Anthony Branker and Ascent

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Composer Anthony Branker leads the group Ascent, a jazz collective formed in 2004 dedicated to the performance of original new music by its founder, which has featured some of the most significant jazz artists working today, including Steve Wilson, Ralph Bowen, Antonio Hart, Bryan Carrott, Clifford Adams, Conrad Herwig, Jonny King, Belden Bullock, John Benitez, Ralph Peterson Jr., Renato Thoms, and Wilby Fletcher. The ensemble’s first CD project Anthony Branker & Ascent: Spirit Songs was released internationally in 2006 on the Sons of Sound record label and was cited by the Jazz Journalists Association as one of the “Top 10 new jazz releases for 2006” with the composition “Imani (Faith)” being named one of the “Top 10 best new compositions of the year.” Branker's music has been featured in performance at the Pori International Jazz Festival (Finland), St. Petersburg International Jazz Festival (Russia), Kaunas International Jazz Festival (Lithuania), Mt. Fuji International Jazz Festival (Japan), Estonia International Jazz Festival (Estonia), JVC Jazz Festival (New York); concert and club appearances in China, France, and Germany; as well as in performance at such venues as the Iridium Jazz Club, Sweet Basil Jazz Club, The Five Spot, New York’s Symphony Space, the Fez under the Time Café, Trumpets Jazz Club, Estonian Academy of Music, and the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture. His works have been performed and/or recorded by Steve Nelson, Stanley Jordan, Talib K

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