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“There may not be a more crucial moment to examine the windows of history in order to comprehend the current situation in America. The music featured in this recording serves as one such window…”
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, created by NY bassist David Ambrosio, is a project meticulously crafted to showcase the compositions of progressive jazz maestros from the late 60s Blue Note Era, paying homage to luminaries such as Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McLean, Stanley Cowell, Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Duke Pearson, and James Spaulding.
In a reflection of an era marked by social upheaval and civil unrest, the compositions that form the core of this project lay dormant for decades, unheard and unappreciated at the time of their creation. Over fifty years later in America we are at a crossroads again, witnessing significant parallels in social movements reminiscent of that transformative era, and It is against this backdrop that the once-overlooked music of the late 60s Blue Note Era gains a newfound relevance.
Let us unite to pay tribute to, commemorate, and disseminate the enduring music and motivational messages from the late 1960s!
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE is:
Donny McCaslin - saxophones
Ingrid Jensen - trumpet
Bruce Barth - piano
David Ambrosio -bass
Victor Lewis - drums
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Album/Concert Reviews
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Jazz Trail: Live @ Joe’s Pub NYC
Nippertown: Live @ The Falcon
All About Jazz: David Ambrosio's Civil Disobedience: 50 Years in the Making
“With Civil Disobedience, Ambrosio is back in the deep end of musical dedication - to his ideals and to a historical and social consciousness” - Josef Woodard, DownBeat Magazine
"An album of anthemic songs speaking to the history of spirited civil rights activism." - AD Amorosi, Jazz Times
“This album has to be considered as one of the best of 2026” - Mike Greenblatt, The Aquarian
“If your foot isn’t tapping it’s because your shoes are nailed to the floor.” - Mel Minter, Musically Speaking
“There’s something life affirming about David Ambrosio’s latest project [Civil Disobedience]. These underplayed songs boast divergent melodic paths, but are all driven by swing.” - Andy Cowan, MOJO Magazine UK
“a band endowed with special chemistry, a politically urgent message connecting past and present, and an atmosphere that made the music feel as relevant as ever.” - Filipe Freitas, Jazz Trail
“Civil Disobedience: Blue Note in the Progressive Sixties is both a tribute and a reclamation, a love letter to the music” - Mark Corroto All About Jazz
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Live @ Midnight Blue, NYC
NBC Newswatch 12 TV Feature
Interview on “let’s call this” w/ John Chacona
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Promo Video Live @ Midnight Blue, NYC
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