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| name = Imani Winds |
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| origin = [[New York City]], United States |
| origin = [[New York City]], United States |
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| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Chamber music]], [[Jazz]], [[Latin American music|Latin]] |
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Chamber music]], [[Jazz]], [[Latin American music|Latin]] |
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| years_active = 1997–present |
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| label = Koch Int'l Classics/[[Koch Entertainment]] |
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| current_members = Brandon Patrick George, [[flute]]<br />Toyin Spellman-Diaz, [[oboe]]<br />Mark Dover, [[clarinet]]<br /> |
| current_members = [[Brandon Patrick George]], [[flute]]<br />Toyin Spellman-Diaz, [[oboe]]<br />Mark Dover, [[clarinet]]<br />Kevin Newton, [[French Horn]]<br />Monica Ellis, [[bassoon]] |
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| past_members = Valerie Coleman, [[flute]], Mariam Adam, [[clarinet]] |
| past_members = Valerie Coleman, [[flute]]<br />Jeff Scott, [[French Horn]]<br />Mariam Adam, [[clarinet]] |
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| website = [http://www.imaniwinds.com/ www.ImaniWinds.com] |
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'''Imani Winds''' is an American [[wind quintet]] based in [[New York City]], United States. The group was founded by flutist [[Valerie Coleman]] in 1997<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Westbrook|first=Peter|date=Spring 2008|title=Valerie Coleman: Revitalizing the Woodwind Quintet|journal=The Flutist Weekly|volume=33|pages=36–39}}</ref> and is known for its adventurous and diverse programming, which includes both established and newly composed works.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=DeLorenzo|first=LC|date=19 June 2012|title=Missing Faces from the Orchestra: An Issue of Social Justice?|journal=Music Educators Journal|volume=98|pages=39–46}}</ref> The word Imani means "faith" in Swahili. They are also active commissioners of new music with the intent of introducing more diverse composers to the wind quintet repertoire.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|last=Schweitzer|first=Vivien|date=2008-11-14|title=Sound of Woodwinds, Calling for Change|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/arts/music/16schw.html|access-date=2021-04-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
'''Imani Winds''' is an American [[wind quintet]] based in [[New York City]], United States. The group was founded by flutist [[Valerie Coleman]] in 1997<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Westbrook|first=Peter|date=Spring 2008|title=Valerie Coleman: Revitalizing the Woodwind Quintet|journal=The Flutist Weekly|volume=33|pages=36–39}}</ref> and is known for its adventurous and diverse programming, which includes both established and newly composed works.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=DeLorenzo|first=LC|date=19 June 2012|title=Missing Faces from the Orchestra: An Issue of Social Justice?|journal=Music Educators Journal|volume=98|pages=39–46|doi=10.1177/0027432112443263|s2cid=144082775}}</ref> The word Imani means "faith" in Swahili. They are also active commissioners of new music with the intent of introducing more diverse composers to the wind quintet repertoire.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|last=Schweitzer|first=Vivien|date=2008-11-14|title=Sound of Woodwinds, Calling for Change|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/arts/music/16schw.html|access-date=2021-04-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The name "Imani Winds" was chosen by Coleman before she formed the quintet. She viewed it as a vision of what the quintet could mean to African-American and other underrepresented communities.<ref name=":02"/> Coleman wanted to form a chamber group to highlight the work of underrepresented composers and performers.<ref name=":02" /> Therefore, the group's initial members were all of [[African American]] and Latino ancestry. The group first included Valerie Coleman on [[flute]], |
The name "Imani Winds" was chosen by Coleman before she formed the quintet. She viewed it as a vision of what the quintet could mean to African-American and other underrepresented communities.<ref name=":02"/> Coleman wanted to form a chamber group to highlight the work of underrepresented composers and performers.<ref name=":02" /> Therefore, the group's initial members were all of [[African American]] and Latino ancestry. The group first included Valerie Coleman on [[flute]], [[Toyin Spellman-Diaz]] on [[oboe]], Monica Ellis on [[bassoon]], Mariam Adam on [[clarinet]], and Jeff Scott on [[french horn]].<ref name=":02" /> In 2016 [https://markdovermusic.com/ Mark Dover] replaced Mariam Adam, in 2018 [[Brandon Patrick George]] replaced Valerie Coleman, and in 2021, Kevin Newton replaced Jeff Scott. |
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The group has released nine 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.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.music-slam.com/complete-list-of-2006-grammy-nominees/ |title=Complete List Of 2006 Grammy Nominees |website=Music-slam.com |date=2005-12-08 |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> Their 2023 album ''Passion for Bach and Coltrane'', a multimedia collaboration with poet [[A. B. Spellman]], won the 2024 [[Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium]]. |
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In 2001 they won the Richard S. Weinert Award for Innovation in Classical Music from the [[Concert Artists Guild]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-16|title=Imani Winds Receives |
