ARCHIVES: MORE OPEN BOOK INTERVIEWS: 2016
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Amina Figarova is an internationally-known jazz pianist and composer who was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. For decades, she has played with musicians from across Europe and the U.S. The Amina Figarova Sextet (which includes flutist, Bart Platteau, Amina’s partner and husband of 25 years) has triumphed at the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival. The sextet has won critical and popular acclaim in Chicago, Detroit, Paris, Amsterdam and New York. Thomas Conrad of Jazz Times says, “Figarova is among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium.”
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Lynne Friedman, Ed.D., is a New York native. She received an Ed.D. in art education from Columbia University. Lynne's work has been shown in exhibitions in Georgia, New York, Massachusetts and Costa Rica. Her work was selected in 2013 by the U.S. Department of State (Art in Embassies Program) for the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, E. Africa and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Friedman’s work is part of many corporate and private collections and she is listed in Who’s Who in American Art. She is also a community leader who donates her time to several non-profits, including the New York Society of Women Artists (founded in 1925).
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Tatiana Rhinevault is a painter, illustrator and restorer. Her work has been exhibited and sold throughout Europe, including Hungary, Yugoslavia, Spain, Holland, France, Italy and Greece. Tatiana’s paintings were also exhibited at the acclaimed Gallery Revel in the SoHo area of Manhattan as well as several regional and local sites throughout lower New York. She supports the arts in her community by participating in charitable events.
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Kimberlee C. Maselli is an internationally recognized and award-winning painter based in North Carolina. She is also a popular workshop instructor in oils and acrylics. She has helped to foster the arts in her community, and her art has raised money for several nonprofits.
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