Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet (Usa) at Bray Jazz Festival at Mermaid Arts Centre

A flawless technique. A clear sound, a high sense of melody and an incredible inventiveness.

Those who had the opportunity to cross paths with Ambrose Akinmusire cannot stop raving about him. His admirers include Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman, Steve Coleman, Billy Higgins and Michel Portal, so that praise has special meaning.

After graduating from Berkeley School of Music and winning the first prize of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, he records "When The Heart Emerges Glistening", published by Blue Note in 2011.

Ambrose Akinmusire likes to be surprised by silence, tension, a musical conversation : like a careful listener, he pays attention to each and every details. ...

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A flawless technique. A clear sound, a high sense of melody and an incredible inventiveness.

Those who had the opportunity to cross paths with Ambrose Akinmusire cannot stop raving about him. His admirers include Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman, Steve Coleman, Billy Higgins and Michel Portal, so that praise has special meaning.

After graduating from Berkeley School of Music and winning the first prize of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, he records "When The Heart Emerges Glistening", published by Blue Note in 2011.

Ambrose Akinmusire likes to be surprised by silence, tension, a musical conversation : like a careful listener, he pays attention to each and every details.

“He is probably the best thing to happen to trumpet playing in a long time” - So Jazz

“What emerges from this music is a beating heart, not only a fantastic trumpet" - Télérama

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