On October 19, 2016, the International Mugham Center of Azerbaijan hosted a Mugham show by Jeffrey Werbock, American musician, and Mugham singer. A discussion session on Azerbaijani music followed. Professor Hamlet Isakhanli, the founder of Khazar University and Chairman of its Board of Directors and Trustees, attended the show and spoke about intercultural exchanges in music, the study, and promotion of Azerbaijani music in the West, as well as specifically stressed the strategies for further advancements.