Winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Media, 2019
American trumpeter (born 1941) associated with the AACM movement in Chicago in the 60’s and later a convert to Rastafarianism. Still remarkably active creatively he continues to view jazz as a “world music” in the most positive sense of the phrase.
"A contrasting double album from trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith featuring his Golden and Organic bands"
ALBUM
"A stamp of authority from a band leader who knows he's bought everything together nicely this time around."
