skip navigation | text only | accessibility | site map
Share
Ambrose Akinmusire (photo of Ambrose Akinmusire)

Discovery Artist in the KC Jazz Club: Ambrose Akinmusire

Winner of the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, Ambrose Akinmusire performs music that works its "way under the skin, delivering a tickle one moment and an electric jolt the next" (Variety).

  • Fri., May 8, 2009
  • Terrace Gallery
  • 75 minutes
  • $15.00
This event has already closed.
Please use the event calendar to search for current events.

About

The Kennedy Center and Monk Institute present the winner of the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition, Ambrose Akinmusire, as part of the Institute's ongoing partnership with the Kennedy Center. Akinmusire performs music that "works its way under the skin, delivering a tickle one moment and an electric jolt the next" (Variety). After studying at the Manhattan School of Music and recent gigs with such artists as Jimmy Heath, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter, Ambrose's musical trajectory continues to grow in many directions. He seeks other genres of music to analyze and expose, drawing inspiration from disparate sources, from Chopin to Björk.

For latest ticket availability, please visit the Box Office or contact Instant Charge at (202) 467-4600.

Resources

All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.

Group of 20 or more? Group Sales offers special terms and discounts for most performances.

This event has already closed.

Please use the event calendar to search for current events.

Loading...