Originally from Azerbaijan, Ayaz Gambarli’s compositions have been performed in many venues and festivals in countries such as the United States, Latvia, Austria, Germany, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Russia, etc. As a composer, Gambarli won numerous awards and recognitions, and international composition competitions. One of his recent works, Mirage for solo piano, was selected as the winner of the 4th Mauricio Kagel Competition (Vienna, Austria) and was published by Universal Edition. Prior to composition, Gambarli received his musical training in piano performance at the music school and at the Azerbaijan National Conservatory Music College in Baku, and performed in various concerts with a vast repertoire as a pianist-soloist during his studies at the latter. Later he studied and received degrees in composition from Uzeyir Hajibeyli Baku Academy of Music (Bachelor's degree), and Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Master's degree). Ayaz Gambarli is a member of the Azerbaijani Composers’ Union and since 2011 he teaches music composition, instrumentation, and orchestration classes at Bulbul School of Music in Baku, Azerbaijan.