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David Smith is a Canadian-born trumpeter currently residing in New York City. He studied and began his professional career
in Toronto, and in 2000 he relocated to New York with a study grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Before long he
was much in demand on the New York City jazz scene.
His debut album as a leader, “Circumstance”, was released in October of 2006 on the Fresh Sound New Talent label (FSNT
267), and features his original compositions and an outstanding quintet featuring Seamus Blake on tenor, Nate Radley on
guitar, David Ephross on bass and the ubiquitous Mark Ferber on drums. In 2010 he followed that up with “Anticipation” on
the Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records label (BJUR 015), featuring Kenji Omae on tenor, Nate Radley on guitar, Gary Wang
on bass and Greg Ritchie on drums. While the roots of his music are in classic jazz, he combines elements of classical
harmony and counterpoint resulting in a very original compositional style. His approach to the trumpet is also unique,
intervallic and harmonically sophisticated yet lyrical and emotional.
In addition to his own recordings, he is featured as a sideman on over thirty recordings including for Columbia Records, EMI,
Motown, Fresh Sound New Talent, Steeplechase, Interplay Records and several smaller labels and independent releases. He
has also recorded for national broadcasts on CBC Radio in Canada and Denmarks Radio in Denmark and appears on two film
soundtracks. He has recorded alongside Harry Connick Jr., Lonnie Plaxico, Billy Hart, Chris Cheek, Lenny Pickett and Tom
Jones among others. He has played in many of New York’s finest jazz clubs including Birdland, the Blue Note, the Jazz
Standard, Smalls, Cornelia St. Cafe and 55 Bar, as well as clubs around the U.S. northeast and in Canada, France, Germany,
Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Haiti. David has a Master of Arts Degree in Jazz Performance from the Aaron Copland School
of Music in New York, and is an adjunct faculty member at the College of Staten Island, CUNY.
in Toronto, and in 2000 he relocated to New York with a study grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Before long he
was much in demand on the New York City jazz scene.
His debut album as a leader, “Circumstance”, was released in October of 2006 on the Fresh Sound New Talent label (FSNT
267), and features his original compositions and an outstanding quintet featuring Seamus Blake on tenor, Nate Radley on
guitar, David Ephross on bass and the ubiquitous Mark Ferber on drums. In 2010 he followed that up with “Anticipation” on
the Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records label (BJUR 015), featuring Kenji Omae on tenor, Nate Radley on guitar, Gary Wang
on bass and Greg Ritchie on drums. While the roots of his music are in classic jazz, he combines elements of classical
harmony and counterpoint resulting in a very original compositional style. His approach to the trumpet is also unique,
intervallic and harmonically sophisticated yet lyrical and emotional.
In addition to his own recordings, he is featured as a sideman on over thirty recordings including for Columbia Records, EMI,
Motown, Fresh Sound New Talent, Steeplechase, Interplay Records and several smaller labels and independent releases. He
has also recorded for national broadcasts on CBC Radio in Canada and Denmarks Radio in Denmark and appears on two film
soundtracks. He has recorded alongside Harry Connick Jr., Lonnie Plaxico, Billy Hart, Chris Cheek, Lenny Pickett and Tom
Jones among others. He has played in many of New York’s finest jazz clubs including Birdland, the Blue Note, the Jazz
Standard, Smalls, Cornelia St. Cafe and 55 Bar, as well as clubs around the U.S. northeast and in Canada, France, Germany,
Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Haiti. David has a Master of Arts Degree in Jazz Performance from the Aaron Copland School
of Music in New York, and is an adjunct faculty member at the College of Staten Island, CUNY.