A Kind O' Music!: Rain Sultanov

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In November/December 1999 Rain Sultanov recorded the solo album named ;. It presents compositions in folk-jazz stule, and its name shows that Rain used various directions of mugham and mixed them with jazz style. Mugham is the root of Azerbaijan music and it is the part of ancient historical culture. The word megham means time and because of that it is actual in any time. It can be combined with the harmony of jazz and various improvisations very well. Two compositions of "Mugham-Megham" album were presented at multimedia program in Shirvanshakhs palace successfully. And for the performance of one of the compositions from "Mugham-Megham" album Rain Sultanov as one of the best performers was awarded by the Raf-line festivals main prize "Buta" ( buta is the Azerbaijan national pattern) .That festival was devoted to such topics like person,clothes, environment.

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Tracklist
1. Old City 5:07
2. Days gone by 4:56
3. Gachagach 6:34
4. Mugham-Megham 15:40
5. Arabah 9:50
6. Gobustan dastany 11:44

Musician:

Rain Sultanov: Soprano, Tenor saxophone, Alt flute, Keyboards,Drum Programm.

Nadir Talibov: Balaban, Zurna, Tutek

Eldar Rzakuli-zadeh: Piano, Keyboards

Siyavush Kerimi: Ud

Rauf Sultanov: Acoustic Bass, Bass Guitar

Ramin Sultanov: Zarb, Tabla, Naghara, Gosha-naghara, Djembe

Tofig Jabbarov: Percussions

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City of Jazz - 2003

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Rain Sultanov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1965. Influenced by his mother and two elder brothers, he became a musician although as a child he was more eager to draw and attended drawing classes. When he was 14, his elder brothers decided that he should enter music school, where one of his first teachers was Chingiz Babayev.
He bought his first clarinet with his eldest brother’s help.

After leaving school, Rain was a clarinettist in the military orchestra for almost four years during his army service.
In 1985, when he was a student at the A. Zeynalli Music College, he won the Rain & Donny McCazlinAzerbaijan Music Contest.
Invited by the famous Azerbaijani composer and singer Polad Bulbuloglu to join the Ashuglar group, he started to write improvisations for his songs, while continuing to play jazz with friends and family.
In 1992 Rain was invited to work with the Azerbaijan Teleradio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Faig Sujaddinov. This proved to be a critical time during which he prepared several solo jazz programmes for concerts. From 1992 to 1994 Rain performed solo jazz concerts at various jazz and concert halls in Turkey and Moscow. In 1995 Rain wrote his first compositions, Jokers’ Dance and Day Off . He Adam Rodgers & Raintook part to critical acclaim in jazz festivals in Germany in 1996 and 1997.1996 was a very successful year for Rain: in Germany he wrote several new compositions, including Last Moment, Crazy World and others.

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Tracklist:
1. City of Jazz 7.23 (R. Sultanov)

2. Baki khatireleri 6.54 (R. Sultanov)

3. Leyla 7.10 (R. Sultanov)

4. Mart 6.29 (V. Mustafa-zadeh)

5. Azerbaijan 5.40 (R. Babayev)

6. Aglama 7.49 (R. Sultanov)

7. Reyhan 5.14 (F. Amirov)

8. Tale about caspian 7.36 (R. Sultanov)

MUSICIANS

RAIN SULTANOV: Soprano & tenor sax, ewi, bass clarinet, keyboard,sound & drum programming

SALMAN GAMBAROV: piano

RAUF SULTANOV: acoustic bass

TOFIG JABBAROV: percussions

YASEF EYVAZOV: oud

DAVID KOYFMAN: acoustic bass

RUSLAN HUSEYNOV: bass guitar

RAMIN SULTANOV: drums, tabla

OGTAY RUSTAMOV: trumpet

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Tale Of My Land - 2008

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Today, only a select few musicians carry the name of Azerbaijani jazz to other countries.
Rain Sultanov is one leading saxophone player doing just that. Similarly, not many have gone through such an eventfully rich, and sometimes stormy, period of development.
He is certainly a musician’s musician - appreciated by those finely tuned to the highest art.  Rain’s music is thoughtful and suffused with significance.  Rain Sultanov – authoritative jazz musician and leading exponent of different forms of music, with his own style and a plethora of ideas and projects, drawn inexorably to the mysterious

world of the future. He has performed with musicians Rafig Babayev, Udai Mazumdar, Kenny Wheeler, Marva Wright, Bobo Stenson, Eldar Rzakuli zadeh, Mike Del Ferro, Christoph Busse, Perry Robinson,
Donato Deliano, Nils Olmedal, among others.

