Aszure Barton and Ambrose Akinmusire were inevitable collaborators—both deeply interested in the nature of energy: how it moves, how it lands, how it fills a space. In A a | a B : BEND, two visionaries come together to create an intimate yet wildly provocative world where music and dance coexist onstage, embracing human friction, tension, and explosive beauty. Akinmusire performs live; his trumpet playfully provoking and shaping Barton’s unruly choreography in real time. Two artists push against each other to create a powerful cosmic refuge for the senses, oscillating between up-close and personal to vastly distanced and massive, full of puzzling beauty and raw, physical emotion.

Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway &, W 60th St, New York, NY 10019
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Friday, October 30, 2026 at 7:30 pm

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https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/ambrose-akinmusire-and-aszure-barton