Amina Claudine Myers

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Amina Claudine Myers

free jazz jazz vocal jazz
United States
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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 <a href="spotify:artist:338mC0yGyX0C9of8QMJ5hK">Gene Ammons</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:217b0uqAzsOOhGcnoANZqj">Sonny Stitt</a>, and joined the AACM. She moved to New York in 1976 (where she would record with <a href="spotify:artist:3r0t2sPG17gaUgXDJyJmHf">Lester Bowie</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0odGsDIsc4dJTZWyeCfBnT">Muhal Richard Abrams</a>), formed her own group, spent a few years in the early '80s in Europe, and toured with <a href="spotify:artist:5Pqc0ZFA20Y9zGJZ3ojUin">Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra</a> 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, Rovi

Monthly Listeners

11,550

Followers

4,082

Total Streams

5.2 million

Top Cities

United Kingdom London
133 listeners
Spain Madrid
128 listeners
Spain Barcelona
120 listeners
Brazil São Paulo
137 listeners
Poland Warsaw
120 listeners

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Popular Tracks

68 tracks
1
Dirty No-Gooder's Blues

Dirty No-Gooder's Blues

Jan 1, 1996

4.5 million

streams

2
African Blues

African Blues

Apr 25, 2025

81,644

streams

3
Central Park at Sunset

Central Park at Sunset

Mar 15, 2024

44,202

streams

4
Witchi Tai To - Live

Witchi Tai To - Live

Feb 9, 2006

42,595

streams

5
Wasted Life Blues

Wasted Life Blues

Jan 1, 1996

41,970

streams

6
Conservatory Gardens

Conservatory Gardens

May 10, 2024

38,045

streams

7
Jailhouse Blues

Jailhouse Blues

Jan 1, 1996

35,938

streams

8
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

May 10, 2024

31,614

streams

9
The Blues (Straight To You)

The Blues (Straight To You)

Jan 1, 1996

30,409

streams

10
African Blues

African Blues

Jan 1, 1996

29,627

streams

Releases

11 releases
Solace of the Mind

Solace of the Mind

2025

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Red Hook Records
Beneath the Sun

Beneath the Sun

2025

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Red Hook Records
Song for Mother E

Song for Mother E

2025

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Red Hook Records
African Blues

African Blues

2025

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Red Hook Records
Central Park‘s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

Central Park‘s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

2024

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Red Hook Records
Central Park at Sunset

Central Park at Sunset

2024

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Red Hook Records
Song For Mother E

Song For Mother E

2023

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Leo Records
Sama Rou

Sama Rou

2016

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Amina Claudine Myers
Salutes Bessie Smith

Salutes Bessie Smith

1996

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Leo Records
Jumping in the Sugar Bowl

Jumping in the Sugar Bowl

1984

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MINOR MUSIC