Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

Pianist

Birthday December 19, 1969

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Baku, Azerbaijan

Age 54 years old

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About

Dubbed The Princess of Jazz. She was known for fusing jazz and mugam with the avant-garde and classical.

Before Fame

She studied classical piano before her father's sudden passing made her rethink her artistic choices.

Trivia

She had two favorite hobbies: painting and sleeping.

Family Life

Her father, Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, created a fusion between jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani mugam. She continued in her father's footsteps, playing mugam-influenced music to great acclaim even outside of her native Azerbaijan.

Associated With

She re-interpreted Dave Brubeck's Take Five for one of her albums.