Imani Winds

Infobox musical artist
Name = Imani Winds

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Origin = flagicon|USA New York, U.S.
Genre = Classical, Chamber music, Jazz, Latin
Years_active = 1997 – present
Label = Koch Int'l Classics/Koch Entertainment
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Current_members = Valerie Coleman, flute
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe
Mariam Adam, clarinet
Jeff Scott, french horn
Monica Ellis, bassoon

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URL = [http://www.imaniwinds.com/ www.ImaniWinds.com]

Imani Winds is an American wind quintet based in New York. The group was founded in 1997 and is known for its adventurous programming, which includes newly composed works, as well as compositions featuring African, Latin American, and American influences. They have presented premieres by composers including Paquito D'Rivera, Wayne Shorter, Richard Wernick, Fred Ho, Kenji Bunch, and Bruce Adolphe.

The group has released four CDs. Their first CD on a major label, "The Classical Underground" (Koch Entertainment), was released in January 2005 and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2006.

Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States and Canada, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. In addition, Imani has toured internationally and recorded with saxophonist Steve Coleman, performed with pop recording artists dn|Morley and opened for Cassandra Wilson and Wynton Marsalis. They have appeared on radio programs including "Saint Paul Sunday", "Performance Today", "News & Notes", the "The Bob Edwards Show", and "The World".

The group's members are of African American and Latin American ancestry, and the name Imani means "faith" in the Swahili language.

Awards history

Grammy

*Career Wins:
*Career Nominations: 1 [ [http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/grammys/2006/nominees.html ASCAP Members Receive Grammy Nomination] ]

Honors

*American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers: 2007 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards [ [https://www.ascap.com/press/2007/052407_concert.html Eighth annual ASCAP Concert Music Awards] ]

*ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Award - Self-Presenting Chamber Ensembles - Mixed Repertory in 2005 [ [http://www.ascap.com/press/2005/cmaawards_011805.html ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Award] ]

*2001 Concert Artists Guild award [ [http://www.concertartists.org/alumni-competition-winners.htm Concert Artists Guild Award] ]

Discography

With Steve Coleman

*1999 - "The Ascension to Light"

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.imaniwinds.com/ Imani Winds official site]
* [http://www.jaykhoffman.com/bios/imani.htm Imani Winds page] at Jay K. Hoffman & Associates, Inc. site
* [http://www.allianceartistmanagement.com/artist.php?id=imaniwinds Imani Winds page] from Alliance Artist Management site
* [http://www.vcoleman.com/ Valerie Coleman] Website of Flutist and founder of Imani Winds

Listening

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4695039 Imani Winds on "All Things Considered" radio program] , June 8, 2005
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5227328 Imani Winds on "Performance Today" radio program] , February 22, 2006
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5425259 Imani Winds on "News & Notes" radio program] , May 23, 2006
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10947999 Imani Winds on "All Things Considered" radio program] , June 11, 2007

Video

* [http://kennedy-center.org/education/pwtv/broadcast.html# Imani Winds video]