Bill Smith (saxophonist)

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William Ernest "Bill" Smith (born May 12, 1938 in Bristol ) is a Canadian jazz musician (saxophone, also drums), publisher, photographer, author and music producer of British origin.

Live and act

Smith played the trumpet while studying aviation ; In 1963 he emigrated to Canada. There he worked full-time as art director until 2001 and (since 1967) as editor of Coda Magazine . His photographs and articles appeared not only there but also in other publications.

In 1968 he was also a co-founder of the record label Sackville Recordings . He also took lessons and increasingly appeared as a musician; he directed the Bill Smith Ensemble and worked a. a. with Anthony Braxton / The Composers and Improvisors Ochestra ( Composition 96 , 1981), David Prentice , Wolfgang Fuchs , Joe McPhee , Wadada Leo Smith , De Zes Winden and Tony Wilson . In the field of jazz he was involved in 20 recording sessions between 1976 and 2000.

Fonts

  • Imagine the Sound, no.5: The Book (Toronto 1985)

Discographic notes

  • Bill Smith, Stuart Broomer : Conversation Pieces (Onari, 1977)
  • Bill Smith Ensemble, David Lee, David Prentice : The Subtle Deceit of the Quick Gloved Hand (Sackville Recordings, 1981)
  • Leo Smith with the Bill Smith Ensemble: Rastafari (Sackville, 1983)
  • Joe McPhee with the Bill Smith Ensemble: Visitation (Sackville, 1985)
  • Bill Smith Ensemble: Live In Toronto (Onari, 1986)
  • Tony Wilson & Bill Smith: Learning New Tricks (Shire Editions, 2001)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 19, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, William Ernest
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz musician, author and editor
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Bristol