Wed 10/16 @ 7:30PM
Azerbaijani pianist/composer Amina Figarova has had an unusual and circuitous musical journey Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, she graduated from the conservatory there with a degree in classical piano, then headed to Rotterdam in the Netherlands to study jazz and finally to Boston in 1992, where she studied at the Berklee College of Music. In the last three decades she’s performed in jazz venues across the U.S.; she became a U.S. citizen in 2020.
She leads the Amina Figarova Sextet, with whom she recorded her 18th album Suite for Africa, released this past May. She’s currently on tour with the album which was inspired by students she met in South Africa. Three of the tracks feature the 24-voice Matsiko World Orphan Choir from Liberia, which is joining her and her band on the road. They’ll be at the Tri-C Metro Auditorium. Get tickets here.
Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus, Cleveland, OH 44115