AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE at Harlem Stage

March 29-30 | 7:30PM

Composer, trumpeter, and bandleader Ambrose Akinmusire returns to Harlem Stage during its 40th Anniversary Season to present banyan seed. He builds on his interest in the intersection of the griot, mentor, and oral historian in social history to develop a multi-part suite. 

Like the banyan tree, which starts as a plant growing on another plant to become a tree of far-flung roots and interwoven vines, the project incorporates interviews with jazz elders to share ideas, knowledge, history, and community with younger musicians, and connects audiences to the living stories of jazz — its social innovation and endless creativity. 

Akinmusire will be joined on stage by Cosmo Lieberman (alto saxophone), Emmanuel Michael (guitar), Estaban Castro (piano), Jeremiah Edwards (bass), and Timothy Angulo (drums).

Join Harlem Stage for an amazing performance by “a trumpeter of deep expressive resources and a composer of kaleidoscopic vision” – NPR Music and “arguably the most technically gifted trumpeter of his generation.” The New York Times

Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 20247:30 PM  9:30 PMHarlem Stage150 Convent AvenueHarlem, New York    United States (map)

Seating: Reserved Seating