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Jimmy Smith - Trumpet
In addition to being a member of The Motor City Horns, he is also a member of The Paul Keller Orchestra, Bobby Streng’s House Big Band, and The Motor City Jazz Orchestra. Active in the musical landscape, he has performed with a number of regional and national artists/acts, including The Verve Pipe, Alexander Zonjic, Mitch Ryder, Karen Newman, Alberta Adams, Melvin Davis, Pat Lewis, Johnnie Bassett, and The Temptations.
Jimmy has performed with jazz legend Jimmy Heath, trumpeters Jim Rotondi, Michael Phillip Mossman, and saxophonist Antonio Hart, as well as The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra, Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison and Chico O’Farrill’s Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra. During his tenure in NYC Jimmy also lead his own group - The Jimmy Smith Sextet.
Jimmy has recorded for film soundtracks as well as national and international television commercials. He has recorded with The Men of Grace, (Kenny Flav’s) Wayne Kounty, The Motor City Horns, Stewart Francke, Bob Mervak, Jeff Scott and Bret Puchir’s Chicken Bucket All-stars.
In the spring of 2013 Jimmy released his debut recording with co-leader Saxophonist James Hughes. The album, From Here On Out is a completion of 9 original jazz compositions rooted in the Detroit hard bop tradition.
Gear
Harrelson Bravura Bb Trumpet (Leadpipe 1, Bell 10) Kanstul 1510 C Trumpet Calicchio Copper Flugelhorn Martin Handcraft Imperial Cornet Getzen Eterna Piccolo Trumpet Carol Brass Pocket Trumpet Austin Custom Brass Mouthpieces
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The Hughes Smith Quintet: Motion
by Geannine Reid
The Hughes Smith Quintet is an amalgamation of saxophonist James Hughes and trumpeter Jimmy Smith, not only in namesake, but also in compositional approach. Their latest album Motion, the third in a catalog featuring original compositions, focuses on the straight-ahead sound of the seventies, popular in the Detroit scene, blended with hard-hitting energy, deep grooves, vibrant colors, and textures of this period in jazz, with their own modern sensibilities. The group is rounded out with Phil Kelly, a mainstay Detroit ...
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Trumpet
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Credentials/Background
Jimmy Smith offers private lessons to students of all ages and at all levels of experience. Fundamentals are emphasized during each lesson, including warm-ups, etudes, and solos. Technique and ensemble playing will also be addressed. Students will be expected to practice and arrive on time and prepared for every lesson.
Clinic/Workshop Information
Clinics and Masterclasses: Brass Masterclass: A thorough understanding of fundamental brass techniques, such as breathing, posture, tone, technique and style are essential to playing a brass instrument