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Ambrose Akinmusire
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Ambrose Akinmusire
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings — played 2026-06-25
Played: 2026-06-25 (Segment 9 — Close) (new release)(closer)
The title track of the duo album by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and guitarist Mary Halvorson (12 June 2026, Nonesuch) — their first record as a duo, recorded at Sear Sound after years of periodic playing together going back to 2009. At 7:47 it's wordless, spacious and weightless — the close.
Ambrose Akinmusire
Origin: Oakland, California, USA · born 1 May 1982 · active
Members: Solo artist / bandleader (frequent duo/collaborative partner Mary Halvorson on guitar)
Genre: Avant-garde jazz
Discography:
When the Heart Emerges Glistening (2011) — Blue Note — major-label debut, widely acclaimed
The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint (2014) — Blue Note
Origami Harvest (2018) — Blue Note
on the tender spot of every calloused moment (2021) — Blue Note — Grammy nominee, Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Owl Song (2023) — Nonesuch
Live in the Studio: Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson (2026) — Nonesuch — first duo record with Halvorson
Facts:
Joined saxophonist Steve Coleman's Five Elements at age 19 while still in high school in Oakland, touring while studying at Manhattan School of Music.
Won both the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition in 2007; mentored at the Thelonious Monk Institute by Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.