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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 Sextet & Matsiko World Orphan Choir

Dakota

The Amina Figarova Jazz Sextet has graced the stage of Jazz Festivals and renowned clubs all over the world. She is known both for her piano performance and composing, and with her group, she delivers a double dose of thrilling performances to audiences everywhere. She is currently in residence in both New York City and New Orleans with her husband an phenomenal jazz flutist Bart Plateau. This will be their second appearance at Southern Miss.

Connoisseurs Series presents Amina Figarova Jazz Sextet

Marsh Auditorium

A native of Baku, Azerbaijan, Amina Figarova has risen from her upbringing behind the Iron Curtain to become of the most celebrated pianists and composers on the international jazz scene.

A prodigy who began piano studies at the age of 2, she earned degree in classical piano performance before relocating to Rotterdam and devoting her passions to jazz, eventually landing at Boston’s Berklee College as part of a student exchange program. Combining her classical technique with a love for the music of Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington, Figarova has released over a dozen exquisite sessions, beginning with her 1994 debut album, Attraction.

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Amina Figarova

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Past events

Nov 12, 2024

Amina Figarova Sextet & Matsiko World Orphan Choir · Dakota

Nov 3, 2023

Connoisseurs Series presents Amina Figarova Jazz Sextet · The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music

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