The Ruby is a catalyst for creativity and a home for making art at Duke.
The Ruby is a catalyst for creativity and a home for making art at Duke.
Performance
Ambrose Akinmusire: Origami Harvest
Open To The Public
Acclaimed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire's latest project confronts institutional racism and cyclical poverty with an utterly original fusion of hip-hop, free improvisation, and chamber music. He'll be joined at Duke by rapper Kokayi, pianist Sam Harris, drummer Justin Brown, and Mivos Quartet.
von der Heyden Studio Theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center 2020 Campus Drive Durham,
NC
27705
Description
In 2018, Ambrose Akinmusire’s Origami Harvest tackled institutional racism and cyclical poverty on a brave and original album that The Guardian calls “a voyage through America that is both dreamlike and dystopian.” Akinmusire’s bold interpretation of the jazz idiom diverges from the trumpeter and composer’s previous masterworks, including the live extravaganza A Rift in Decorum. By fusing hip-hop, free improvisation, and chamber music, Akinmusire creates one of the most unforgettable soundscapes in Blue Note Records’ vast catalog. Synthesizing the threads of his impressive 15-year career — including an affecting contribution to Kendrick Lamar’s conversation with the ghost of Tupac Shakur on To Pimp a Butterfly’s “Mortal Man” — Akinmusire deliberately resists classification and “takes jazz string writing to a new plateau” (DownBeat). Akinmusire kicks off Duke Performances’ season at the intimate von der Heyden Studio Theater with an ensemble that features rapper Kokayi, pianist Sam Harris, drummer Justin Brown, and Mivos Quartet.
