Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith

Wadada Leo Smith

USAJazz, Avant-garde Jazz
5,011 monthly listeners
  • 12.2K followers
  • 738 fans

Wadada Leo Smith's Top Spotify Songs

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Lebroba
456 streams
2
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Central Park at Sunset
369 streams
3
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Worried Woman
198 streams
4
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Uprising
161 streams
5
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For D.F.
137 streams
456
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Lebroba

Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
369
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Central Park at Sunset

Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers
198
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161
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137
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For D.F.

Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
94
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88
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73
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The Curve

Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille
65
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61
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Wadada Leo Smith's Top Spotify Playlists in the past 3 Months

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by Spotify
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Avant-Jazz
by Spotify
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Meditations - Matthew Halsall
by Spotify
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The Sound of Free Jazz
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Mystery Train with John Kelly
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Events7 Events

Mar-Apr
30-02
Big Ears Festival
United States
USA
, KnoxvilleN/A N/A
Past
Mar
21
Big Ears Festival at Tennessee Theatre
United States
USA
, Knoxville500 - 1200 Hall
Past
Mar
21-24
Big Ears Festival
United States
USA
, KnoxvilleN/A N/A
Past
Oct
18-21
Skopje Jazz Festival
North Macedonia
MKD
, SkopjeN/A N/A
Past
Sep
27-30
Jazzfestival Leibnitz
Austria
AUT
, LeibnitzN/A N/A
Past

Wadada Leo Smith's Past Events7 Events

  • Big Ears Festival festival

    Iron & Wine, Sierra Ferrell, Ichiko Aoba, Los Lobos, Andrew Bird, Amadou & Mariam, Grouper, Devendra Banhart, David Byrne, Son Lux, The Mountain Goats, Allison Russell, Lucius, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kevin Morby, Ibeyi, Julian Lage, Sona Jobarteh, Nate Smith, Tank and the Bangas, Rickie Lee Jones, Danielle Ponder, Calexico, Arooj Aftab, Sierra Hull, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Béla Fleck, Steve Reich, Christian McBride, Dave Lombardo, Bill Frisell, Billy Woods, Pino Palladino, Margaret Glaspy, Makaya McCraven, Bonny Light Horseman, Charles Lloyd, Moor Mother, Brandee Younger, Caterina Barbieri, The Bad Plus, Blake Mills, Joe Lovano, The Weather Station, Marc Ribot, Adia Victoria, Kali Malone, Antonio Sánchez, Liturgy, Algiers, Edgar Meyer, Ben Sollee, Vijay Iyer, John Zorn, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Steve Gunn, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes, Meridian Brothers, My Brightest Diamond, Lee Ranaldo, Sun Ra Arkestra, King Britt, Bing & Ruth, Michael Cleveland, Vinicius Cantuaria, KATE NV, Dave Eggar, Irreversible Entanglements, Caroline Shaw, Combo Chimbita, Bassekou Kouyate, Adeem the Artist, Bryan Sutton, Lonnie Holley, Bill Laswell, John Medeski, Terry Allen, Etran de L'Aïr, Josephine Foster, Theon Cross, Mary Halvorson, James Brandon Lewis, Jeff Coffin, Leo Genovese, LARRY & JOE, PETER ONE, Tyshawn Sorey, Yura Lee, Rachel Grimes, caroline, Macie Stewart, Tarta Relena, Rafiq Bhatia, Xylouris White, Carl Stone, SUSS, Éliane Radigue, Shahzad Ismaily, Jorge Roeder, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, David Murray, JACK Quartet, Trevor Dunn, William Parker, Justin Moses, Phill Niblock, Tessa Lark, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Simon Joyner, Wadada Leo Smith, 700 Bliss, James Blood Ulmer, Ches Smith, Luke Schneider, Reggie Workman, David Virelles, Mourning [A] BLKstar, Maeve Gilchrist, Mark Schatz, Ava Mendoza, FUJI|||||||||||TA, Chris Corsano, ZOH AMBA, Rich ruth, Yarn/Wire, Nate Wooley, Abe Rounds, Andrew Cyrille, Joe Rainey, Annea Lockwood, Viktor Krauss, SHANE PARISH, The Panhandle Mystery Band, Angélica Negrón, Parker Quartet, Evan Ziporyn, Morton Subotnick, Gyan Riley, Aurora Nealand, Mivos Quartet, Aizuri Quartet, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Wendy Eisenberg, Big Kitty, Diatom Deli, BB WISELY, SIMON HANES, Ned Rothenberg, Shara Nova, PROTEINS OF MAGIC, Reid Anderson, Exploding Star Orchestra, Staples Jr. Singers, Kenny Wollesen, KENMUJO, KIRSTEN SOLLEK, Sarah Brailey, Brian Marsella, Catherine Lamb, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante, SAE HASHIMOTO, FRUIT LOOOPS, Gregory Tardy, Jordan Perlson, DOROTHY CARLOS, Michael Nicolas, Anthony Coleman, MATT ESPY, TARBABY, ELIZA BAGG, DAVID WATSON, Lesley Flanigan, Jorge Variego, Matt Nelson, Aaron Edgcomb, RACHEL CALLOWAY, Jack Roben, ROBERT LUNDBERG, Rob Linton, Brainweight, VARISPEED COLLECTIVE, MEGAMOON X, TIM GICK
    USA, Knoxville
    Big
  • Big Ears Festival at Tennessee Theatre

