Ambrose Akinmusire Gets Recognition, Expands Tour

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL

INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES BEHIND RELEASE OF

“the imagined savior is far easier to paint”

ACCLAIMED TRUMPETER HAS BEEN PROFILED ON NPR ALL THINGS CONSIDERED &

FEATURED ON COVERS OF DOWNBEAT, JAZZIZ & JAZZ MAGAZINES

Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire delivered one of the most widely praised and discussed new Jazz albums of 2014 with the March 11 release of the imagined savior is far easier to paint, an impressive and expansive new album that The New York Times declared “brilliant” and JazzTimes magazine called “a gorgeous, moving album” adding that it is “an early candidate for the best of 2014.” Fans can now get the story behind the making of the album with a new video featuring footage from the recording studio and an interview with Ambrose. Watch the video here.

Ambrose has been profiled by NPR All Things Considered and featured on the covers of DownBeat, Jazziz, and France’s Jazzmagazines, with critics across the board raving about the imagined savior is far easier to paint, an album that broadened the palette of his quintet with the addition of guitarist Charles Altura, the OSSO String Quartet, and vocalists Becca Stevens, Theo Bleckmann, and Cold Specks. Akinmusire’s quintet features saxophonist Walter Smith III, pianist Sam Harris, bassist Harish Raghavan, and drummer Justin Brown.

Ambrose has announced additional North American tour dates this summer that begin June 21 in Denver, Colorado and head up the west coast including a stop at PDX Jazz in Portland, Oregon on June 25. A series of performances in Canada that follow will include three shows as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Further European tour dates in July will be announced shortly. See below for a full list of confirmed dates or visit www.ambroseakinmusire.com/concerts.

 

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE – TOUR DATES:

May 08: Like a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, LUXEMBOURG

May 10: Avantgarde Jazz Festival, Rovinj, CROATIA

May 11: Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK

May 14: The Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, ITALY

May 15: VII Ciclo 1906  de Jazz Jimmy Glas, Valencia, SPAIN

May 16: VII Ciclo 1906 Club Jamboree,   Barcelona, SPAIN

May 17: VII Ciclo 1906 Clavicembalo, Lugo, SPAIN

June 21: Dazzle, Denver, CO

June 22: Dazzle, Denver, CO

June 23: Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz, CA

June 24: Yoshis, Oakland, CA

June 25: PDX Jazz @ Jimmy Mak’s, Portland, OR

June 26: Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA

June 27: Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, CANADA

June 28: Ottawa Jazz Festival, Ottawa, CANADA

June 29: Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, CANADA

June 30: Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, CANADA

July 1: Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, CANADA