Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet – Sydney Festival
The "future of jazz" brings his quintet to Sydney for the first time.
Overview
Winner of the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, signed to Blue Note and frequently heralded as "the future of jazz", Ambrose Akinmusire is a must-see for any jazz fans during the upcoming Sydney Festival.
The youthful trumpeter-composer from Oakland has turned international heads with his 2011 album When the Heart Emerges Glistening. Named 2012 trumpeter of the year by a critic's poll in Downbeat Magazine, the talented musician has since amassed a heap of critical praise from California to Paris to our very own sunny shores.
For the first time he and his quintet will be playing in Australia and introducing Sydney audiences to what the New York Times described as "limber, straight-ahead jazz with mystery and pop instincts".
Akinmusire and his quintet will also performing a show at the City Recital Hall on January 11 at 7.30pm.
Image by by Emra Islek.
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