A powerful intergenerational trio emerges on Murasaki, featuring Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet, Marcus Gilmore on drums, and Jakob Bro on guitar. Recorded at Power Station in New York, this exploratory session unfolded spontaneously—no retakes, no discussions, just a shared musical language rooted in intuition and trust. “It felt as though this music already existed before we started playing,” Bro reflects. Murasaki captures the creative summit of three visionary artists, each pushing beyond the boundaries of form and genre.
All songs by Jakob Bro, Wadada Leo Smith & Marcus Gilmore
Wadada Leo Smith: Trumpet
Marcus Gilmore: Drums
Jakob Bro: Guitar
Recorded at Power Station, New York, January 2025
Engineer: James Farber
Assistant engineer: Ben Miller
Listen/save: https://lnk.to/Murasaki
This marks Wadada Leo Smith’s final European tour appearance, with select live dates in Berlin, Antwerp, and Copenhagen with special guest Thomas Morgan, a new piece in Wrosclaw with Midori Takada and Polish Cello Quartet, as well as a farewell show in Reykjavik, Iceland, featuring Skúli Sverrisson.
Jakob Bro, Wadada Leo Smith, Marcus Gilmore, Thomas Morgan performing Murasaki
Nov. 8 : Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin
Nov. 9 : De Singel, Antwerp
Nov. 11 : Loveland Music Festival, Copenhagen
> feat. Joe Lovano
Wadada Leo Smith & Jakob Bro
Nov. 16 : Jazztopad Festival at NFM Narodowe Forum Muzyki, Wrocław
> feat. Midori Takada & Polish Cello Quartet
Nov. 18 : IÐNÓ, Reykjavik
> feat. Skúli Sverrisson & Matthías Hemstock