His mother Sura Gambarova, daughter of Huseynagha Hajibababeyov, an opera singer, imparted him love to music from his early ages.

As a pianist he continued his education at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov, from where he graduated as a theorist-musicologist (1978-1983) and as a composer (1986-1990,class of professor I.Hajibeyov).

In 1996, Salman founded a group called "Bakustic Jazz", the membership of which varies depending on aims and projects.

Such famous musicians as Sevda Alakbarzadeh, Anar Taghizade, Farida Mammadova in projects of "Bakustic Jazz".

"Bakustic Jazz" performed in jazz clubs of Baku, Odesa, Tbilisi, Warsaw, Berlin, Chicago, Basel and Moscow and also participated at gala concerts together with musicians from Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, England and the United States.