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Jeffery Smith (musician)

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Jeffery Smith (born in September 1955;[1] died in 2012) was a baritone jazz vocal recording artist, perhaps best known for his albums on Verve, among them his distinctive debut release produced by Shirley Horn, and his self-produced records, including Down Here Below and A Little Sweeter, which was praised in a full page review in TIME as being "the most vital album of the year".[2]

Jeffery Smith's musical career included two world tours and four albums with the Claude Bolling Big Band,[3] performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, in tribute to Louis Armstrong, and collaborations with a wide variety of artists including Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Joe Lovano, Dee Dee Bridgewater and TK Blue. Smith was also the founder and director of Tri-Loxodonta Productions, a not-for-profit music organization cultivating jazz in upstate New York.

At age 17 moved from New York to San Diego and Los Angeles where he spent fifteen years.[3] He worked in theater and television at the time. He moved back to New York in 1985[2] He moved to Paris, France in Autumn 1991 wanting to change his life.[1][3]

Discography

  • Ramona with Shirley Horn (Gitane/Verve, 1995)
  • A Little Sweeter (Verve, 1997)
  • Down Here Below (Verve, 1999)

References

  1. ^ a b Grosman, Romain (December 1995 – January 1996). "Jeffery Smith Ramona". Jazz Hot. No. 526. p. 13. ISSN 0021-5643.
  2. ^ a b Jeffery Smith at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b c Grosman, Romain (December 1992 – January 1993). "Jeffery Smith". Jazz Hot. No. 506. p. 13. ISSN 0021-5643.
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