Amina Figarova Sextet
Cary Saurage Community Arts Center 233 Saint Ferdinand, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
The Azerbaijan-born, globe-trotting composer and pianist Amina Figarova is coming to the Cary Saurage Center as part of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Jazz Listening Room Series. Lilting melodies, luminous harmonies, often understated yet always propulsive rhythms and star soloists come together with immaculate sophistication in each track. Her dedicated accompaniments include trumpeters Ernie Hammes and Alex Pope Norris, saxophonists Wayen Escoffery and Marc Mommaas, bassists Luques Curtis and Yasushi Nakamura, drummer Jason Brown, electric guitarist Anthony Wilson, and flutist Bart Platteau—Figarova's partner and husband of nearly twenty five years. 7:30 pm. $20 at bontempstix.com.