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Internationally Renowned Jazz Pianist/Composer Amina Figarova Tours America
MARCH 4 - 20 with stops in Cleveland and Cincinnati, OH; Winston-Salem & Ashville, NC; Richmond, VA; NYC; Chicago, New Orleans and Victoria, B.C. Figarova to Return in August for Performance at the Main Stage of the Newport Jazz Festival “...Above the Clouds confirms that Figarova is among the most important composers to ...
Ladies From Afar
by Nick Catalano
This month we celebrate the ever-increasing expansion of jazz overseas, particularly two foreign women who, for different reasons, have captured the jazz spirit: Roberta Gambarini from Torino, Italy and Amina Figarova from Baku, Aserbaijan. Gambarini arrived in New York not long ago and immediately jumped into the Gotham jazz scene, sharing the stage with ...
Leigh Sutherlin at Tango Del Rey, San Diego, CA
by Dan McClenaghan
Leigh Sutherlin QuartetTango Del ReySan Diego, CaliforniaAugust 16, 2009San Diego may not have the most robust of jazz scenes, but there are clubs out there doing their share to shine a bright light on artists local and national. Dizzy's In Downtown has been a local mainstay, featuring artists as diverse as ...
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September 2009 Lineup: Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola September 2009 Lineup Amina Figarova, Renee Rosnes, Elana James, Marian McPartland, Marlena Shaw, Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Valerie Capers, Carmen Lundy, Evi Siamanda, Karrin Allyson & Others Featured in the 5th Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival 5th Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival Diet Coke, the world's ...
Pianist/Composer Amina Figarova Tours to Minneapolis, Oshkosh, Chicago, NYC and Washington, DC, September 3 – 8, 2009
"...Amina Figarova boasts a graceful and erudite piano style, but her second instrument is her band….A first rate jazz pianist, Amina Figarova - with September Suite, Come Escape With Me and now the excellent Above the Clouds--is staking out her ground as a top level composer-arranger...” --Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz “…Above the Clouds confirms that ...
Amina Figarova: Above the Clouds
by AAJ Italy Staff
Above the Clouds è un disco realizzato con cura e sapienza dalla musicista azera, compositrice tra le più originali del mainstream jazz contemporaneo. Al suo fianco, il marito Bert Platteau al flauto, con le sue raffinate note lunghe e trasognate, per ridare nuova linfa al vivace impianto post-bop di base. È un talento puro quello della ...
Amina Figarova in Concert, La Jolla, CA, Feb. 26, 2009
by Dan McClenaghan
Amina Figarova Sextet Athenaeum Music and Arts Museum La Jolla, California February 26, 2009If you can believe pianist/composer Amina Figarova--speaking to the audience after her opening tunes at the February 26, 2009 show at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Museum in La Jolla (San Diego), California--she is ..."just ...
Above the Clouds
Label: Munich Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: "A" Dance; Ernie's Song; Above the Clouds; Sharp Corners; Bedtime Story; Nico's Dream; Summer Rain; Sailing Through The Icy Waters; River of Mountains; Blue Wonder; Chicago Split; Reminising.
Jazz Musician of the Day: Amina Figarova
All About Jazz is celebrating Amina Figarova's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Amina FigarovaAmina Figarova is without doubt one of the most productive jazz composers and talented jazz piano players from Europe. Now living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, born in Baku, Azerbaijan... more Website | ...
Amina Figarova: Above the Clouds
by J Hunter
On September Suite (Munich, 2005), Amina Figarova's inspiration was one of the biggest events this generation may ever know--the September 11th attacks, and their psychological aftermath. While Above the Clouds's subject matter is both smaller and lighter, Figarova again chooses a large medium and a multi-colored palate to illustrate her vision. And this is all to ...
