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His current projects include Mento Buru which was voted best band of 2018 by Bakersfield Magazine and The Jay Smith Trio/Group which features a variety of players including Cesareo Garasa, Paul Perez, Jay Jay Hicks, Fernando Montoya, Steve Eisen, and Patrick Contreras to name a few.
The band's first album, Unashamed Portrayal, (available on iTunes and 30 other retailers) features Grammy Nominated Guitarist Andre Bush, Jay Jay Hicks, Saxophonist Chris Nguyen, trombonist Joe Vazquez, trumpeter Mark Manda, Fernando Montoya on acoustic and electric bass, Jonathan Weinmann on drums, and Jorge Nunzio Urbina on percussion. It's been featured on ALL ABOUT JAZZ as their download of the day.
Smith's new record, Too Many Notes, was titled by his fans based on his reputation for a blisteringly fast playing style, Patrick Contreras on electric violin, Jay Jay Hicks on 8 string bass, Cesareo Garasa on drums, Fernando Montoya on electric bass and a variety of others are featured on this release.
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I try to incorporate what I've been told by dozens of other musicians greater than myself: learn the theory behind the what makes the music work then play like yourself! It's not enough (especially in this day and age) to know how to play standards well; it really comes down to bringing the music to that next level and making your own impact on the music
Piano
Advanced only
I have taught music for several organizations including
Fresno
Unified and Panama Buena Vista School Districts, Arts
Council of Kern, Yamaha School of Music, & Bakersfield
Jazz Workshop, and have taught for ten years privately, as
well as publicly.
images courtesty of the
Bakersfield Jazz Workshop
Lesson programs include:
Piano Performance
Piano Technique
Music Theory
Music Composition
Creating/Building a
Group
Recording
My rates are very affordable and I am very competitive.
Jay Smith
jaysmith@jaysmithgroup.com
661-900-9887
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