Ambrose Akinmusire

Jazz

The next Ambrose Akinmusire concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Academia de Música de Espinho in Espinho, Portugal. See all 22 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Roy by Ambrose Akinmusire, see lyrics, music video & more!

RoyAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Where the River Goes by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland, see lyrics, music video & more!

Where the River GoesWolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland

Listen to Owl Song 1 (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) by Ambrose Akinmusire, see lyrics, music video & more!

Owl Song 1 (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley)Ambrose Akinmusire

Listen to Weighted Corners (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley) by Ambrose Akinmusire, see lyrics, music video & more!

Weighted Corners (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley)Ambrose Akinmusire

Listen to Henya by Ambrose Akinmusire, see lyrics, music video & more!

HenyaAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Father and Sun by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Father and SunWolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade

Listen to Yesterday's Price (feat. Immanuel Wilkins & Ambrose Akinmusire) by Cautious Clay & Joshua Karpeh, see lyrics, music video & more!

Yesterday's Price (feat. Immanuel Wilkins & Ambrose Akinmusire)Cautious Clay & Joshua Karpeh

Listen to Rising Grace by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rising GraceWolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade

Listen to Confessions to My Unborn Daughter by Ambrose Akinmusire, see lyrics, music video & more!

Confessions to My Unborn DaughterAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to muffled screams by Ambrose Akinmusire, see lyrics, music video & more!

muffled screamsAmbrose Akinmusire

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Listen to honey from a winter stone by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMhoney from a winter stoneAmbrose Akinmusire

More albums from Ambrose Akinmusire

Listen to Owl Song by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMOwl SongAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Black Belts (From "Disney Launchpad: Season Two"/Original Soundtrack) by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMBlack Belts (From "Disney Launchpad: Season Two"/Original Soundtrack)Ambrose Akinmusire

Listen to Beauty is Enough by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMBeauty is EnoughAmbrose Akinmusire

ALBUMBlindspotting (Music from the STARZ Original Series, Season 2)Ambrose Akinmusire & Michael Yezerski

ALBUMBlindspotting (Music from the STARZ Original Series, Season 1)Ambrose Akinmusire & Michael Yezerski

Listen to on the tender spot of every calloused moment by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMon the tender spot of every calloused momentAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Origami Harvest by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMOrigami HarvestAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Where the River Goes by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland

ALBUMWhere the River GoesWolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland

Listen to the imagined savior is far easier to paint by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMthe imagined savior is far easier to paintAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to When the Heart Emerges Glistening by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMWhen the Heart Emerges GlisteningAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Prelude ... to Cora Featuring Aaron Parks , Walter Smith III , Joe Sanders , Justin Brown and Chris Dingman by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMPrelude ... to Cora Featuring Aaron Parks , Walter Smith III , Joe Sanders , Justin Brown and Chris DingmanAmbrose Akinmusire

Listen to Prelude: to Cora by Ambrose Akinmusire

ALBUMPrelude: to CoraAmbrose Akinmusire

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A crucial, adventurous voice in early-21st-century progressive jazz.

About Ambrose Akinmusire

Hometown

Oakland, CA, United States

Born

May 1, 1982

Genre

Jazz

Since 2008's Prelude to Cora, bandleader/composer/trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire has surveyed post-bop, ballads, free jazz, funk, and more. In 2011, he released his Blue Note debut, When the Heart Emerges Glistening, revealing mature, expansive dimensions in his playing, writing, and arranging. Each subsequent outing offers different textural and musical emphasis: 2014's The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint included guest vocalists; 2017's post-bop quartet date, A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard, was celebrated as one of the year's finest jazz outings. 2018's Origami Harvest blended spoken word, chamber music, free improvisation, and hip-hop. 2020's On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment reinforced the sometimes-gauzy union between jazz and blues. In 2021 and 2023, he recorded scores for both seasons of the TV series Blindspotting with composer Michael Yezerski. Between seasons, Akinmusire's Nonesuch debut, Owl Song, was released to global acclaim. He followed it in 2025 with Honey from a Winter Stone.

Ambrose Akinmusire has also released music as a member of Blue Note All-Stars.