In 2001 they won the Richard S. Weinert Award for Innovation in Classical Music from the [[Concert Artists Guild]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-16|title=Imani Winds Receives CAG's Inaugural Innovation Award|url=https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/social-news/imani-winds-receives-cags-inaugural-innovation-award/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=NewMusicBox|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, they won the [[Chamber Music America|CMA]]/[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Award for Adventurous Programming and the [[Chamber Music America|CMA]]/[[WQXR-FM|WQXR]] Recording Award for their first album ''Umoja''.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds|url=https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/2549/imani-winds|access-date=2021-04-08|website=LA Phil|language=en}}</ref> In 2007, they won the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Concert Music Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Del Tredici, Oteri, Gil Rose and Imani Winds receive 2007 ASCAP Concert Music Awards {{!}} BMOP|url=https://www.bmop.org/news-press/del-tredici-oteri-gil-rose-and-imani-winds-receive-2007-ascap-concert-music-awards|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.bmop.org}}</ref> |
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Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of [[The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | About CMS » CMS Two Alumni|url=http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/cms_two_alumni|website=Chambermusicsociety.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> In addition, Imani has toured internationally and recorded with saxophonist [[Steve Coleman]], performed with pop recording artists [[Morley (singer)|Morley]], and opened for [[Cassandra Wilson]] and [[Wynton Marsalis]].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Imani Winds|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/B10406|publisher=Kennedy-center.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> They have performed with several notable jazz musicians such as [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Steve Coleman]], [[Paquito D'Rivera]], and [[Stefon Harris|Steffon Harris]]. They have appeared on radio programs including ''[[Saint Paul Sunday]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Saint Paul Sunday: Imani Winds plays Haas, del Aguila|url=http://saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org/programs/583/|website=Saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=2016-05-26|title=Jeremy Denk and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra|url=http://www.yourclassical.org/programs/performance-today/episodes/2016/05/26|website=Yourclassical.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]],''<ref name=":12"/> ''[[News & Notes]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=2006-05-23|title=Classical Chamber Music Ensemble Imani Winds|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5425259|publisher=NPR|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[The Bob Edwards Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Forthcoming on The Bob Edwards Show — Bob Edwards Radio|url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2012/2/3/forthcoming-on-the-bob-edwards-show.html|website=Bobedwardsradio.com|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> and ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]''.<ref name=":12"/> |
Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of [[The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | About CMS » CMS Two Alumni|url=http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/cms_two_alumni|website=Chambermusicsociety.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> In addition, Imani has toured internationally and recorded with saxophonist [[Steve Coleman]], performed with pop recording artists [[Morley (singer)|Morley]], and opened for [[Cassandra Wilson]] and [[Wynton Marsalis]].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Imani Winds|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/B10406|publisher=Kennedy-center.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> They have performed with several notable jazz musicians such as [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Steve Coleman]], [[Paquito D'Rivera]], and [[Stefon Harris|Steffon Harris]]. They have appeared on radio programs including ''[[Saint Paul Sunday]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Saint Paul Sunday: Imani Winds plays Haas, del Aguila|url=http://saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org/programs/583/|website=Saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=2016-05-26|title=Jeremy Denk and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra|url=http://www.yourclassical.org/programs/performance-today/episodes/2016/05/26|website=Yourclassical.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]],''<ref name=":12"/> ''[[News & Notes]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=2006-05-23|title=Classical Chamber Music Ensemble Imani Winds|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5425259|publisher=NPR|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[The Bob Edwards Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Forthcoming on The Bob Edwards Show — Bob Edwards Radio|url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2012/2/3/forthcoming-on-the-bob-edwards-show.html|website=Bobedwardsradio.com|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> and ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]''.<ref name=":12"/> |
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</ref> Jump Cut Rose<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds and Jason Moran: Minimally Inspired, Major Imprint|url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/imani-winds-and-jason-moran-minimally-inspired-major-imprint|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.sfcv.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Arrangement of [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky's]] [[The Rite of Spring|Rite of Spring]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five musicians test endurance and flexiblity with classic Rite of Spring|url=https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/10-14-13-beauty-in-diversity-imani-winds-flexes-musical-muscles-in-massive-irite-of-springi-adaptation/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=CultureMap Houston|language=en}}</ref> Arrangement of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov's]] [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=20171201-Imani Winds|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/old-arts/performing/archive/2017-2018-season/20171201-imani-winds|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Middlebury|language=en}}</ref> |
