Amina Figarova Sextet (bluestem) at Cafe CODA

Pianist/composer Amina Figarova seeks to inspire a more optimistic and positive future on her stunning new album
Due out September 23 on AmFi Records, Joy features a stellar band with Wayne Escoffery, Rudy Royston, Yasushi Nakamura, Alex Pope Norris, Brian Richburg Jr., and Bart Platteau
Wherever these words may reach you, undoubtedly the last few years have presented more than their fair share of challenges. The world is still emerging from a global pandemic, political turmoil has divided communities on large and small scales, and a bleak, inhospitable tone has pervaded social media....

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Pianist/composer Amina Figarova seeks to inspire a more optimistic and positive future on her stunning new album
Due out September 23 on AmFi Records, Joy features a stellar band with Wayne Escoffery, Rudy Royston, Yasushi Nakamura, Alex Pope Norris, Brian Richburg Jr., and Bart Platteau
Wherever these words may reach you, undoubtedly the last few years have presented more than their fair share of challenges. The world is still emerging from a global pandemic, political turmoil has divided communities on large and small scales, and a bleak, inhospitable tone has pervaded social media.
On her latest album, pianist/composer Amina Figarova strives to move beyond that darkness. With a simple, one-word title – Joy – she expresses the profound emotion that she not only celebrates but tries to spread through a lovely, embracing set of new music.

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