The Azeri ensemble – consisting of Salman Gambarov (piano), Ilhama Gasimova (vocals), Fuad Jafar (bass) and Isgandar Alasgarov (drums) – is supplemented by Turkish musicians Şenova Ülker (trumpet) and Cenk Erdoğan (fretless guitar and bowed tambur). ‘Bakustic Jazz’ was founded by pianist, composer and musicologist Salman Gambarov in 1996, and has since played all over the world.