Young trumpeter-composer Ambrose Akinmusire and his quintet come to Australia for the first time. Signed to Blue Note Records, the prodigious Californian creates mind-blowing music that the New York Times has described as “limber, straight-ahead jazz with mystery and pop instincts”.
After winning the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, Akinmusire continued to turn heads and topped end-of-year lists globally with the release of his 2011 album When the Heart Emerges Glistening. Meet the future of jazz.
Catch this Australian premiere at Sydney Festival in January 2014.