Amina Figarova Sextet

Start: Saturday, September 7, 2024 7:30PM
End: Saturday, September 7, 2024 9:30PM

Last heard at Outpost during the spring 2018 season, New York-based, Azerbaijan born composer, pianist and bandleader Amina Figarova is an internationally recognized and prolific artist who JazzTimes called “Among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium.” The Amina Figarova Sextet is recognized for their remarkable chemistry, which brings Figarova’s detailed arrangements to life. Every member of the group stands out as a first-rate individual artist, but “their dedication to Figarova’s eclectic and powerful compositions gives this group its depth of feeling and elite status.” The Sextet has played major festivals including the Newport Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Figarova has released numerous albums which feature members of her sextet and other guests. Just this past May 2024, she released her 18th album, Suite for Africa, featuring the Matsiko World Orphan Orchestra. The Sextet comprises an impressive lineup of contemporary jazz players with Amina Figarova, piano; Bart Platteau, flutes; Alex Pope Norris, trumpet & flugelhorn; Wayne Escoffery, saxophones; Yasushi Nakamura, bass; and Rudy Royston, drums.