Ambrose Akinmusire ft. Bill Frisell & Gregory Hutchinson / support: Shahzad Ismaily x Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė

All-star trio between jazz, chamber music and hip-hop

When trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire puts a band together, it's always a hit. His new all-star ensemble includes guitarist Bill Frisell and grooving New Orleans drummer Herlin Riley. They present music dubbed Owl Song.

The members of this scintillating project usually move in different circles. But Akinmusire doesn't care. He creates his own circles of sound. Always reaching for new horizons, building an organic vision that can draw from straight-ahead jazz, the avant-garde, classical chamber music or hip-hop.

Over the years, Akinmusire has collaborated with rappers such as Kendrick Lamar (on To Pimp a Butterfly), as well as San Francisco Symphony violinist Helen Kim. The sound of his trumpet is "elusive ruby-red and urgent," according to The New York Times. 'More than almost any other contemporary improviser, Akinmusire has invented a way of composing apart from jazz's stickiest conventions.'

Ambrose Akinmusire ft. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley: 'Owl Song'
Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Bill Frisell (guitar), Gregory Hutchinson (drums)
--> Due to personal reasons, Herlin Riley will be replaced by Gregory Hutchinson

support: Shahzad Ismaily x Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė

As support, an extraordinary opportunity. The amazing bassist Shahzad Ismaily is in the country and eager to spend the evening with musical peers. You know him from the likes of Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog and collaborations with a myriad of impressive musicians ranging from John Zorn, Tom Waits, Yoko Ono and Lou Reed to Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Sam Amidon and Arooj Aftab.

He forms a duo with Lithuanian singer and kanklės player Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė (Merope), whom we at Ha Concerts know for her almost transcendent tapestries of sound and pared-down chants. This can only produce beauty.