Leo Smith

A lifelong individualist whose unique philosophy has often resulted in recordings that transcend commonly accepted ideas and attitudes about music, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith has devoted his life to the theory and practice of creative improvisation. A cardinal member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a close friend of Anthony Braxton's, Smith is an inspiring example of someone who has voluntarily chosen a path that parallels Surrealist philosopher André Breton's assessment of music as "the immediate, pervading, u...