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Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet & Vijay Iyer, piano | Big Ears Festival

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Date(s) - 04/01/2016
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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Bijou Theatre

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Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer (pronounced “VID-jay EYE-yer”) was described by Pitchfork as “one of the most interesting and vital young pianists in jazz today,” by the Los Angeles Weekly as “a boundless and deeply important young star,” and by Minnesota Public Radio as “an American treasure.” He was named DownBeat Magazine’s 2015 Artist of the Year and 2014 Pianist of the Year, a 2013 MacArthur Fellow, and a 2012 Doris Duke Performing Artist. In 2014 he began a permanent appointment as the Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts in the Department of Music at Harvard University.

Wadada Leo Smith, trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser is one of the most acclaimed creative artists of his times, both for his music and his writings. For the last five decades, Mr. Smith has been a member of the historical and legendary AACM collective. He distinctly defines his music as “Creative Music.” Mr. Smith’s diverse discography reveals a recorded history centered around important issues that have impacted his world. Wadada Leo Smith was the 2013 finalist for the most prestigious award in music – the Pulitzer Prize, as well as the DownBeat’s 2013 winner of their 61st Critics Poll in the ‘Composer of the Year’ category.

In February 2016, ECM will be releasing their duo studio recording A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke.

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