Wadada Leo Smith Concert History

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.

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Jan 10, 2025	NYC Winter Jazzfest Jakob Bro / Henry Threadgill / Linda May Han Oh / Ambrose Akinmusire / Tyshawn Sorey / Wadada Leo Smith / Vijay Iyer	Performance Space New York - Keith Haring Theater	New York, New York, United States
Nov 08, 2024	Darkside / Actress / Wadada Leo Smith / Lustsickpuppy / Shards / Asher Gamedze Le Guess Who? - Vrijdag Setlists	TivoliVredenburg	Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 07, 2024 – Nov 10, 2024	Le Guess Who? 2024 Darkside / Meshell Ndegeocello / Tropical Fuck Storm / Kim Gordon / AROOJ AFTAB / Theo Parrish / Bo Ningen / Demdike Stare / Discovery Zone / Lustsickpuppy / Lionmilk / Israel Fernandez / Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto / RP Boo / Nazar / Elucid / Mabe Fratti / Still House Plants / KMRU / Lafawndah / The Messthetics / Shabjdeed / Al Nather / Eli Keszler / Bedouin Burger / Noura Mint Seymali / Luzmila Carpio / ZSELA / Wadada Leo Smith / Aja Monet / Klara Lewis / King Jammy / James Brandon Lewis / Alex Zhang Hungtai / Dawuna / Blackhaine / Aba Shanti-i / otay:onii / The Growth Eternal / Angry BlackMen / Rafael Toral / Kalia Vandever / Patrick Shiroishi / Asher Gamedze / Lunch Money Life / Crystallmess / Kevin Richard Martin / Nik Colk Void / Military Genius / Fuensanta / Tashi Wada / Blanco Teta / Mia Koden / Lord Spikeheart / Raphael Rogiński / Sheherazaad / Water Damage / Astrønne / Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė / Concepción Huerta / Germán Bringas / Erika Angell / Nooriyah / White Boy Scream / Liliane Chlela / 食品まつり aka Foodman / Yuka C Honda / Maya Al Khaldi / Kahil El'zabar's Heritage Ensemble / Phantom Orchard / Hyper gal / Shards (Choir) / Pedro Maia / The Body & Dis Fig / Covco / Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou / Gibrana Cervantes / Ill Japonia / Cinna Peyghamy / Hizbut Jamm / livwutang / M. Takara & Carla Boregas / HiTech (US) / GAISTER / Alex Rita / Sarouna / Richard Akingbehin / Rebecca Salvadori / Helen Papaioannou / Yuki Tsujii / DJ Lynnee Denise / Actress / Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra / Couch Slut / Ex-easter Island Head / FYEAR / Frente Abierto / Gorgonn & Utku Önal / Kabeaushé / Nick León / Party Dozen / Pö / Shabjdeed & Al Nather / SHO MADJOZI / Wu-Lu / Yaya Bey / Elias Rønnenfelt / Ale Hop / Haossaa / Myriam Gendron / Sex Swing / Chela / jespfur Show all bands Setlists	TivoliVredenburg	Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 02, 2019	Jack DeJohnette / Vijay Iyer / Meredith Monk / Joe Lovano / Craig Taborn / Ravi Coltrane / Bill Frisell / Nik Bärtsch / Larry Grenadier / Wadada Leo Smith / Anja Lechner / Ethan Iverson / Enrico Rava / Egberto Gismonti	Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center	New York, New York, United States
Nov 01, 2019	Jack DeJohnette / Vijay Iyer / Meredith Monk / Joe Lovano / Craig Taborn / Ravi Coltrane / Bill Frisell / Nik Bärtsch / Larry Grenadier / Wadada Leo Smith / Anja Lechner / Ethan Iverson / Enrico Rava / Egberto Gismonti	Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center	New York, New York, United States
Jan 26, 2019	Wadada Leo Smith	Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center	New York, New York, United States
Sep 23, 2018	Monterey Jazz Festival "Monterey Jazz Festival" / Norah Jones / Next Generation Jazz Orchestra / Tia Fuller / Ingrid Jensen / Bokanté / Charles Lloyd / Lucinda Williams / Anat Cohen / Randy Brecker / Donny McCaslin / Gil Goldstein / Adam Rogers / John Patitucci / Antonio Sanchez / Brian Blade / Chris Thomas / Gabriel Royal / Katie Thiroux / Ladama / Gary Meek / Veronica Swift / Wadada Leo Smith / dianne reeves / Romero Lubambo / "Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour" / Cecile McLorin Salvant / Bria Skonberg / Melissa Aldana / Christian Sands / Jamison Ross / Bobby Floyd / Delvon Lamarr OrganTrio / Joey DeFrancesco / John Clayton / Julian Lage / Bill Frisell Show all bands	Monterey County Fair & Event Center	Monterey, California, United States
Jan 17, 2018	"NYC Winter Jazzfest" / Deerhoof / Wadada Leo Smith NYC Winter Jazzfest Setlists	Various Venues	New York, New York, United States
Jan 10, 2018 – Jan 17, 2018	winter jazzfest 2018 Deerhoof / José James / My Brightest Diamond / The Comet Is Coming / Gilles Peterson / Oscar Jerome / KNOWER / Nubya Garcia / Ravi Coltrane / Red Baraat / Yazz Ahmed / No BS! Brass Band / Sidewalk Chalk / Wadada Leo Smith / Tyshawn Sorey / Nicole Mitchell / British Jazz Showcase Show all bands	Le Poisson Rouge	New York, New York, United States
Oct 15, 2017	Wadada Leo Smith	Moody Concert Hall	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Aug 04, 2017	Newport Jazz Festival "Newport Jazz Festival" / Béla Fleck & the Flecktones / Maceo Parker / Cecile McLorin Salvant / Naturally 7 / Joey DeFrancesco / Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith / Evan Christopher / Rodriguez Brothers / Jim Rotondi / Steve Davis / Eric Alexander / David Hazeltine / Joe Farnsworth / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Rhiannon Giddens / Christian McBride / Leslie Odom Jr. / Amir ElSaffar / Jimmy Greene / The George Burton Qunintet Show all bands Setlists	Fort Adams State Park	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jun 08, 2017	Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith Ojai Music Festival	Libbey Bowl	Ojai, California, United States
Nov 09, 2016	Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith Earshot Jazz Festival	Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall	Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 03, 2016	"Suoni Per IL Popolo" / Wadada Leo Smith / Jef Elise Barbara / Dishwasher / Elena Stoodley / Strange Froots Suoni Per IL Popolo	La Sala Rossa	Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jun 02, 2016	"Suoni Per IL Popolo" / Kaie Kell / Wadada Leo Smith / Jason Sharp Suoni Per IL Popolo	La Sala Rossa	Montréal, Québec, Canada
Apr 01, 2016	Big Ears Festival "Big Ears Festival" / Molly Nilsson / Phantom Orchard / Joe Henry / Marc Ribot / Bombino / Steven Schick / Shabazz Palaces / Yo La Tengo / Lambchop / Eighth Blackbird / Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Bryce Dessner / Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith / Nicolas Jaar / Tony Conrad / Faust / Anthony Braxton / Andrew Bird / Xylouris White / Boogarins Show all bands Setlists	Various Venues	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Genres:

United States

Jazz

Avant-Garde

Contemporary Jazz

Free Jazz

Avant-Garde Jazz

Jazz And Blues

Jazz Trumpet

Free Improvisation

Trumpet

Tzadik

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Concerts Per Year:

2025	1 concert
2024	2 concerts
2019	3 concerts
2018	3 concerts
2017	3 concerts
2016	4 concerts

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