|Arrangement of [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky's]] [[The Rite of Spring|Rite of Spring]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five musicians test endurance and flexiblity with classic Rite of Spring|url=https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/10-14-13-beauty-in-diversity-imani-winds-flexes-musical-muscles-in-massive-irite-of-springi-adaptation/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=CultureMap Houston|language=en}}</ref> Arrangement of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov's]] [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=20171201-Imani Winds|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/old-arts/performing/archive/2017-2018-season/20171201-imani-winds|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Middlebury|language=en}}</ref> |
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Arrangement of [[Gustav Holst|Holst's]] [[The Planets]]<ref>{{Cite web |
Arrangement of [[Gustav Holst|Holst's]] [[The Planets]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-13|title=Imani Winds breaks the mold of the classical music ensemble in multiple ways|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/erry-2018/04/de437c29b92490/imani_winds_breaks_the_mold_of.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=oregonlive|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Reena Esmail]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Dalanie|date=2021-01-25|title="We Cannot Continue This Way:" Imani |
|[[Reena Esmail]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Dalanie|date=2021-01-25|title="We Cannot Continue This Way:" Imani Winds' BRUITS Calls for Change|url=https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2021/01/cannot-continue-this-way-imani-winds-bruits-calls-change/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|Bronzeville<ref name=":5" /> Phenomenal Woman, Concerto for Wind Quintet<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Anne|date=2019-05-30|title=Hear it at the Library: The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Performs a New Work Inspired by Maya |
|Bronzeville<ref name=":5" /> Phenomenal Woman, Concerto for Wind Quintet<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Anne|date=2019-05-30|title=Hear it at the Library: The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Performs a New Work Inspired by Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman" {{!}} From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2019/05/hear-it-at-the-library-the-orpheus-chamber-orchestra-performs-a-new-work-inspired-by-maya-angelous-phenomenal-woman/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=blogs.loc.gov}}</ref> |
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|[[Henry Threadgill]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rucker|first=Patrick|title=Review {{!}} Imani Winds quintet warms up a frigid evening|language=en-US| |
|[[Henry Threadgill]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rucker|first=Patrick|title=Review {{!}} Imani Winds quintet warms up a frigid evening|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/imani-winds-quintet-warms-up-a-frigid-evening/2019/01/31/e81709ec-2577-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html|access-date=2021-04-28|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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|James Primosch<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dobrin|first=Peter|title=Winsome Imani Winds gives world premiere of Four Sketches by Penn professor James Primosch|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/classical/imani-winds-four-stretches-james-primosch-world-cafe-live-20190216.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.inquirer.com|language=en}}</ref> |
|James Primosch<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dobrin|first=Peter|title=Winsome Imani Winds gives world premiere of Four Sketches by Penn professor James Primosch|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/classical/imani-winds-four-stretches-james-primosch-world-cafe-live-20190216.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.inquirer.com|date=16 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Nathalie Joachim]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds with a new commissioned work by Nathalie Joachim|url=https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2021-03-21-imani-winds-new-commissioned-work-nathalie-joachim|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.phillipscollection.org|language=en}}</ref> |
|[[Nathalie Joachim]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds with a new commissioned work by Nathalie Joachim|url=https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2021-03-21-imani-winds-new-commissioned-work-nathalie-joachim|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.phillipscollection.org|date=21 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Imani Winds
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| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Classical, Chamber music, Jazz, Latin |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Koch Int'l Classics/Koch Entertainment |
| Members | Brandon Patrick George, flute Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe Mark Dover, clarinet Kevin Newton, French Horn Monica Ellis, bassoon |
| Past members | Valerie Coleman, flute Jeff Scott, French Horn Mariam Adam, clarinet |
| Website | www.ImaniWinds.com |
Imani Winds is an American wind quintet based in New York City, United States. The group was founded by flutist Valerie Coleman in 1997[1] and is known for its adventurous and diverse programming, which includes both established and newly composed works.[2] The word Imani means "faith" in Swahili. They are also active commissioners of new music with the intent of introducing more diverse composers to the wind quintet repertoire.[3]
The name "Imani Winds" was chosen by Coleman before she formed the quintet. She viewed it as a vision of what the quintet could mean to African-American and other underrepresented communities.[1] Coleman wanted to form a chamber group to highlight the work of underrepresented composers and performers.[1] Therefore, the group's initial members were all of African American and Latino ancestry. The group first included Valerie Coleman on flute, Toyin Spellman-Diazonoboe, Monica Ellis on bassoon, Mariam Adam on clarinet, and Jeff Scott on french horn.[1] In 2016 Mark Dover replaced Mariam Adam, in 2018 Brandon Patrick George replaced Valerie Coleman, and in 2021, Kevin Newton replaced Jeff Scott.
