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Dominic Smith

All In Good Time

About Me

Dominic has played with many nationally known jazz musicians including: Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern, Phil Woods, Jim Snidero, Ben Wolf, Phil Markowitz, Buster Williams, James Williams, Nick Brignola, Scott Hamilton, Mark Elf, Dennis Irwin, Greg Abate, Kenny Rankin, Buck Hill, Ray Bryant, Charlie Byrd and Keter Betts to name a few.
Dominic's main gig is with The Unified Jazz Ensemble. He can be seen performing with them every Tuesday night at 49 West in Annapolis, as well as many different venues around the area. The UJE also does educational Jazz presentations and master classes at area schools. For more info, visit www.unifiedjazz.com
Dominic fills out his playing schedule with the cream of the crop of local musicians several nights a week.
Dominic has a Bachelor of Science in Jazz Performance from Towson State University. He has studied privately in New York City with Kenny Washington, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Ralph Peterson, Frank Malabe, Duduka Da Fonseca, Mike Clark, and Kim Plainfield. His local musical guru was the late, great, genius drummer Mike Smith.
Recordings:
1996 Charles Bubeck: The Ventilator
1996 Marty Nau: Hemisphere
1996 Lou Rainone: One For Ruppert
1997 Halley Schoenberg: Someday
1997 Patty McKay: The Brightest Star
1998 Lou Rainone: Second Nature
1998 Marty Nau: Strings Attached
1998 Dan La Maestra & One Step Up: Just A Thought
1999 Kathy Troccoli: A Sentimental Christmas
1999 Charles Bubeck: Without Measure
2000 Steve Herberman: Thought Lines
2001 Felicia Carter: In The Pink
2002 Bob Butta/Freddie Stevens: Two By Four West
2003 Robert Sykes: Four+Four
2004 Christina Crerar: Little Jazz Bird
2004 Marty Nau w/Phil Woods: At The Boquet Chorale
2007 The Unified Jazz Ensemble: Soon Again
2007 Mike Gellar: I've Got The World On A String
2008 New Release with The Paul Langosch Quartet (Coming Soon)
2008 New Release with The Carey Smith Quartet (Coming Soon)
All Cd's are available at iTunes, CDBaby, or www.dcjazz.com
Links:
www.charlesbubeck.com
www.martynau.com
www.lourainone.com
www.dcjazz.com/pattymckay
www.danlamaestra.com
www.kathytroccoli.com
www.reachmusicjazz.com
www.feliciacarter.com
www.myspace.com/bobbutta
www.freddiestevens.com
www.littlejazzbird.com
www.philwoods.com
www.unifiedjazz.com
www.mikegellar.com


