On this occasion, as an Honorary Ambassador of the International Multicultural Network, we heartily congratulate Mr.Jeffrey Werbock and wish him much success in his professional and personal life on behalf of the International Multicultural Network family.
Who is Mr. Jeffrey WERBOCK?
He was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in 1951. In 1971 he moved to Los Angeles, California and the
following year he met an elderly man from Daghestan who played traditional
Azerbaijani music on one of their native instruments, the kamancha. From the
first moment of listening to this strange and ancient music, Jeffrey was
completely enthralled. With the guidance of Mr. Avshalomov, he began to study
the cultures and peoples of the Caucasus Mountains, with a strong emphasis on
the traditional music of Azerbaijan.
Only one year after they met, Jeffrey and his teacher moved to Brooklyn
where they shared an apartment. After three years of intensive work together,
Jeffrey moved to Manhattan in order to be closer to the center where world
music began to acquire a following while continuing to study music with his
teacher until he passed away in 1987. Mr. Avshalomov's passing prompted Jeffrey
to go to Azerbaijan in search of more teachers, wishing to advance his
understanding of mugham. Since then, he has given hundreds of concerts and
lecture demonstrations at museums, colleges, universities, and community
concert venues in the United States, Europe, Israel, and Azerbaijan.
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