Wadada Leo Smith Musical artist

Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (born December 18, 1941) is an American trumpeter and composer, working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. He was one of three finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Ten Freedom Summers, released on May 22, 2012.

Personal facts

Wadada Leo Smith
Birth dateDecember 18, 1941
Birth place
Leland Mississippi

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Musical artist

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BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Free improvisation
Avant-garde jazz
instrument
Flugelhorn
Koto (instrument)
Trumpet
Atenteben
Thumb piano

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Wadada Leo Smith on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/composer.pl?comp=38
  2. http://pirecordings.com/audio/Tawaf.m3u
  3. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=840
  4. http://www.fmp-label.de/freemusicproduction/musiker/smith.html
  5. http://www.musicbox-online.com/hk-sky.html
  6. http://www.onefinalnote.com/features/2005/wadada
  7. http://www.soundnet.org/concerts/mov_refs/2000.shtml#horns
  8. http://www.wadadaleosmith.com