“My mom was a musician, and my dad had this passion for music. That's kind of how a lot of their relationship was built. When I came around, I was constantly exposed to music.” KindPassionMomDadMusicianMy DadMy Mom Author:Eldar Djangirov
“Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people that inspire me are the people I play with.” PeopleInspireMusician Author:Eldar Djangirov
“"Jazz" to begin with, is a really bad word... all the true musicians that really play jazz, jazz is the worst word for it. Jazz is a process. Jazz is a creative process. It's not so much a genre, but a way of expression.” CreativeWorstMusicianJazzCreative ProcessBad Word Author:Eldar Djangirov
“I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they would undoubtedly call it "jazz." There is this whole generation of musicians that are playing and thinking critically for themselves and making music that's relevant to today. I hope that's the objective of a lot of musicians.” ThinkingTodayCreativeMusicianJazzRelevant Author:Eldar Djangirov