Ambrose Akinmusire takes the helm at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance

Ambrose Akinmusire was 25, a trumpeter and composer obviously on the rise, when he completed his course of study at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance in 2007. Within a matter of months, he went on to win the institute’s flagship competition, generating a momentum that brought him to the roster of Blue Note Records, and a heralded solo career.

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