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Amina Claudine Myers

Born in Blackwell, Arkansas, in 1942, Amina started singing and playing the piano and organ as a child in church choirs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas, where she grew up, and directed choirs at an early age. She graduated in concert music and music education at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas in the early 1960s. After graduation, she moved to Chicago, where she taught music, attended classes at Roosevelt University and worked with musicians such as Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons. In 1966 she joined the AACM in Chicago, focusing on vocal compositions and arrangements, and recording her first jazz album with Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre in 1969.

In 1976 Myers relocated to New York City, where she intensified her compositional work and expanded it into the realm of Off-Broadway productions. She also continued performing and recording as a pianist and organist. Around 1978 she began touring in Europe with the Lester Bowie Quintet and his New York Organ Ensemble. In 1985 she joined Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra.

Notable collaborations also include recordings with Bill Laswell, Marian McPartland, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Arthur Blythe, Frank Lowe, Leroy Jenkins, Jim Pepper and Ray Anderson.

from Wikipedia

African Children Black Saint BSR0032 recorded April 1978 in Roma/Italy	Lester Bowie, trumpet Arthur Blythe, alto sax Amina Claudine Myers, piano, organ Malachi Favors, bass Phillip Wilson, drums
Spihumonesty Black Saint BSR0032 recorded July 1979 in New York City/USA	Muhal Richard Abrams, piano, synthesizer Jay Clayton, vocals Leonard Jones, bass Heorge Lewis, trombone, sousaphone, synthesizer Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax, flute Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano Yousef Yancey, thermin
Song For Mother E Leo Records LR100 recorded October 1979 in New York City/USA	Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, vocals Pheeroan akLaff, drums, vocals
From The Root To The Source Soul Note SN1006 recorded January 1980 in Milano/Italy	Marta Bass, vocals Fontella Bass, vocals, piano, organ David Peaston, vocals, piano, tambourine Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, vocals Malachi Favors Maghostus, bass Phillip Wilson, drums
Salutes Bessie Smith Leo Records LR103 recorded June 1980 in New York City/USA	Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, vocals Cecil McBee, bass Jimmy Lovelace, drums, bells
The Circle Of Time Black Saint BSR 0078 recorded February 1983 in Milano/Italy	Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, harmonica, vocals Don Pate, bass Thurman Barker, percussion
Jumping In The Sugar Bowl Mino Music 002 recorded March 1984 in Ludwigsburg/Germany	Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, vocals Reggie Nicholson, percussion, vocals Thomas Palmer, bass
Amina Novus 3030-I-N recorded November 1987 in Nw York City/USA	Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocals Jerome Harris. bass, guitar Reggie Nicholson, drums Bola Idowu, percussion, talking drum Ray Mantilla, bongos, congas
In Touch BMG PL83064 recorded 1989 in Jersey City, NJ/USA	Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano, vocals, synthesizer Jerome Harris, bass, vocals Reggie Nicholson, drums, percussion Flare Funston, drums, percussion Pete Levin, synthesizer programming
The Organizer DIW Records 821 recorded January 1991 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn Steve Turre, trombone Amina Claudine Myers, organ James Carter, tenor sax Famoudou Don Moye, drums, percussion Phillip Wilson, drums
Funky T. Cool T. DIW Records 853 recorded January 1991 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn Steve Turre, trombone Amina Claudine Myers, organ James Carter, tenor sax Famoudou Don Moye, drums, percussion Phillip Wilson, drums
Ekstasis Island Records 314-514518-2 recorded 1993 (?) in New York City/USA	Niki Skopelitis, guitar Amina Claudine Myers, Hammond B-3 organ Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, drum loop Jah Wobble, bass Zakir Hussain, tablas Foday Musa Suso, doussongoni, kora Simon Shaheen, violin, oud Jaki Liebezeit, drums Bill Laswell, bass Guilherme Franco, cuica Bachir Attar, flute Aiyb Dieng, Chatan
Breath Of Life Electra/Nonesuch 79309 recorded April and September 1992 in USA	Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax, contra-alto clarinet Arthur Blythe, alto sax Oliver Lake, alto sax David Murray, tenor sax, bass clarinet Amina Claudine Myers, organ Donald Smith, piano, organ Fred Hopkins, bass Tarik Shah, bass Ronnie Burrage, drums Gene Lake, drums Fontella Bass, vocals, piano
Song Out Of My Trees Black Saint 120154-2 recorded August 1993 in New York City/USA	Henry Threadgill, alto sax Ted Daniel, trumpet, horns Brandon Ross, guitar Jerome Harris, bass Gene Lake, drums James Emery, soprano guitar Ed Cherry, guitar Myra Melford, piano Amina Claudine Myers, harpsicord, organ Tony Cedrus, accordion Diedre Murray, cello Michelle Kinney, cello Mossa Bildner, voice Reggie Nicholson, drums
South Delta Space Age Antilles 314 533 965-2 recorded 1995 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	James Blood Ulmer, guitar, voice Bill Laswell, bass Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, drums, percussion Bernie Worrell, organ, clavinet Amina Claudine Myers,organ, piano, vocals
Live In Essen bootleg recorded live 03 April 1995 at the Grillo Theater in Essen/Germany	Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn Amina Claudine Myers, Hammond B-3 organ, vocals James Carter, tenor sax Frank Lacy, trombone Kelvyn Bell, guitar Don Moye, drums, percussion
Funkorific Enja Records ENJ-9340 2 recorded January 1998	Ray Anderson, trombone, vocals Lonnie Plexico, bass Tommy Campbell, drums Jerome Harris, guitar Amina Claudine Myers,organ, piano, vocals
Radioaxiom Palm Pictures 2072 recorded 2001 (?)	Jah Wobble, bass Bill Laswell, bass Nils Petter Molvaer, trumpet Graham Haynes, cornet Nicky Skopelitis, guitar Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibabaw, voice Amina Claudine Myers, organ, piano Tigist Shibabaw, voice Karsh Kale, drums, tabla Hamid Drake, drums, tabla Sly Dunbar, drums Aiyb Dieng, percussion

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