Wadada Leo Smith

Also known as Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, Leo Smith

American jazz trumpeter and composer

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1941-12-18

americanankhrasmationfree improvisationfree jazzjazzjazz and blues

Discography

Creative Music - 1 (Six Solo Improvisations)1971
Silence1974
The Haunt1977
The Mass On The World1978
Divine Love1979
Spirit Catcher1979
Touch the Earth1980
Go In Numbers1982
If You Want the Kernels You Have to Break the Shells1982
Rastafari1983

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free jazzjazzAvant-GardetrumpetAvant-Garde Jazz

Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (18 December 1941 in Leland, Mississippi) is a trumpeter and composer working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. He started out playing drums, mellophone and French horn before he settled on the trumpet. He played in various rhythm-n-blues groups and by 1967 became a member of the AACM and co-founded the Creative Construction Company, a trio with Leroy Jenkins and Anthony Braxton. In 1971 Smith formed his own label, Kabell. <a href="https

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Leo
Family name: Smith
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Leland
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Wesleyan University
Employer: California Institute of the Arts
Award: Guggenheim Fellowship
Genre: jazz
Instrument: trumpet
Official website: www.wadadaleosmith.com
Image: Wadada Leo Smith.jpg

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date of birth: 1941-12-18
Commons category: Wadada Leo Smith
name in native language: Wadada Leo Smith
nominated for: Pulitzer Prize for Music
ethnic group: African Americans

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