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/14/2008
Band Website: drumdominic.net
Influences: Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Billy Higgins, Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Cobb, Jo Jones, Sonny Payne, Louis Hayes, Ben Riley, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Kenny Washington, Bill Stewart, David Garibaldi, Vinnie Colauita, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Johnny Griffin, Chet Baker, Mel Lewis, Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, Grant Green, Bud Powell, Stan Levey, Carlos Vega, Charlie Parker, Frank Zappa, Hunter S. Thompson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stan Lee, Cole Porter, Harpo Marx, Billy Hart, Chuck Israels, Harvey Pekar, Joe Morello, John Scofield, Nicolas Slonimsky, Pete Magadini, Doug Watkins, Jim Hall, Bill Cosby, Monty Budwig, Mitch Mitchell, Colin Bailey, Charlie Persip, Chick Corea, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Milford Graves, Hal Blaine, Keith Carlock, William Shakespeare, Antonio Sanchez, Steve Ashcraft, Louis Armstrong, Pancho Sanchez, Billy Martin, Miles Davis, Andrew Hill, Brian Blade, Edgar Varese, Roy Brooks, Roger Humphries, John Densmore, Terry Clarke, Hal Blaine, George Gershwin, Harold Jones, Maceo Parker, Jorge Rossy, Charlie Watts, Joe Chambers, David Kikoski, Big Black, Dale Rauschenberg, Keith Jarrett, Fountains Of Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Victor Feldman, Grant Menefee, Gary Chester, Theodore Cleaver, Richard Rogers, Gus Johnson, Gary Chafee, Douglas Adams, Cozy Cole, Baby Dodds, Gumby, Oscar Hammerstein, Woody Allen, Richard Dawkins, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dave Holland, Shadow Wilson, Ray Brown, J.D. Salinger, Art Taylor, Mr. Rogers, Duke Ellington, Clyde Stubblefield, Charlie Haden, Steve Jordan, Blue Mitchell, Lou Levy, Al Foster, Chris Potter, Bun E. Carlos, George Wettling, Seamus Blake, Coleman Hawkins, Steve Gadd, Junior Cook, Lester Young, Barry Harris, Conte Condoli, Steely Dan, Red Garland, Djavan, Anita O’Day, Paulinho Braga, Jackie McLean, Bunky Green, Ruth Underwood, Nick Mason, Larry Young, Joe Henderson, Beaver Harris, Frank Rosolino, Elmo Hope, Vince Guaraldi, Blossom Dearie, Pete LaRoca, Bugs Bunny, Barry Wom, Ringo Starr, Jack McDuff, Luis Bonfa, Jimmy Carl Black, Joe Zawinul, Jim Hall, Steps Ahead, Gene Ammons, Dave Weckl, John Bonham, Don Preston, Cal Tjader, Oscar Peterson, Milford Graves, Tower Of Power, Wes Montgomery, Ralph Peterson, Spinal Tap, Barry Gordy, Henry Pistol Allen, Machito, Uriel Jones, Benny Benjamin, Al Jackson, Tito Puente, Bernard Purdie, Fred Flintstone, Duduka Da Fonseca, Mark Turner, McCoy Tyner, Walt Weiskopf, Pablo Picasso, Jimmy Carl Black, Donald Bailey, Spike Jones, Doctor Johnny Fever, Aynsley Dunbar, Don Ho, Billie Holiday, Zigaboo Modeliste, Joey Baron, Lewis Nash, Jeff Hamilton, Larry Bunker, Peter Erskine, Clarence Penn, Greg Hutchinson, Sesame Street, Ari Hoenig, Mark Ferber, Ralph Humphreys, Wilbur Ware, Leon Parker, Horace Silver, Lou Donaldson, Chad Wackerman, Jeff Tain Watts, Herge, Thelonious Monk, Paul Desmond, Booker Little, Booker Ervin, Phil Woods, Bill Charlap, Airto, Jack Teagarden, Ahmad Jamal, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Ahmet Ertugen, Steve Smith, Lawrence Marable, Larry Bird, Ray Charles, Terry Bozzio, Charles Mingus, Scott LaFaro, Julian Adderley, Scott Colley, Suka The Border Collie, Neil Peart, Jim Hodder, Eddie Harris, Les McCann, Benny Golson, Alan Dawson, Kenny Dennis, Butch Warren, John Vidacovich, Steve Wagner, Gary Burton, Andy Roberts, Gene Harris, Bruce Bickford, Jackson Polack, Art Monk, James Taylor, Mongo Santamaria, Joe La Barbara, Ed Thigpen, Don Preston, Dave Pike, Vernell Fournier, Terry Gibbs, Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Brady Smith, Leo Morris, Idris Muhammed, Kenny Dorham, Russ Kunkel, Ron Carter, Dannie Richmond, Mel Torme, Chester Thompson, Goscinny & Uderzo, Kenny Drew, Hugh Walker, Art Tatum, Jaki Byard, Ernest Hemingway, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Red, Bobby Timmons, Johnny Hartman, Tommy Flanagan, Ella Fitzgerald, Cedar Walton, Elliot Zigmund, Herbie Nichols, Alan Schwartzberg, Sam Jones, Bill Bruford, Denzil Best, Phil Jehle, Danny Seraphine, Carole King, Barry Altschul, Steve Jordan, Keter Betts, Igor Stravinsky, Jeff Porcaro, Keith Richards, Shirley Scott, The Rutles, Marty Morrell, Davis Sedaris, Adam Nussbaum, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, Mozart, Osie Johnson, Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings, Frankie Dunlop, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kevin Hays, Joe Henderson, Ed Blackwell, Monty Python, Israel Crosby, Art Tripp, Barney Rubble

Sounds Like: The right things at the right times
Type of Label: None