Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith is trumpeter and composer working in avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. During the 1960s, he developed a systemic music language called Ankhrasmation, in which he uses cuneiform-like glyphs, color, and repertoire signs. He currently performs with three ensembles: Golden Quartet, Silver Orchestra, and Organic. Throughout his career Smith has received many awards, including a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2009. His work appeared in The Kitchen group exhibition Between Thought and Sound in 2007. For more information, please visit http://wadadaleosmith.com/.
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