House-Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh
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House-museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh ( az, Vaqif Mustafazadənin ev muzeyi) is a memorial museum of the Azerbaijani jazz-pianist and composer,
Vagif Mustafazadeh Vagif Mustafazadeh ( az, Vaqif Mustafazadə; March 16, 1940 – December 16, 1979), also known as Vaqif Mustafa-Zadeh, was a Soviet-Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music known ...
, and it was established on July 28, 1989. In 1994, it became a branch of the Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture. From 1989 to 1997, the director of the museum was Zivar Agasaf qizi Aliyeva. The house-museum consists of three rooms containing 1214 artifacts including photos, posters, gramophone discs, documents, and personal belongings connected with the life and work of Vagif Mustafazade. Vagif Mustafazadeh is father of Azerbaijani singer and pianist
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh Aziza Mustafa Zadeh ( az, Əzizə Mustafazadə; born December 19, 1969) is an Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer who plays a fusion of jazz and mugham (a traditional improvisational style of Azerbaijan) with classical and avant-garde i ...
. At present, the museum is led by the musician’s cousin, Afag Agha Rahim gizi Aliyeva. She's also a founder and chairman of the Cultural and Charitable Foundation, named after Vagif Mustafazadeh.


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