Composer and pianist Amina Figarova has toured extensively concentrating on an all-original repertoire for more than 20 years. The Amina Figarova Sextet will perform Feb. 4 at Wilton Library.
The sextet has triumphed at the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; has performed in Chicago, Detroit, Paris, Amsterdam, and New York and in Wilton’s Brubeck Room in 2013.
Her latest album, titled Blue Whisper, is a beautiful musical journey of discovery, admiration, sensitivity and reflection.
The Sextet:
- Amina Figarova – piano
- Wayne Escoffery – tenor and soprano sax
- Alex Pope Norris – trumpet
- Bart Platteau – flutes
- Yasushi Nakamura – bass
- Darrell Green – drums
Reception following the concert. Suggested donation: $10. Funded by William and Karen Tell Foundation with special thanks to Ed and Catherine Romer and Chris & Tish Brubeck. Advance registration strongly suggested.
Pre-registrants should arrive by 7:20 p.m. to be guaranteed seating; wait-listed and walk-in registrants will be admitted after 7:20 p.m. if space is available.
To register, please click here or call (203) 762-6334. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton; www.wiltonlibrary.org