Rain Sultanov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1965. Influenced by his mother and two elder brothers, he became a musican although as a child he was more eager to draw and attended drawing classes. When he was 14, his elder brothers decided that he should enter music school, where one of his first teachers was Chingiz Babayer.

He bought his first clarinet with his eldest brother´s help. He often listened to jazz compositions performed by Miles Davis and Weather Report. Michael Brecker´s unusual performances were to have a great influence on him later.

After leaving school, Rain was a clarinettist in the military orchestra for almost four years during his army service. In 1985, while a student at the A. Zeynalli Music College, he won the Azerbaijan Music Contest. Rain became an accomplished performer of classical works by Weber, Tchaikovsky and Mozart and at the same time was a prefessional performer of well-known jazz composer and singer Polad Bulbuloglu to join the Ashuglar group, he started to write improvisations for his songs, while continuing to play jazz with friends and family. Influenced by Michael Brecker´s compositions, Rain wrote several of his own works and performed them on tour. In 1988 he was invited by the outstanding Azerbaijani singer Rashid Behbudov to work at the State Song Theatre. In the same year Rain entered the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. In 1989, after the death of the Rashid Behbudov, Rain started working with the Gaya State Jazz Orchestra. The number of singers in the group increased under Teymur Mirzoyev´s guidance, and many new opportunities came up. Invited by clarinet leader Tofig Shabanov, Rain started working as a soloist in the orchestra the same year. He gained a following as a mature improviser. In 1992 Rain was invited to work with the Azerbaijan Teleradio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Faig Sujaddinov. This proved to be a critical time during which he prepared several solo jazz programmes for concerts. From 1992 to 1994 Rain performed solo jazz concerts at various jazz and concert halls in Turkey and Moscow. In 1995 he wrote his first compositions, Joker´s Dance and Day Off. He took part, to critical acclaim, in jazz festivals in Germany in 1996 and 1997. 1996 was a very successful year for Rain: in Germany he wrote several new compositions, including Last Moment, Crazy World and others. On returning to Azerbaijan, Rain decided to form the Syndicete jazz group with the participation of his eldest brother Rauf Sultanov (guitar), Eldar Rzakulizade (piano), Gamidulla Xafari (guitar) and Vagif Aliyev (drums). Syndicate performed their first solo concert, Last Moment, on 14th and 15th July 1997. Syndicate´s performance of original compositions soon won it the admiration of jazz composers. At the same time, from 1997 to 1998, Rain was performing compositions by John Coltrane and Miles Davis in various jazz clubs in Germany and Baku. "Musicians such as John Coltrane and Miles Davis originated many new trends in jazz and they left a brilliant legacy," Rain says.

In 1998 Syndicate were invited to the World Jazz Festival in Novosibirsk (Russia) where they played alongside internationally renowned jazzmen such as Curtis Fuller (trombone), Adam Rogers (guitar) and Danny Makazlin (clarinet). After the festival, Syndicate received an offer from the festival organizer to record an album. In 1999 Rain shared a stage with saxophonist Tommy Smith in Baku. Publicly recognized as a professional jazz group, Syndicate recorded their first album, Last Moment, in January 1999. When it was completed, Rain decided to change his image as a composer and move to innovative work with the clarinet. He has now composed his new album, Mugam magam, which is based on Azerbaijan mational music. It is an intriguing example of Rain´s creativity and musical skill.

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Tracklist
1. Children
2. Lost Land
3. Father's Tale
4. Mother
5. Ache In My Soul
6. My Angel
7. Tale Of My Land

Musician:

Rain Sultanov sax
Ramin Sultanov nagara, drums
Tofig Jabbarov percussion
Yasef Eyvazov oud
Aleksey Miltikh cello
Ruslan Huseynov double bass
Isfar Sarabski piano, keyb

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Rain Sultanov - 3 CD's

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