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Vocalist/Pianist Amina Claudine Myers
Reflects on Spirituals That Shaped Her Musical
Experience on Sama Rou - Songs From My Soul
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Amina Claudine Myers,
a highly regarded pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, master
improviser, actress and educator, has performed worldwide and is well
known for her work involving solo voice, vocal choirs, and instrumental
ensembles.
Myers' 2016 album, Sama Rou - Songs From My Soul, includes
a collection of original compositions and reflections on Negro
Spirituals that hold deep meaning to her musical experience. "Sama Rou,"
a title that takes its origins from Wolof (a Senegalese language), is
described by Myers as "songs from my soul." The release presents a
musical offering that reaches deep into the core of Myers' spirit,
enriching the listener with the beautiful rich colors of her voice,
while achieving a seamless textural blend with the piano.
Myers
has recorded and/or performed with everyone from Archie Shepp, Charlie
Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, James Blood Ulmer, Lester Bowie, and
Bob Stewart to Joey Baron, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Muhal Richard
Abrams, Bill Laswell, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Jim Pepper and
Frank Lowe.
Myers
has received many grants and awards, most notably from the National
Endowment for the Arts, Meet The Composer, and The New York Foundation
for the Arts. In 2001 she was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of
Fame and in 2010 was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame. She
was also commissioned by the Chicago Jazz Institute to compose and
direct a composition for a 17-piece jazz orchestra in honor of the late
great composer, arranger and pianist Miss Mary Lou Williams' 100th
birthday.
Myers,
a prominent member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative
Musicians (AACM)-New York Chapter, continues to impart her deeply
creative music with Sama Rou - Songs From My Soul as she advances forward in her long established career in the world of improvisation and composition.
Upcoming Tour Dates
September 16 / Guelph Jazz Festival / Ontario, Canada
October 7 / Community Church of New York / New York, NY
Amina Claudine Myers · Sama Rou - Songs From My Soul
Amina C Records · Release Date: May 11, 2016
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