Ambrose Akinmusire – review

Ronnie Scott's, LondonThe young American trumpet sensation Ambrose Akinmusire brought this quintet to Ronnie Scott's amid a clamour of superlatives last May, and the word about his remarkable live shows is due to spread further with his first UK gigs outside the capital. For this short tour, Akinmusire's group is supported by British pianist Robert Mitchell's idiom-twisting and rhythmically needle-sharp trio 3iO, so the whole package amounts to an absorbing insight into the international state o...

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