Amina Claudine Myers

piano, organ, vocals · 1942 · Blackwell (Arkansas)

Pianist, organist and singer, named an NEA Jazz Master in 2024, who started out in the AACM. Settled in New York in the 1970s, she composes for theater and dance and has toured with Lester Bowie and Archie Shepp.

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Styles

• AACM
• Gospel

Landmark tracks

• Song for Mother E (1980)

Sources

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