Vagif Mustafa-Zadeh - jazz composer and pianist, is among those rare musicians who could play and perform in any manner. Vagif attracts listeners by his originality, superb technique and harmonies all ...

Jazz trumpet player Melton Mustafa was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in 2011 but was still performing, including at a free outdoor concert on Nov. 25, 2016, at the Museum of Contemporary Art ...

The 24-year-old Canadian musician memorializes friends lost to violence on his debut EP, “When Smoke Rises.” By Jon Caramanica LOS ANGELES — In the middle of Mustafa’s potent, chilling and ...

Mustafa is a secondary character in the short series of cover art he’s debuted since emerging as a solo artist a year ago — if he’s a character at all. His first single, “Stay Alive,” is visualized ...

A few years ago, the Toronto musician Mustafa released his debut album When Smoke Rises and landed on our list of the Best New Bands Of 2021. Back in October, he returned with the single "Name Of God, ...

Hear music from Father John Misty, Mustafa and other artists our critic caught onstage so far this year. By Lindsay Zoladz Even during this long, often bitterly cold winter, I sometimes made it out of ...

The Color of Angels, an engaging album by trombonist Doug Scarborough's sextet, blends music with a jazz heart and Middle Eastern temperament. Scarborough, who teaches at Whitman College in Walla ...

Toronto’s Mustafa has been crowned the winner of the 2022 Prism Prize for his music video “Ali.” The self-directed video was selected by a panel of over 130 esteemed industry professionals in Canadian ...