Ambrose Akinmusire (Solo)
saturday, september 28
TIME: 11:00pm-12:00am (midnight)
VENUE: Rockefeller chapel. 5850 SOUTH WOODLAWN AVE.
A black and white photo of Ambrose Akinmusire standing in a street wearing a long black coat and facing to the right. Followed by a photo of Akinmusire looking towards the left against a burnt orange background. Photos by Michael Wilson.
Ambrose Akinmusire
During his 15-year career, Ambrose Akinmusire has paradoxically situated himself both in the center of and at the periphery of jazz and has been emerging most recently in both classical and hip-hop circles. He’s on a perpetual quest for new paradigms, masterfully weaving inspiration from other genres and arts, and from life in general, into compositions that are as poetic and graceful as they are bold and unflinching. His unorthodox approaches to sound and composition make him a regular on critics’ polls and have earned him grants and commissions from the Doris Duke Foundation, the MAP Fund, the Kennedy Center, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, the Berlin Jazz Festival, and the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Akinmusire is a rigorous practitioner with an uncompromising dedication to creation. He aspires to create richly textured emotional landscapes that tell the stories of the community, record the time, and change the standard. While committed to continuing the lineage of Black invention and innovation, he manages to honor tradition without being stifled by it. While Akinmusire continues to garner accolades, he also continues to reach beyond himself, his instrument, genre, form, preconceived notions, and anything else that imposes limitations.
The musicians:
Ambrose Akinmusire — trumpet