Ambrose Akinmusire is a composer and trumpeter whose work transcends genre, moving between contemporary chamber music, orchestral commissions, dance, film, and improvisation.

His music has been commissioned by the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music series, the Kennedy Center, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, and the Monterey Jazz Festival. His works have been performed internationally at Carnegie Hall, the Barbican in London, the Berlin Philharmonie, North Sea Jazz Festival, La Philharmonie de Paris, and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Recent projects include an ongoing collaboration with choreographer Aszure Barton.

As a recording artist and bandleader, Akinmusire has released nine albums of original music, of which two were nominated for Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Instrumental category: Owl Song (Nonesuch) and on the tender spot of every calloused moment (Blue Note), and one was nominated in the Best Alternative Jazz Album category: Honey from a Winter Stone (Nonesuch). Additionally, he has contributed to landmark records by artists as varied as Joni Mitchell, Kendrick Lamar, and Roscoe Mitchell, underscoring the breadth of his creative reach.

Akinmusire’s honors include four Grammy nominations, the Paul Acket Award (the Netherlands), Germany’s ECHO Award for Best International Instrumentalist, France’s Grand Prix de l’Académie du Jazz, and most recently the Channel Next Prize 2026. He was named Best Trumpet in the DownBeat Critics Poll for eight consecutive years, recognition that accompanies his growing reputation as one of the most vital composers and trumpeters of his generation.

Akinmusire returns to London presenting brand new compositions from his upcoming album.