    Nils Frahm, Yves Tumor, Joep Beving, Harold Budd, Rhiannon Giddens, Avishai Cohen, Spiritualized, The Comet Is Coming, Bill Frisell, Mercury Rev, Richard Thompson, Sons of Kemet, Peter Gregson, Meredith Monk, Clarice Jensen, Shai Maestro, Jlin, Vijay Iyer, Ralph Towner, Irreversible Entanglements, Lonnie Holley, Mathias Eick, Carla Bley, Derek Gripper, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Oren Ambarchi, Roomful of Teeth, The Messthetics, Rachel Grimes, Stephen O'Malley, Theo Bleckmann, Kim Kashkashian, International Contemporary Ensemble, Brooklyn Rider, Craig Taborn, Wadada Leo Smith, Francesco Turrisi, Evan Parker, Jerusalem in My Heart, Carla Kihlstedt, Alvin Lucier, Thumbscrew, Tim Berne, Honey and Salt
    Tennessee Theatre
    USA, Knoxville
    Hall500 - 1.2K
  • Big Ears Festival festival

    Nils Frahm, Joep Beving, Harold Budd, Rhiannon Giddens, serpentwithfeet, Spiritualized, Béla Fleck, Punch Brothers, Bill Frisell, Mercury Rev, Richard Thompson, Sons of Kemet, Kayhan Kalhor, Jack DeJohnette, Peter Gregson, Makaya McCraven, Mary Lattimore, Moor Mother, Meredith Monk, Mountain Man, Clarice Jensen, Shai Maestro, Jlin, Vijay Iyer, Bryce Dessner, Avishai Cohen, Ralph Towner, Lonnie Holley, Mathias Eick, Carla Bley, Mehdi Nassouli, Derek Gripper, Steve Swallow, Avey Tare, Mary Halvorson, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Hawktail, Oren Ambarchi, Roomful of Teeth, The Messthetics, Gabriel Kahane, Ravi Coltrane, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Edmar Castaneda, Rachel Grimes, Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan, Andy Sheppard, David Torn, Rafiq Bhatia, Carl Stone, Theo Bleckmann, Kim Kashkashian, Ian Chang, International Contemporary Ensemble, Brooklyn Rider, Craig Taborn, Wadada Leo Smith, Matthew Garrison, Chris Eldridge, Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, Francesco Turrisi, Ches Smith, Evan Parker, Nicole Mitchell, Jerusalem in My Heart, Carla Kihlstedt, Ben Shemie, Tomeka Reid, Amirtha Kidambi, ACME - American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Arcwelder, Susie Ibarra, Alvin Lucier, Nate Wooley, Thumbscrew, Mike Reed, Tim Berne, Matthew Wright, Aurora Nealand, Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert, Tashi Dorji, Peter Rehberg, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Tony Scherr, Honey and Salt, Mark Nauseef, Mimi Goese and Ben Neill, Paul Lytton, Nelson Patton, Giri Peters, Robert Levin, Stephen O’Malley
    USA, Knoxville
    Medium
  • Skopje Jazz Festival festival

    Saul Williams, Thurston Moore, Arto Lindsay, Dezron Douglas, David Murray, Wadada Leo Smith, Nasheet Waits, Paal Nilssen-Love, Hamid Drake, Mopo, Harriet Tubman, Alexander Hawkins, Susana Santos Silva, Mette Rasmussen, Dave Wilson, Ab Baars, Toni Kitanovski Trio
    MKD, Skopje
    Medium
  • Jazzfestival Leibnitz festival

    Renaud Garcia-Fons, Omar Sosa, Daniel Herskedal, Marialy Pacheco, Marius Neset, Wadada Leo Smith, Gabriele Mirabassi, Pierluigi Balducci, The Kandinsky Effect, Nando Di Modugno, Synesthetic Octet / Synesthetic 4
    AUT, Leibnitz
    Small

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More about Wadada Leo Smith

Overview of Avant-garde Jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith

Wadada Famous American jazz musician Leo Smith is a native of Chicago. Smith established the avant-garde jazz subgenre and, with his distinctive sound and manner, has expanded the parameters of traditional jazz music. His work is distinguished by its experimental style, which incorporates elements of free jazz and improvisation.

Smith has worked with a wide variety of musicians and artists over the course of his multidecade career, including Don Cherry, Anthony Braxton, and Bill Frisell, to mention a few. Smith's ability to emote through his instrument is demonstrated by the emotive quality and expressive tone of his music.

Smith has received numerous prizes and honours during his career in recognition of his contributions to the jazz genre. He is revered in the jazz world and an inspiration to many young musicians thanks to his commitment to expanding the parameters of traditional jazz music.

