Amina Claudine Myers facts for kids
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Amina Claudine Myers
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| Born | March 21, 1942 Blackwell, Arkansas, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, organ |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Amina Claudine Myers (born March 21, 1942) is an American musician. She is known for playing jazz piano and organ. She also sings, writes music, and arranges it.
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About Amina Claudine Myers
Amina Claudine Myers was born in Blackwell, Arkansas, in 1942. She was mostly raised by her great-aunt, who was a teacher, and her great-uncle, who was a carpenter and played several instruments.
Early Life and Music Lessons
Amina started taking piano lessons when she was about four years old. She even took lessons at Sacred Hearts Catholic School. When she was seven, her family moved to Roosevelt, Texas. She continued her piano lessons there. She also tried violin, but she decided to focus on the piano.
College and Moving to Chicago
Amina studied music education at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. After college, in 1963, she moved to Chicago. There, she taught music at an elementary school. She also took more classes at Roosevelt University. In Chicago, she worked with other musicians like Sonny Stitt. She was also part of the AACM, a group that helped creative musicians. In the late 1960s, she added "Amina" to her name.
Moving to New York and Touring
In 1976, Amina moved to New York City. She started writing more music, even for Off-Broadway shows. She kept performing and recording as a pianist and organist. Around 1978, she began touring in Europe. She played with the Lester Bowie Quintet and his New York Organ Ensemble.
Music Albums
Amina Claudine Myers has released many albums. Some of them are her own projects, and others are collaborations with different musicians.
Albums as a Leader
These are some of the albums where Amina Claudine Myers was the main artist:
- Poems for Piano: The Piano Music of Marion Brown (1979)
- Song for Mother E (1980)
- Salutes Bessie Smith (1980)
- The Circle of Time (1983)
- Jumping in the Sugar Bowl (1984)
- Country Girl (1986)
- Amina (1987)
- In Touch (1989)
- Augmented Variations (2004)
- Sama Rou (2016)
Albums with Other Musicians
Amina has also played on albums with many other artists, including:
- With Muhal Richard Abrams: Lifea Blinec (1978), Spihumonesty (1979), Duet (1981)
- With the Art Ensemble of Chicago: Salutes the Chicago Blues Tradition (1993)
- With Arthur Blythe: Blythe Spirit (1981)
- With Lester Bowie: African Children (1978), The Fifth Power (1978), The Organizer (1991)
- With Henry Threadgill: X-75 Volume 1 (1979), Subject to Change (1985)
- With James Blood Ulmer: Blue Blood (2000)
See also
In Spanish: Amina Claudine Myers para niños
