Ambrose Akinmusire Musical artist

Ambrose Akinmusire (ah-kin-MOO-sir-ee; born May 1, 1982) is an American jazz trumpeter.In 2007, Akinmusire was the winner of both the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, two of the most prestigious jazz competitions in the world. In 2014 he won the North Sea Jazz Festival's Paul Acket Award.

Personal facts

Ambrose Akinmusire
Birth dateMay 01, 1982
Birth place
Oakland California
Hometown
Oakland California

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Musical artist

Career started2000
associated musical artist
Walter Smith III
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist

Ambrose Akinmusire on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/newyork/aaj_ny_200712.pdf
  2. http://www.ambroseakinmusire.com
  3. http://www.trumpetguild.org/resources/conferencereport2007.html#finalists