Akinmusire was born and raised in Oakland, California. Before he was eighteen, Ambrose had already performed with such famed musicians as saxophonists Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman, Steve Coleman, and drummer Billy Higgins. After graduating from Berkeley High School in 2000, he moved to New York to begin a full scholarship at the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Vincent Pinzerella from the New York Philharmonic, Dick Oatts, Lew Soloff, and Laurie Frink,[1] and obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in 2005.
Dhafer Youssef / Ambrose Akinmusire at Barbican Hall
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Ambrose Akinmusire has had 153 concerts.
Ambrose Akinmusire is most often considered to be Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Contemporary Post-Bop, Post-Bop, Indie Jazz, UK Contemporary Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Trumpet, Trumpet, and Modern Jazz.
The last Ambrose Akinmusire concert was on October 14, 2023 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States. The bands that performed were: Bill Frisell / Ambrose Akinmusire.
The songs that Ambrose Akinmusire performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the March 24, 2022 concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