What are the most popular songs for Avant-garde Jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith?

Wadada Leo Smith, a well-known jazz musician from Chicago, has a huge catalog of amazing music that has gained popularity among jazz aficionados all over the world. He is most known for his songs "Uprising," "Lebroba," "Pretty Beauty," "Worried Woman," "Passage," "Turiya:Alice Coltrane Meditations and Dreams:Love," "TGD," "Seeds of a Forgotten Flower," "A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke: All Becomes Alive," and "Tastalun."

The upbeat and spirited song "Uprising" highlights Smith's exceptional trumpet abilities. The song's rhythm will quickly have you bobbing your head and thumping your feet. In contrast, "Turiya:Alice Coltrane Meditations and Dreams:Love" is a more somber and reflective song that is ideal for unwinding at the end of the day.

In "Lebroba," Smith works alongside Bill Frisell and Andrew Cyrille, two other jazz greats, to produce a distinctive and captivating sound. The tune offers a unique listening experience by fusing aspects of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation. Another outstanding song is "Worried Woman," which boasts sophisticated trumpet playing by Smith and an emotionally stirring tune.

All in all, jazz fans should listen to Wadada Leo Smith's music. He has a well-deserved reputation as one of the greatest avant-garde jazz musicians of our day thanks to his ability to combine classic jazz with avant-garde elements.

What are the latest songs and music albums for Avant-garde Jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith?

Wadada With the release of his most recent album and single, Chicago-born jazz and avant-garde artist Leo Smith has been keeping busy. His most recent album, "Fire Illuminations," was published in 2023 and includes a selection of songs that highlight his distinctive fusion of musical genres. The album is a tribute to his mastery of the genre, from the contemplative "Spiral Light" to the ferocious "Fire and Flame."

"For D.F." by Smith, which was released in 2022, is his most recent single and carries on the themes of his earlier songs. The track, which incorporates Smith's trademark trumpet sound, is a melancholy homage to the late composer and musician Don Cherry. Other recent songs that highlight his experimental approach to jazz are "From Pacifica Koral Reef" from 2021 and "Pacific Light and Water / Wu Xing: Cycle of Destruction" from 2020.

Smith has been working with other musicians in the business in addition to his solo efforts. He collaborated with drummer Andrew Cyrille and bassist Bill Laswell to record the critically acclaimed album "Lebroba" in 2018, which solidified his position as one of the most avant-garde artists of his time.

Overall, Wadada Leo Smith's most recent works reveal his unwavering dedication to expanding the parameters of jazz and avant-garde music. He is a true icon in the industry thanks to his distinctive style and brave attitude toward experimenting.

Which are the most important music performances and festival appearances for Avant-garde Jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith?

Wadada American jazz and avant-garde jazz musician Leo Smith hails from Chicago and has played at a number of prestigious festivals and venues all over the world. At the Big Ears Festival in Tennessee, where he performed with his jazz group, he made one of his famous festival appearances. At the Moldejazz festival in Norway, where he also performed, he showed off his experimental jazz approach to a receptive audience. In addition, Smith had a performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, where he mixed classical and modern jazz music.

Smith garnered favorable reviews for his performance at the Skopje Jazz Festival in North Macedonia. He engaged the crowd with his trumpet playing by producing a distinctive sound. Another famous festival where Smith appeared and displayed his extraordinary improvisational skills and capacity to meld several jazz genres was the Jazzfestival Leibnitz in Austria.

The Tennessee Theatre, one of the nation's oldest and most storied theaters, is among the top locations where Smith has played. With an excellent sound system and the ideal setting for jazz music, Smith's performance here was a memorable one for both him and the audience.

Wadada Leo Smith is a gifted jazz musician who has played in a number of prestigious festivals and venues all over the world. He is well-known as one of the greatest in the business thanks to his distinctive sound and cutting-edge technique.

Which are the most important collaborations with other musicians for Avant-garde Jazz musician Wadada Leo Smith?

Wadada American composer Leo Smith has worked with a number of jazz and avant-garde performers over the course of his career. In the album "Lebroba," he collaborated with Bill Frisell and Andrew Cyrille on one of his most significant projects. The album's tone is eerie and lovely as a result of the trio's joint efforts. The record is a testament to the musicians' capacity for interdisciplinary collaboration and the development of a distinctive sound that is specific to their partnership.

Smith and Vijay Iyer's collaboration on the album "Passage" is another outstanding one. The music on the album is experimental and pushes the envelope of conventional jazz. It's astonishing how well the team can meld several musical genres to produce something new and original.

'Turiya:Alice Coltrane Meditations and Dreams:Love' is another song on which Smith, Cyrille, and Frisell worked together. The track's jazz and Indian classical music fusion produces an intriguing and fascinating vibe. The trio's skill as musicians is evident in their capacity to combine several musical genres to produce something fresh and intriguing.

Finally, Wadada Leo Smith's musical collaborations with other artists have produced some of the finest avant-garde and avant-garde jazz music of our time. His skill as a composer and musician is evident in his ability to collaborate with other artists and produce something fresh and original.