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| AMINA FIGAROVA celebrates 20 years of her Sextet with the release of her album "ROAD to the Sun"  AMINA FIGAROVACelebrates 20 Years Of Her Sextet With The Release Of Her New Album Two Nights at The Jazz Standard in NYC November 13-14, 2018 "Road to the Sun" In 1998, having a blast playing with a big band made up of students from Thelonius Monk's Institute of Jazz, outdoors, surrounded by the gorgeous mountains of Aspen Snow Mass, I was thinking how much I wanted to create a smaller band that would have the same power of a big band, but with so much more room in it for each musician to shine. Little did I know this was the beginning of a beautiful journey, one that continues to this day, in which every concert, every recording is another beginning, another thrill, another joy.I conceived of the band as a septet 20 years ago, and later refined it to a sextet in 2005. And many of the most incredible musicians in the world have been a part of this band and of my band family. It is so much fun writing for them, trying out different directions, different unknowns; this continuous journey an exquisite adventure: enlightening, illuminating, beautiful, easy and challenging at the same time. Amina Figarova NYC ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT AT THE JAZZ STANDARD, NOVEMBER 13 AND 14, 2018 Tuesday Nov. 13: AMINA FIGAROVA SEXTET Sets at 7.30 and 9.30 pm http://www.jazzstandard.com/?event=20181113 Amina Figarova - piano; Bart Platteau - Flute; Alex Pope Norris - trumpet; Wayne Escoffery - tenor, soprano sax; Luques Curtis - bass; Brian Richburg JR - drums Wednesday Nov. 14: AMINA FIGAROVA SEXTET PLUS strings Sets at 7.30 and 9.30 pm http://www.jazzstandard.com/?event=20181114 Amina Figarova - piano; Bart Platteau - Flute; Alex Pope Norris - trumpet; Marc Mommaas - tenorsax; Luques Curtis - bass; Brian Richburg JR - drums; Sara Caswell - violin; Lois Martin - viola; Mariel Roberts - cello write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |