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Nate Smith Bands

CD coming soon!

About Me

Aiming neither to shock its audiences nor simply to imitate others, the Nate Smith Quartet plays subtle, listenable music. “At various periods I’ve tried to absorb the traditions of jazz, and of music, really…and to forget them,” says Smith. “I want to create something true and personal with my tunes and my playing.” True to Nate’s word, this group spins yarns that are alternately reverent and mischievous, posing a refreshing challenge to those who say jazz is dead.

My Interests

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Member Since: 12/13/2005
Band Website: nate-smith.com
Band Members: The Nate Smith Quartet isNate Smith-Drums and Composition Jostein Gulbrandsen-Guitar and Composition Jon Irabagon-saxophones Mark Anderson-bassOther Recent Collaborators includeJake Saslow-sax Michael Webster-sax Daisuke Abe-guitar Pete Brendler-bass Aidan Carroll-bass Sam Barsh-piano Fabian Almazan-piiano
Influences: Miles Davis, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, Branford Marsallis, Keith Jarrett, Jon McLaughlin, Alan Holdsworth...
Sounds Like: NOTHING ELSE (but you get the idea if you listen to: Adam Rogers Quintet, Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet, Joshua Redman Elastic Band), Terence Blanchard Bands, Walter Smith III, Mark Turner
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Village Voice

Just a quick one.  I wanted to direct your attention to this inciteful village voice review.  Even if you haven't heard the CDs in question, the author's take on the jazz scene today is refr...
Posted by Nate Smith Bands on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 01:58:00 PST

Galapagos shout out

This is a quick one. Thanks everyone for comming and making our galapagos show a resounding success. I'm humbled both by the quality of the performances and by the overwhelming fan support (who knew...
Posted by Nate Smith Bands on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 04:39:00 PST

Galpagos: a day in the life

PS-I forgot to ramble a bit about my upcomming show at Galapagos.  Instead of touting the virtues of my band and the other groups I'll be performing with (check out our websites for that: www.nat...
Posted by Nate Smith Bands on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:17:00 PST

If a tree falls in the woods...

Is something really important if you're only saying it for someone else's bennefit?  Is it worth saying if you wouldn't say it if nobody were around to hear? I think that question is equally rele...
Posted by Nate Smith Bands on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:07:00 PST

Introduction

Hello, everyone: I'm new to the blogging thing, but I'm really excited to promote my new band.  I'm happy as hell to be working with these guys, whose collective resumes are a who's who of young ...
Posted by Nate Smith Bands on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:55:00 PST