Ambrose Akinmusire
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Biography
[Edit]Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire is a forward-thinking musician with a bent toward atmospheric post-bop. Born in Oakland, California, Akinmusire showed early promise by his teens, and gigged professionally while also playing in the Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble. Early encounters with such luminaries as saxophonists Joe Henderson and Steve Coleman pushed Akinmusire to focus a keen eye on his own development. He earned his bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and later his master's from the University of Southern California. Along the way, Akinmusire studied with such trumpet luminaries as master teacher Laurie Frink, Lew Soloff, and Terence Blanchard. Akinmusire has appeared as a sideman on many albums, including works by saxophonist Coleman, pianists Aaron Parks and Vijay Iyer, trombonist Josh Roseman, bassist Esperanza Spalding, and others. In 2007 Akinmusire won the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition and the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. A year later he released his debut solo album, Prelude to Cora, on Fresh Sound New Talent. In 2011 Akinmusire returned with his sophomore album, When the Heart Emerges Glistening, on Blue Note Records. he made session appearances on records by a wide array of artists including David Binney's Graylen Epicenter, Chris Dingman's Waking Dreams, Baptiste Trotignon's For a While, and Gerald Clayton's Life Forum. His sophomore Blue Note date, The Imagined Savior Is Easier to Paint, was released in March of 2014. ~ Matt Collar., Rovi
Title: the imagined savior is far easier to paint
Artist: Ambrose Akinmusire
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz
Title: Form
Artist: Steve Davis, Seamus Blake, Ambrose Akinmusire, Kendrick Scott, Danny Grissett, Vicente Archer
Genre: Jazz
Title: Barefooted Town
Artist: David Binney, Eivind Opsvik, Mark Turner, Ambrose Akinmusire, David Virelles
Genre: Jazz
Title: Where the River Goes
Artist: Brad Mehldau, Eric Harland, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Larry Grenadier
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Blue Note 75
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note 101: Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Trip Tease Vol. 3
Title: Umbria Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Verve & Blue Note Today 2014
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trip Tease Vol. 3 (After Hours)
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Verve & Blue Note Today 2020
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Trumpet Talents (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Instrumental Symphony (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Best Jazz Songs Of 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Tomorrow's Yesterday (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Ladyybirdd
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical