This Jazz Standard engagement marks the twentieth anniversary of the Amina Figarova Sextet – and to celebrate this illustrious occasion, the leader will add a string trio to her regular working group. “…One of the leading jazz composers of the new century…Figarova’s writing impresses me beyond her com­mand of melody and structure: her intricate arrangements for trumpet, saxes, and the panoply of flutes played by her husband, Bart Platteau, make her band sound like an outfit twice its size.” (Neil Tesser, The Chicago Reader) Amina Figarova – piano Bart Platteau – flutes Alex Pope Norris – trumpet Marc Mommaas – tenor saxophone Luques Curtis – bass Brian Richburg Jr. – drums With Sara Caswell – violin Lois Martin – viola Rubin Kodheli – cello