Ifsar Sarabski to join jazz festival in Paris

Young Azerbaijani pianist Isfar Sarabski will perform at Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés Paris, which will open on May 15.

The Isfar Sarabski Trio is set to make a triumphant return to Paris following his acclaimed concert at the Duc des Lombards club in December.

Isfar`s concert is supported by The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS).

Isfar Sarabski began playing the piano at the age of seven. He studied classic piano for eleven years at the Bulbul Music School in Baku. His early influences included Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, while Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Vagif Mustafazadeh have inspired Sarabski to compose his own music.

Sarabski was merely twenty when he won First Prize in the Solo Piano competition at the 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival. His success led to his name's entry in the Golden Book of Young Talents in his native country, and he was awarded the title "Honorary Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic".

ANN.Az