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 |
