• Genre: Jazz
• Active: '70s, '80s, '90s
• Instruments: Vocals, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Organ

Biography

A very original pianist who displays her gospel roots when she plays organ or sings, Amina Claudine Myers started studying music when she was seven. She sang with gospel groups in school. After moving to Chicago, Myers taught in the public schools, played with Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, and joined the AACM. She moved to New York in 1976 (where she would record with Lester Bowie and Muhal Richard Abrams), formed her own group, spent a few years in the early '80s in Europe, and toured with Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra in 1985. Amina Claudine Myers has recorded a diverse variety of music as a leader for Sweet Earth, Leo, Black Saint, Minor Music, and Novus. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

The Circle of Time, Song for Mother Earth, Salutes Bessie Smith

Similar Artists:

Cassandra Wilson, Renee Rosnes, Michele Rosewoman, Don Pullen, Melba Liston, Barbara Dennerlein, Geri Allen, Patrice Rushen

A Member of the Group:

Third Rail

Performed Songs By:

Muhal Richard Abrams

Worked With:

Henry Threadgill, Robert Musso, Oz Fritz, Giovanni Bonandrini, Umar Bin Hassan, Bill Laswell, Lester Bowie, Bernie Worrell

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The Circle of Time Buy this CD

Salutes Bessie Smith Buy this CD