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Wadada Leo Smith is a trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the field of creative music. He was one of three finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album, Ten Freedom Summers.
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (born December 18, 1941) is an American trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the field of creative music. He was one of three finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Ten Freedom Summers, released on May 22, 2012.
Boldly original trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Wadada Leo Smith has topped three categories in DownBeat Magazine’s 65th Annual Critics Poll: Jazz Artist, Trumpet and Jazz Album (for America's National…
Born on December 18, 1941 in Leland, Mississippi, Wadada Leo Smith began his musical journey steeped in the musical traditions of the South. He composed his first piece of music at the age of twelve, and at thirteen started performing with Delta Blues and other traditional bands.
With his dry tone, extended use of silence and abrupt smears of color, Smith is different than most trumpet players. He was exposed to the blues early on and the improvisational traditions of the Delta blues as well as influences from around the world are into his work.
Wadada Leo Smith, Jack DeJohnette & Vijay Iyer: A Love Sonnet For Billie Holiday
Mar 7, 2022 · Now at 80 years of age, trumpeter-composer Wadada Leo Smith refuses to narrow his expansive vision. The last 10 years have been the most prolific of his five-decade career, with multiple releases per year, many of them epic in both concept and scale.
Dec 19, 2014 · Wadada Leo Smith: Old And New 'Dimensions' Fresh Air. January 4, 2010 • Smith had three albums out this past fall — two reissues and a new set of live concert recordings by two of his bands.
May 25, 2024 · Wadada Leo Smith. / Amina Claudine Myers. 2024. 7.4. By Daniel Bromfield. Genre: Jazz. Label: Red Hook. Reviewed: May 25, 2024. The AACM composer pays tribute to the cultural history of a...
Wadada Leo Smith. An ambitious composer and a lyrical trumpeter who has explored avant-garde jazz and classical music beginning in the 1960s. Read Full Biography.
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