Music and Time Annotation << Back The Main Stages of the Development of Interpretation in the Jazz Performance of Azerbaijan D.T. Amirova This article is devoted to the general problem of jazz interpretation on the subject of Azerbaijani jazz music. The relevance of the problem of jazz interpretation is due to its subtle approach to the disclosure of emotional and authentic content of compositions. Interpretation as a scientific direc-tion is able to reveal all the colors of performance and fill it with a new "meaning" within the framework of research. The article reveals the concept of the term interpretation in classical and jazz performance. The author explains the main features of the art of interpretation in jazz,makes a brief interpretative analysis of some improvisations. On the example of compositions: Rafik Babayev, Vagif Mustafazade, Vagif Sadikhov and Salman Gambarov, also provides a brief overview of their performing style. Keywords: interpretation, jazz, jazz pianism, jazz history of Azerbaijan, performing style. Pp. 12-16.