In the Sixth Annual International Critics Poll, Wadada Leo Smith won the Composer of the Year Award, received 24 votes for Musician of the Year, 30 votes for Best Trumpet, 13 votes for Best Band Live, and 13 votes for his OCCUPY THE WORLD recording on Tum for Album of the Year. Ben Goldberg won the Award for Bass Clarinet with nearly double the votes of other nominees.
El Intruso is an International Critics Poll based in Argentina where writers and editors vote for the winners of various disciplines in creative/free jazz and related music.
More information and all winners can be found by clicking here.
