Neal Smith (jazz musician)
Neal Smith (* about 1975 in Cleveland Heights , Ohio ) is an American jazz - drummer , bandleader and university teachers .
Live and act
Smith began playing the drums when he was five; after graduating from high school, he studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music , where he earned a bachelor's degree in jazz and performance. He also took lessons from Vernell Fournier , Greg Bandy , Paul Samuels , Michael Carvin , Tom Freer and Bruce Collie . He played in the bands of Cyrus Chestnut , Tom Harrell and Brian Lynch ; His debut album Swingin 'Is Believin' was released on his own label NAS in 2005 , followed by Some of My Favorite Songs Are ... in the same year. In 2009 a live album was created in the jazz club Smalls , in which Eric Alexander , Steve Wilson , Mark Whitfield , Mulgrew Miller and Dezron Douglas participated. He teaches as an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music . He founded his own label for jazz NASMusic.
Neal Smith should not be confused with the Alice Cooper drummer (* 1947) of the same name .
Discographic Notes
- Albums under your own name
- This Christmas (NASMusic, 2010)
- Neal Smith Quintet: Live at Small’s (SmallsLive, 2009)
- Swingin 'Is Believin' (NASMusic, 2004)
- Some Of My Favorite Songs Are… (NASMusic, 2004)
- Sideman
- Cyrus Chestnut, Classical Interpretations (Venus Records, 2011)
- Cyrus Chestnut Trio: Journeys (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010)
- Cyrus Chestnut Trio: “Hottest Live In Tokyo, Japan” (Eastwind Imports, 2009)
- Jackie Ryan: Doozy (Open Art Records, 2008)
- Cyrus Chestnut: Cyrus Plays Elvis ( Koch , 2007)
- Sachiko Yasui: Enamorada (M & I Records, 2007)
- Joseph Friedman: Cup O 'Joe (NASMusic, 2006)
- Andrew Beals: Gravy Train (NASMusic, 2006)
- Cyrus Chestnut: Geniune Chestnut (Telarc, 2005)
- Cyrus Chestnut: You Are My Sunshine ( Warner Bros. , 2004)
- Brian Lynch: 24/7 ( Nagel-Heyer Records , 2003)
Web links
- Web presence
- Portrait of the Berklee College of Music
- Ben Ratliff : Gently, Gently, a Drummer Leads His Pack - Portrait (2009) in The New York Times
- Neal Smith at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Neal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland Heights , Ohio |