Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music
Line-up:
Elchin Shirinov – Piano
Byron Wallen – Trumpet
Ben Hazleton – Double Bass
Gene Calderazzo – Drums
About
Elchin Shirinov is a jazz pianist, composer and arranger, originally from Azerbaijan. Most recently he was included in All About Jazz’s December 2022 poll of the top 200 favourite living pianists in the world.
From 2018 to Oct 2022 he was a member of the famous jazz double bassist Avishai Cohen’s trio, during which time he recorded 3 albums as part of the trio and toured internationally at festivals and venues such as Blue Note New York jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s jazz club, Blue Note Tokyo jazz club, Tokyo Jazz festival, Jazz a Vienne, Jazz in Marciac, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Berlin Philharmonie concert hall, Paris Jazz festival.
His career began in Azerbaijan, and in 2018 He became Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan. As well as working with Avishai Cohen he has also recorded his own albums, ‘Maiden Tower’ in 2017 and Waiting’ in 2018. As a solo artist he has toured in London, Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Krakow, Milan, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Vienna.