Pre-Order: Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson – Slo Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings

Nonesuch Records releases Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings by trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson on June 12, 2026. The album features four new compositions by each musician as well as one collaboration. The duo, long admirers of each others musicianship, met at Halvorsons Brooklyn apartment and began playing together periodically as far back as 2015. They rehearsed the music on Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings in January 2025, just before performing it at the New York City club The Stone; they recorded this album the next day at Sear Sound.

Halvorson says of the duos rapport, I think its partly a shared aesthetic and an ease of communication. I feel comfortable to try whatever. Akinmusire concurs, Its rare to feel like you dont have to do anything and you can do anything. And thats what love about playing with Mary.

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