Imani Winds

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Imani Winds

Background information
Origin	New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Classical, Chamber music, Jazz, Latin
Years active	1997 – present
Label(s)	Koch Int'l Classics
Website	www.ImaniWinds.com
Members
Valerie Coleman, flute Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe Mariam Adam, clarinet Jeff Scott, french horn Monica Ellis, bassoon

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 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.

1 Awards history
- 1.1 Grammy
- 1.2 Honors
2 Discography
3 Footnotes
4 External links
- 4.1 Listening
- 4.2 Video

[edit] Awards history

[edit] Grammy

Career Wins:
Career Nominations: 1^[1]

Year	Category	Genre	Title	Label	Result
Imani Winds Grammy Awards History
2006	Best Classical Crossover Album	Classical	The Classical Underground	Koch Int'l Classics	Nominated

[edit] Honors

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers: 2007 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards^[2]
ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Award - Self-Presenting Chamber Ensembles - Mixed Repertory in 2005^[3]
2001 Concert Artists Guild award^[4]

[edit] Discography

Year	Title	Genre	Label	Notes
2007	Josephine Baker: A Life of Le Jazz Hot!	Cabaret tunes	Koch Int'l Classics
2006	Imani Winds	Jazz	Koch Int'l Classics
2005	The Classical Underground	Classical	Koch Int'l Classics
2002	Umoja	Classical	Self-Produced	featured original works by flutist Valerie Coleman