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Wadada Leo Smith
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.
Biography.
Smith was born in Leland, Mississippi. He started out playing drums, mellophone, and French horn before he settled on the trumpet. He played in various R&B groups and
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External links.
- Wadada Leo Smith by John Corbett—BOMB Magazine
- A Fireside Chat With Wadada Leo Smith by Fred Jung Posted: 2003-11-29
- Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith - Sky Garden (Review) - Published in The Music Box, July 2004, Vol. 11, No. 7
- FMP releases
- Art of the States: Wadada Leo Smith "Bardsdale" (1997–1998)
- Tawaf from 2003's "Organic Resonance" on