
A literary institution running since 1934: congresses, journals, arguments.
yazicilar-birliyi.tut.az
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Baku Jazz
The city's own jazz dialect: mugham modes, clubs, festivals and several generations of players.
Go to the sitecaz.tut.azA separate third-level domain with its own design
in progress
How it will look: each site gets its own colour scheme and structure.
In brief
Jazz took hold in Baku in the 1950s–60s. Vagif Mustafazadeh brought mugham modes into improvisation and jazz-mugham was born.
Today the city has clubs, a jazz festival and a jazz department at the conservatoire — the tradition continues.
On the site
- 01The sceneClubs and venues
- 02FestivalProgrammes and guests
- 03NamesGenerations of musicians
- 04RecordingsAlbums and concerts
Related sites
The Carpet Museum
The world's first carpet museum — founded in 1967, in its new boulevard building since 2014.
xalca-muzeyi.tut.az
Opera and Ballet Theatre
The 1911 theatre building — the main address of Baku's musical stage.
opera.tut.az