What's the craziest idea you have? was the question that Ambrose Akinmusire got from two American festival curators. The answer of the American trumpet player is called Origami Harvest and it is indeed a pretty crazy whole in which old school hip-hop, chamber music and avant-garde jazz come together. That the result sounds remarkably organic and not at all that crazy is the credit of Akinmusire who
… once gained his first playing experiences with and . The long and smooth flows of rapper (Das Racist) are not inhibited by the modern classical string parts of the . In whimsical, sometimes drawn-out jazz splashes, rappers, singers and strings go on hold for a moment and we are reminded that Akinmusire is a gifted jazz trumpet player. Origami Harvest is also a special challenge for the listener. (MR)more
