Mathilde 253 featuring Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith

Mathilde 253 features the pioneering avant-rock drummer Charles Hayward, London-based improviser Ian Smith and guitarist Han-earl Park.

Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser, Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith has been active in creative contemporary music for over forty years. He performs with three ensembles, Golden Quartet, Silver Orchestra, and Organic. Contemporary music ensembles, including Kronos Quartet and New York New Music Ensemble have also performed his compositions. Smith is a Guggenheim Fellow and a long-time member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.

Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award.