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Nate Smith + Kinfolk at Blue Note New York

Courtesy of Blue Note New York | Posted on December 20, 2018

Where

Blue Note New York
131 West Third Street
New York, NY
Map
212-475-8592

When

Wed, March 20, 2019
10:30 pm

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NATE SMITH + KINFOLK

Ira Nathaniel "Nate" Smith (b. December 14, 1974) is an American drummer, composer, songwriter and producer.



Born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, his musical talent became apparent at the age of eleven, after picking up the drums and learning to play the piano by ear. After high school, he went on to earn a percussion performance scholarship and pursued his musical studies at James Madison University, where he received a B.S. in Media Arts and Design in 1997. While still in college, Nate was recruited by the great jazz singer Betty Carter to participate in her esteemed Jazz Ahead program, which has produced an impressive list of alumni including Jason Moran, Cyrus Chestnut, Jacky Terrason, and Casey Benjamin, among many others. After college, he was invited to continue his studies at Virginia Commonwealth University as a member of the Carpenter Fellowship Program. In graduate school he met and performed with the legendary jazz bassist and composer Dave Holland. He continued to perform occasionally with Dave over the next few years, finally joining his GRAMMY-award winning Quintet and Big Band in 2003. In early 2004, he joined saxophonist Chris Potter's group Chris Potter Underground, and has since recorded three albums with the ensemble. Since then, he has gone on to play or record with an array of fantastic and diverse artists, including: Ravi Coltrane, Jose James, Nicholas Payton, John Pattituci, Adam Rogers, Regina Carter, Mark de Clive-Lowe and Lionel Loueke. In 2012, Mr. Smith did a 35-City US/Europe tour with pop songwriting legend Joe Jackson. He has appeared on The Today Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman and Conan. He was featured in the October 2012 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, and a full-length web interview with iDrum magazine....

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