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evidence: LaDonna Smith -LRB- born 1951 -RRB- is an American avant garde musician from Alabama -LRB- U.S. -RRB- .. Alabama. Alabama. She is a violinist , violist , and pianist .. Since 1974 she has been performing free improvisational music with musicians such as Davey Williams , Gunther Christmann , Anne Lebaron , Derek Bailey , Eugene Chadbourne , Misha Feigin , Michael Evans , David Sait , Jack Wright , John Russell , Sergey Letov , Toshi Makihara , Andrew Dewar and many other of the world 's major improvisers .. Davey Williams. Davey Williams ( musician ). Gunther Christmann. Gunther Christmann. Anne Lebaron. Anne Lebaron. Derek Bailey. Derek Bailey ( guitarist ). Eugene Chadbourne. Eugene Chadbourne. Misha Feigin. Misha Feigin. Michael Evans. Michael Evans ( musician ). David Sait. David Sait. Jack Wright. Jack Wright ( musician ). John Russell. John Russell ( musician ). Sergey Letov. Sergey Letov. Toshi Makihara. Toshi Makihara. Andrew Dewar. Andrew Dewar. As a performer , she has toured the USA , Canada , Europe , including Russia and Siberia , China and Japan .. Her music is documented on dozens of CD and LP recordings , including the obscure Say Daybew Records - of Fred Lane & the Debonaires .. An active organizer , she produced numerous concerts in Alabama and the Southeast , including the Birmingham Improv Festival .. Alabama. Alabama. She is an educator and serves on the Board of Directors of I.S.I.M. , the International Society of Improvised Music .. In 1976 , LaDonna Smith co-founded TransMuseq Records , in collaboration with Davey Williams .. Davey Williams. Davey Williams ( musician ). In 1980 , the improvisor magazine began as an extension of I.N. , the Improvisor 's Network , a grass-roots organization that attempted to connect improvising musicians across the USA , founded at that time in New York City .. LaDonna is currently editor-in-chief and publisher of the improvisor -LRB- the international journal of free improvisation -RRB- , which now exists on the web .. free improvisation. free improvisation