By Thomas Conrad The extraordinary late creative flowering of Wadada Leo Smith carries on. He turned 80 on December 18, 2021, but the outpouring of new albums, including multidisc sets, continues unabated. So do the diverse collaborations, tours, world premieres, lectures, residencies, workshops, and prizes. Two Centuries is the debut recording of a trio with Qasim Naqvi on modular and Minimoog synthesizers and Andrew Cyrille on drums. The proliferation of electronic instruments has been a transformative development in jazz of the 21st century. Electronics can be a trap for the jazz musician, …