Wadada Leo Smith (Composer ) was born in Mississippi, United States on a Thursday, December 18, 1941 🎈. Wadada Leo Smith is 82 years old. He is a Sagittarius ♐ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
Avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer who was nominated for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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| FULL NAME: | Wadada Leo Smith |
| BIRTH DATE: | December 18, 1941 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Mississippi, United States |
| AGE: | 82 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Sagittarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Wadada Leo Smith is a Composer. Wadada was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
He grew up in Leland, Mississippi. His family noticed his talent early on. Find out who is Wadada Leo Smith dating right now.
He began playing drums and French horn in his childhood, ultimately deciding to play only trumpet.
DID YOU KNOW He formed his own jazz group The Creative Construction Company and started his own label to give himself full creative freedom.
FACT His 1998 album “Yo, Miles!” was a tribute to Miles Davis ‘ early-1970s “electric” period when Davis used powered instruments.
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Birthday
Currently, Wadada Leo Smith is 82 years old. His next birthday is away. Wadada will celebrate his 83rd birthday on a Thursday, December 18th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on December 18, 1941. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Wadada Leo Smith’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. People born between the dates of November 22nd to December 21st belong to the ninth sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius. Libras are known for being loyal, optimistic, and intellectual. Aries is the most compatible sign for Sagittarius.
Famous Sagittarius celebrities are Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Rita Ora, Chrissy Teigen, Jay-Z, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Nostradamus. Sagittarius ruling planet is Jupiter. Astrologically, Jupiter represents luck, fortune, and success.
Wadada Leo Smith was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Wadada Leo Smith is a 82 years old Composer, born in December, in the Year of the Serpent (1941), and is a Sagittarius. His life path number is 9. Wadada’s birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and his birth flower is Narcissus.
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