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Amina Figarova

Amina Figarova is a pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer whose international ensembles connect lyrical small-group jazz with large-form projects.

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Career Overview

About Amina Figarova

Figarova’s official biography traces classical study in Azerbaijan and the Netherlands, jazz training at Berklee, and the development of international small groups around her original compositions. It documents a career in which piano, arranging, and bandleading remain closely connected.[1]

The artist’s album and project archives separate her regular ensemble, sextet writing, Bart Platteau collaborations, and larger works. The catalog runs from early independent records through Blue Whisper, Road to the Sun, Persistence, and later projects.[2][3]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

Amina Figarova Ensemble

Figarova’s principal touring group carries her original compositions through changing international personnel.[1][3]

Leader, pianist, and arranger

Amina Figarova Sextet

The sextet expands her writing beyond a conventional piano trio while retaining a small-group improvising core.[3]

Pianist, composer, and co-leader

Bart Platteau collaborations

The official project guide distinguishes duo and collaborative work with flutist Platteau from Figarova’s named ensembles.[1][3]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2015

Blue Whisper

Leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

The official album archive presents this ensemble recording within Figarova’s leader chronology.[2]

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2019

Road to the Sun

Leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

The album continues Figarova’s international small-group writing in the period preceding Persistence.[2]

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2020

Persistence

Leader, pianist, composer, and producer

The artist catalog documents Persistence as a later leader project with its own ensemble and recording context.[2]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Official album archive

Explore Figarova’s leader records, album notes, and international ensemble chronology.

Official video archive

Watch performances by Figarova’s ensembles and collaborative projects selected by the artist.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

No current Jazz DateBook dates are listed for Amina Figarova. The career guide remains available while the calendar changes.

Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography and career history

    Amina Figarova

  2. [2] Official leader album archive

    Amina Figarova

  3. [3] Official ensemble and project guide

    Amina Figarova