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Commentary: Wadada Leo Smith moves the UCLA Medal into the avant-garde | LA Times
On Nov. 8 at the Herb Alpert School of Music, trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith was presented the UCLA Medal, the university's highest honor, for his decades of music-making. "The UCLA Medal may never be the same again. Its medal, like Smith’s notes, has become radioactive," wrote LA Times music critic Mark Swed, who covered the ceremony and related programs.
Composer, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith to receive UCLA Medal
The campus's highest honor to be presented Nov. 8 at a concert with Smith, RedKoral Quartet, UCLA professor and vocalist Nina Eidsheim, and pianist Vicki Ray.