In the early days of the establishment of the Azerbaijani National Army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, a military band was created in a short period of time.

[2] In 1971, the band's performance on Kutuzovsky Prospekt featured the famous Azeri march Vatan by composer Alimardan Aliyev, which was one of the few times oriental music was played at a military parade in Moscow.

The debut performance of the units of the band service was on 9 October 1992 during the Day of the Armed Forces parade on Azadliq Square.

In the first years of the formation of the service, the soloists of the exemplary band took part in the farewell ceremonies of the personnel going to the battle in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

[8] The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have given their own personal greetings to members of the band.

It has also performed for dignitaries such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani.

[3] In November 2019, soloists of the band represented Azerbaijan at the Katyusha Military-Music Festival in Moscow dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II.

[19] In September 2018, it performed for presidents Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of Baku.