titled Twelve - her debut release on the renowned
independent German label In + Out - celebrates jazz is an
international music and New York City as a locale where
jazz gypsies may feel most at home. A suite of songs for
sextet Figarova wrote swiftly in 2011 after moving with
her husband and musical partner, flutist Bart Platteau, to Forest Hills, Queens from their longtime European base, Twelve is suffused with the heightened expectations, sense of adventure and fresh erceptions that voluntary
emigrés enjoy, as well as the confidence, creative energies
and nuanced fulfillment that artists gain from being in the
right place at the right time.
Amina was born and raised in Baku, Azerbaijan, Bart is from Belgium, and together they are citizens of the world. They've toured extensively, developing a
tight-knit ensemble that, despite inevitable personnel
changes, has attained a distinctive and inimitable voice by concentrating on all-original repertoire for almost 18 years.
In and Out Records
