: Offers a Fazil Say "Paganini Jazz" Digital Sheet Music for $9.99, with an option to add a high-resolution PDF download for an additional $3.
Composed in 1995, "Paganini Jazz" was a pivotal work for Say. It established his voice not just as a pianist with astounding technique, but as a composer who could make old music sound dangerously new. When listeners hear it, they often ask, "Is this classical? Is it jazz?" The answer is that it is a seamless fusion of both.
: It draws inspiration from jazz greats like Scott Joplin , Art Tatum , and George Gershwin .
This is where the PDF becomes terrifying for the average pianist. The left hand locks into a relentless boogie-woogie bass line (C-A-F#-E-F#-A repeated), while the right hand plays dizzying double notes and chromatic runs. Your fingers will burn.
To understand Paganini Jazz , you must first understand its creator. (born 1970) is a Turkish pianist and composer known for his explosive energy, improvisatory flair, and fearless genre-bending. Unlike many contemporary classical composers who remain entrenched in academic atonality, Say is a showman. He blends classical form with Turkish folk rhythms, minimalism, and—crucially for this piece—jazz.