Event
Amina Figarova and Bart Platteau at 419 Decatur St
Fee:
Free. The program is free and open to the public.Location: LAT/LONG: 29.954740, -90.064698
National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Type of Event
2:00 to 3:00 pm Central Time
Description
Amina Figarova and Bart Platteau
Friday at 2:00 pm
At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center
419 Decatur St, New Orleans
Amina Figarova (piano) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be a classical concert pianist. Graduated from the Baku Conservatory as classical concert pianist. In 1990, she entered Rotterdam Conservatory (where she met Bart Platteau, a fellow student from Belgium) to pursue jazz, coming to the United States in 1992 to complete her formal education at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. In 1998 she was invited to the Thelonious Monk Institute’s summer jazz colony in Aspen, and after more than a decade of bookings in major U.S. jazz clubs, concert halls and festivals, the couple gained legal immigrant status in 2013, and became US citizen in 2020. They currently live in Harlem, NY and tour constantly.
Bart Platteau (flute) grew up in Brussels, Belgium, studied at the Brussels Conservatory. Worked for several classical Philharmonic Orchestra as the Orchestre National de Belgique, Brussels National Opera Orchestra, and different chamber music ensembles. Studied jazz in Belgium with John Ruocco, Nathan Davis, Joe Lovano at the jazzworkshops in Dworp. Graduated Master degree in Jazz flute performance. Studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory in 1993, and studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with George Garzone and Matt Marvuglio. Principal Jazz Flute teacher at the Rotterdam Conservatory since 1998, till his move to the USA in 2010.
This program is free and open to the public.