Soundcheck
Context
First single from Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings, which the press describes as a piece in which Ambrose Akinmusire's trumpet is in the foreground: it begins with silence and the sound of the trumpet, then unfolds in uneasy, stretched-out contortions. The duo, which has collaborated intermittently since 2009, worked on the material in January 2025, played it at the Stone in New York and recorded it the next day at Sear Sound. The album is released on June 12, 2026 on Nonesuch.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide), Free jazz. Among the origins and influences of Current scene: Israeli jazz, Neoclassicism, Young Lions, Hard bop, Free jazz, Spiritual jazz.