Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet: The Year Of The Elephant

by Mark Corroto
September 19, 2002

The aptly named Golden Quartet is either dubbed for the golden years of these four jazzmen, or perhaps it is the simple musical lines they have spun into an alloy of precious sound.

The quartet’s impressive resume is beyond doubt. Wadada Leo Smith was a member of Chicago’s AACM and bands of Anthony Braxton and Leroy Jenkins. Malachi Favors likewise played a part in the AACM before his days in the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Pianist Anthony Davis ...

Jazz This Week: Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet, Victor Goines, Trio Tres Bien, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 12, 2010

It's another busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a variety of styles, from traditional to experimental, on offer from both touring and local performers. Let's go to the highlights: Cabaret St. Louis continues their fall season this week with singer Valerie Lemon, who will perform her show spotlighting the music of Marvin Hamlisch nightly through Saturday at the Kranzberg Arts Center. On Thursday, the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University presents a tribute to ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 31, 2010

This week, let's take a look at some video clips featuring trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet, who will be in St. Louis on Saturday, November 13 to perform at the 560 Music Center under the auspices of New Music Circle. Given that Smith, bassist John Lindberg and drummer Pheeroan akLaff all are long-established, well-respected performers in the field of creative improvised music, and pianist Vijay Iyer is one of the most talked-about ...
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Firehouse 12 to Present Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet September 17th

Source: Improvised Communications
August 19, 2010

On Friday, September 17th, legendary trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith will return to Firehouse 12 for a two-set performance with his Golden Quartet. This special event, part of a five-city tour, will feature the world premiere of five new works from his “America" collection composed during his recent Guggenheim residency. Smith and the group will also be supporting his most recent recording, Spiritual Dimensions (Cuneiform Records), which documents his previous Firehouse 12 appearance in April 2009. The Golden Quartet line-up for ...
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Angel City Art's Presents: Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet in Hollywood

Source: SoCal Creative Music
March 7, 2010

Well, Rocco's at it again and this time he is presenting Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet in their first performance in LA since their Redcat performacne a couple of years ago.Quartet includes the high rising pianist Vijay Iyer, and veterans John Lindberg on bass and Pheeroan Aklaff on drums. There will also be a guest performance by Motoko Honda.Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartetone night only, April 3rd!Lauded as “one of the most vital ...
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Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - Tabligh (Cuneiform, 2008)

Source: All About Jazz
May 20, 2008

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has always been one of my favorite musicians, and that is confirmed again by the new release of his Golden Quartet, which consists of an entirely new line-up. Anthony Davis, Malachi Favors and Jack DeJohnette having been replaced by Vijay Iyer on piano and Fender Rhodes, John Lindberg on bass and Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums. The new musicians are of course not comparable to the former band, and that is easy to notice. It's the ...
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