Amina Figarova Sextet & Matsiko World Orphan Choir

“clamorous and jubilant… It sounds like love becomes music.” – Stereophile Magazine

Experience this riveting collaboration between acclaimed composer/pianist Amina Figarova and the internationally renowned Matsiko World Orphan Choir. They have created an exceptional evening of music that has thrilled audiences across the United States in a select forty-date tour. The two groups came together in March of 2024 to create a recording entitled Suite for Africa. Also, they have been on tour in the US from April through November.

This special concert is one of the last stops on their 2024 tour before the choir returns to Liberia, Africa.

Amina Figarova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be a classical concert pianist. She graduated from the Baku Conservatory as classical concert pianist. Then, she entered Rotterdam Conservatory in 1990 (where she met Bart Platteau, a fellow student from Belgium) to pursue jazz. Then, she came to the United States in 1992 to complete her formal education at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. After more than a decade of bookings in major U.S. jazz clubs, concert halls and festivals, the couple gained legal immigrant status in 2013. They currently live in Harlem, NY and tour constantly.

“Among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium” – JazzTime

Figarova is an internationally influenced—and recognized—composer, pianist, and bandleader. Those three roles come to the forefront in Figarova’s bands, a remarkable chemistry that brings her detailed arrangements to life. Additionally, every member of the group stands out as a first-rate individual. However, their dedication to Figarova’s eclectic and powerful compositions gives this group its depth of feeling and elite status. The Amina Figarova Sextet has been a hit at major festivals like the Newport Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Recommended for fans of Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland Quintet and Bill Frisell.

LEARN MORE: https://www.aminafigarova.com/choirproject/

📸: Emmanuel Mohlamme