on the tender spot of every calloused moment

Pitchfork 7.8/10 On the jazz trumpeter’s fifth album, Akinmusire and his extremely tight band are after your immediate emotional response. It’s music that seeks peace not just despite a world of unrest, but within it.

Pop Matters 8/10 There is considerable excitement in hearing an artist with the ambition and accomplishment of trumpeter Ambrose Akinsusire as he pares back the tools he...