The group has released nine 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.[4] Their 2023 album Passion for Bach and Coltrane, a multimedia collaboration with poet A. B. Spellman, won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium.
In 2001 they won the Richard S. Weinert Award for Innovation in Classical Music from the Concert Artists Guild.[5] In 2002, they won the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and the CMA/WQXR Recording Award for their first album Umoja.[6] In 2007, they won the ASCAP Concert Music Award.[7]
Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.[8] 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.[9] They have performed with several notable jazz musicians such as Wayne Shorter, Steve Coleman, Paquito D'Rivera, and Steffon Harris. They have appeared on radio programs including Saint Paul Sunday,[10] Performance Today,[11] Performance Today,[6] News & Notes,[12] The Bob Edwards Show,[13] and The World.[6]
Imani Winds began the Legacy Commissioning Project in 2008 with the intention of commissioning and premiering ten new works for wind quintet by composers of color and diverse backgrounds over a five-year period.[14] The group has continued to commission and premiered more works after the initial five-year time frame, and the group has continued their original intent to introduce more diverse composers to the standard wind quintet repertoire.
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| Fred Ho[15] | Josephine Baker's Angels from the Rainbow | Yes | |
| Paquito D'Rivera[16] | Kites | Yes | |
| Wayne Shorter[16] | Terra Incognita | Yes | |
| Alvin Singleton[17] | Through it All | Yes | |
| Roberto Sierra[3] | Concierto de Camara | Yes | |
| Jason Moran | Cane[18] Jump Cut Rose[19] | Yes | |
| Daniel Bernard Roumain[18] | Five Chairs and One Table | Yes | |
| Stefon Harris[20] | Anatomy of a Box (A Sonic Painting in Wood, Metal, and Wind) | Yes | |
| Jonathan Russell | Arrangement of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring[21] Arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade[22]
Arrangement of Holst's The Planets[23] |
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| Simon Shaheen[24] | Zafir | Yes | |
| Danilo Perez | Travesias Panamenas | Yes | |
| Muhammed Fairouz | Jebel Lebnan[25] Deep Rivers[26] | Yes | |
| Vijay Iyer[27] | Bruits | Yes | |
| Jeff Scott | Passion for Bach & Coltrane[28] | Yes | |
| Frederic Rzewski[27] | Sometimes | Yes | |
| Reena Esmail[29] | The Light is the Same | Yes | |
| Courtney Bryan[30] | Blooming | Yes | |
| Valerie Coleman | Bronzeville[30] Phenomenal Woman, Concerto for Wind Quintet[31] | Yes | |
| Aaron Helgeson[32] | Calls of close and away | Yes | |
| Henry Threadgill[33] | 2.6 Pentadactyl | Yes | |
| Alison Yun-Fei Jiang[34] | On Light and Birds | Yes | |
| Ted Moore[34] | feedback vii: speak, contain | Yes | |
| Kevin Kay[34] | Quiver | Yes | |
| Maria Kaoutzani[34] | Speak, Mind | Yes | |
| J. P. Redmond[35] | 9X9: Nine Pieces for Nonet | Yes | |
| James Primosch[36] | Four Sketches | Yes | |
| Jessie Montgomery[37] | Sargeant McCauley | Yes | |
| Ledah Finck[38] | Fractured Fossil | Yes | |
| Nathalie Joachim[39] | Seen | Yes | |
| Richard Wernick[40] | Quintet for Winds | No | Premiered but did not commission |
| Kenji Bunch[41] | Shout Chorus | No | Premiered but did not commission |
Source:[42]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Umoja | Imani Winds |
| 2005 | The Classical Underground | Koch International Classics / Koch |
| 2006 | The Imani Winds | Koch International Classics / Koch / Koch International |
| 2007 | Josephine Baker: A Life of le Jazz Hot! | eOne / Koch / Koch International Classics |
| 2008 | This Christmas | Koch / Koch International / Koch International Classics |
| 2010 | Terra Incongnita | E1 Entertainment |
| 2013 | Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring | EMI Classics |
| 2016 | Startin' Sumthin' | eOne |
| 2021 | Bruits | Bright Shiny Things |
| 2023 | Passion for Bach and Coltrane | Imani Winds Media Production |
With Steve Coleman
With Chick Corea[43]
With Wayne Shorter
With Mohammed Fairouz[44]
With Edward Simon[45]
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