Description
Release Date: 09/23/22
Amina Figarova's ' JOY' is a post pandemic release and is a celebration of life, hope and new beginnings, featuring 10 original compositions written by Amina for her sextet of 24 years.
Recorded in New York and New Orleans
Amina Figarova -piano, Alex Pope Norris - trumpet, Bart Platteau - flutes, Wayne Escoffery - tenor and soprano sax, Yasushi Nakamura - bass, Rudy Royston/ Brian Richburg JR - drums.
Guest performances:
Sasha Masakowski - vocals on 'October Phantasy'
Hasan Bakr - percussions on 'Joy'.
'... In our current jazz era, many musicians feel obligated to write their own material, even those who lack talent for it, Amina Figarova is a different story. People wait for her records to hear the latest inspirations of a magical composer/arranger...' Thomas Conrad for Jazz times
'...Amina Figarova boasts a graceful and erudite piano style, but her second instrument is her band....A first rate jazz pianist, Amina Figarova is staking out her ground as a top level composer-arranger...' Dan McClenaghan for All About Jazz
| Label: AMFI RECORDS |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Language: English |
| Run Time: 56:45 mins |