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Garrett Smith

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About Me

I'm a freelance trombone player and have had the opportunity to participate in some of the very cool musical happenings based out of LA during the past few years. Some of my noteworthy performances include:
-A Concert to Benefit Indian Tsunami victims with James Brown, Earth Wind and Fire and Justin Timberlake (Feb 2005).
-Good Morning America's Bryant Park Concert Series with Prince (June 2006).
-The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting with Jessica Simpson (2004).
-A U.S. tour with Queen Latifah (summer of '05), on a bill shared with Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.
-A performance with Christina Aguilera at a sold out Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa (Nov 2005)
-Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics World Tour, covering much of Europe, North America, S.E. Asia and Australia (2006-2007)
-The Clive Davis Grammy Party with the Rickey Minor House Band backing numerous artists including Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and others (2007 & 2008)
-The 2008 Tobago Jazz Festival with Diana Ross and Whitney Houston, with musical director Rickey Minor
-The Hollywood Bowl with BB King, June 2008.
-The historic 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION house band, with musical director Ray Chew.
-UNCF tribute to Patti LaBelle taped live at the Kodak Theater in hollywood, musical director Rickey Minor.

My Interests

Here's some footage from the DNC where I was playing in the house band.