Jamila Javadova-Spitzberg
November 21, 2022
The symphony is one of the most widely performed genres by orchestras worldwide. Initially emerging as an overture to Italian operas, the genre has undergone extended […]
February 28, 2021
The National Music & Global Culture Society, in collaboration with the Azerbaijan-American Music Foundation, announces the inaugural Hajibeyli International Composition Competition to recognize outstanding new full-scale musical works inspired by […]
February 6, 2021
Artists can be compared to ships: some remained anchored in harbors or sailed only in safe, calm seas near the land. Others are brave enough to […]
May 14, 2020
The Azerbaijan-American Music Foundation is announcing an online competition for the best performance of the “Fantasy in Mugham Style” for violin and piano by Asaf Zeynalli, […]
March 20, 2020
March 16, 2020, marked the 80th Anniversary of the eminent Azerbaijani jazz pianist Vagif Mustafazade (1940-1979). It is with joy and pride we announce the release […]
February 14, 2020
On April 11, 2018, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Monterey County, California, gave the world premiere performance of the Concerto for Balaban, Percussion Instruments, Piano, and […]
December 17, 2019
Mid-2001, I said goodbye to my favorite city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands where I lived from 1997 and successfully landed in North Texas, USA. This intercontinental […]
May 20, 2019
What could Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West and Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila have in common? Italian in its origin, the former lines up with Puccini’s verismo style […]
November 2, 2018
Dear Friends of the American-Azerbaijan Music Foundation, We would like to take the opportunity and end the wonderful 2018 year by launching the AAMF BLOG page […]