Pianist and composer Shahin Novrasli has had the occasion to play
some of the most prestigious stages in the world, such as London’s Royal
Festival Hall, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Black Sea Jazz Festival,
Prague’s Mezinarodni Piano Festival and numerous clubs and festivals throughout
the United States.
Growing up in Azerbaijan, Shahin’s rare talent emerged from his
country’s various compositional influences as well as its unusual and rich
musical heritage.
At the age of five, he began his classical studies at Azerbaijan's
highest noted music school - The Bulbul Music School and then at the Hajibeyoy
Academy of Music. At only eleven years old, he performed with the local
Symphony Orchestra at the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall.
Elegantly blending his classical knowledge, Azerbaijan’s
traditional folk “Mugham” and his jazz influences, Shahin created his own
unique and accomplished musical universe, among which he combines eastern and
western cultures. A gentle wave of exotic melodies, powerful and sharp
harmonies, capricious eastern rhythms struck by an American Jazz lightning,
majestic and vigorous. With a solo project, a trio with Ari Hoenig and Nathan
Peck, Shahin is today an icon for Azerbaijan Jazz and has received enthusiastic
comments from worldwide critics and audiences.