Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith Strip Jazz Naked

At National Sawdust, wunderkind Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith take the stage for a bare, abstract jazz set. The setup is simple: a grand piano, electric keyboard, laptop and an effects box for Iyer, and a single trumpet played by Smith, who alternates timbre by selectively muting his horn’s bell flair throughout.

Published at Echoes and Dust