Born in Blackwell, Arkansas on March 21, 1942, Amina Claudine Myers is a jazz
keyboardist, vocalist, composer, arranger and educator. She is also known for
her work involving voice choirs, voice and instrumental ensembles. She began her
musical journey at the age of four when she started taking piano lessons. Her
family relocated to Roosevelt, Texas when she was seven and began taking violin
and piano lessons, finally focusing on the piano when lessons for both became
too expensive. Moving back to Blackwell, she attended Philander Smith College in
Little Rock, Arkansas, majoring ...