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Listen: The New York Times’ Best Jazz of 2018

“Mr. Smith makes a humongous impact wherever he goes.” That’s The New York Times in its best-of-jazz list for 2018, where Wadada Leo Smith’s collaboration with Bill Frisell and Andrew Cyrille stands alongside the likes of Makaya McCraven, Jason Moran, and Ambrose Akinmusire. See the list here.

 


BIG EARS
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Knoxville, TN · USA

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