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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Ambrose Akinmusire
- City: New York City
- Country: United States
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Born and raised in Oakland, California, Ambrose Akinmusire (pronounced ah-kin-MOO-sir-ee) was a member of the Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble when he caught the attention of saxophonist Steve Coleman. Akinmusire was asked to join Coleman’s Five Elements, embarking on a European tour when he was just a 19-year-old student at the Manhattan School of Music. After returning to the West Coast to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Southern California, Akinmusire went on to attend the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles, where he studied with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard.
In 2007 Akinmusire won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, decided by a panel of judges that included Blanchard, Quincy Jones, Herb Alpert, Hugh Masekela, Clark Terry and Roy Hargrove. That year Akinmusire also won the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition and released his debut album Prelude…To Cora on the Fresh Sound label. He moved back to New York and began performing with the likes of Vijay Iyer, Aaron Parks, Esperanza Spalding and Jason Moran. It was also during this time that he first caught the attention of another discerning listener, Bruce Lundvall, President of Blue Note Records.
Akinmusire’s Blue Note debut When The Heart Emerges Glistening was released in 2011 to rave reviews. The Los Angeles Times praised his “chameleonic tone that can sigh, flutter or soar,” adding that “Akinmusire sounds less like a rising star than one that was already at great heights and just waiting to be discovered.” DownBeat described his playing as “spectacular and not at all shy — muscular, driving, with a forward sound, pliant phrasing and a penchant for intervallic leaps,” concluding that “clearly something very special and personal is at work here, a vision of jazz that’s bigger than camps, broader and more intellectually restless than blowing sessions.”
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCU1KWuQaxN55Zw8e7NVh69w
- ▶ Twitter: amBROSEire
- ▶ Instagram: ambroseire
- ▶ Website: http://www.ambroseakinmusire.com
Click to Listen on Spotify
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 1): http://open.spotify.com/album/35MKlkn2g1Qe3HMDrrIxP0
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 2): http://open.spotify.com/album/5i65fkPmv06tmr6a1oPsxg
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 3): http://open.spotify.com/album/7klgB8E12bA0hSCJAEJsUs
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 4): http://open.spotify.com/album/7JSvfznch1vfoMOJxd7zPb
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 5): http://open.spotify.com/album/6ijBEVuHiyLkdAxeXKbFwB
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 6): http://open.spotify.com/album/6hIKFSoSImBDTF45Ngowvq
Contact Information
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Management/Booking:
Management/Booking: US + CANADA
Mariah Wilkins Artist Management LLC
Telephone: 212.426.3282 (New York)
Telephone: +33 (0)1 86 26 53 43 (Paris)
Email: mariahwilkins@me.com
Website: mariahwilkins.com
Booking: EUROPE + ASIA
Katherine McVickers
Music Works International
Telephone: +1 781.300.7580
Email: info@musicworksinternational.com
Website: musicworksinternational.com
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