Davenport Artist In Residence: Amina Claudine Myers

2024 NEA Jazz Master and 2025 Mellon Award recipient Amina Claudine Myers perform selections from her most recent solo album, Solace of the Mind (Red Hook Records) at SUNY New Paltz as the Davenport Artist-in-residence. Selected by the New York Times as one of the Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2025, the recording comprises African spirituals and original works by Myers played on piano and organ. Concert will also feature a new solo piece written for Dr. Phyllis Chen, and a rendition of her piece, "Jumpin' In the Sugarbowl" with SUNY New Paltz music students.