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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Wadada Leo Smith Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
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
Oct 25, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith Miner Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Jun 29, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith

Residency @ the Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jun 28, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith

Residency @ the Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jun 27, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith

Residency @ the Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jun 26, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith

Residency @ the Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jun 25, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith

Residency @ the Stone

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The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jun 23, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith

Residency @ the Stone

The University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jan 26, 2019
Wadada Leo Smith Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, New York, United States
Oct 14, 2018
Wadada Leo Smith

Angel City Jazz Fest

Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, California, 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
Jun 27, 2018
Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith The Kitchen New York, New York, United States
May 29, 2018
Wadada Leo Smith The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 17, 2018
"NYC Winter Jazzfest" / Deerhoof / Wadada Leo Smith

NYC Winter Jazzfest

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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
Nov 13, 2017
Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith Harris Theater for Music & Dance Chicago, Illinois, 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
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Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Jun 15, 2017
Vijay Iyer / Jennifer Koh Violin / Stephan Crump / Tyshawn Sorey / Wadada Leo Smith / International Contemporary Ensemble / Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble / Steven Schick Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States

Genres:

United States
Jazz
Avant-Garde
Free Jazz
Contemporary Jazz
Experimental Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Jazz And Blues
Free Improvisation
Ambient Jazz
Trumpet
Jazz Trumpet
Tzadik
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Latest Setlist (03/30/2025):

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 3 concerts
2025 5 concerts
2024 4 concerts
2023 2 concerts
2022 4 concerts
2021 1 concert
2019 11 concerts
2018 6 concerts
2017 8 concerts
2016 5 concerts
2014 2 concerts
2013 1 concert
2012 2 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 2 concerts
2006 1 concert
1984 1 concert

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