May 15/09
The Keith Smith Trio
with Simon Fisk and Robin Tufts
Releases ‘Afterthought’, its first CD of
Original tunes by Keith Smith
Inspired by the likes of Charlie Haden and Bill Frisell, with a bit
of Kenny Wheeler thrown in, the tunes range from pastoral sonic
vignettes (quiet, please!) to rather noisy and dissonant blues
always played in the highly interactive style,
which is the band’s raison d'etre.
The trio is also 3/4 of the Northern Lights Quartet which performed
at the Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and
Peking University, Beijing, China in 2008.
They will perform all selections from the CD and others
slated for the next recording.
Contact: kahsmith (at) gmail dot com
Live at ‘Beat Niq’ in Calgary May 15/09
A huge thanks goes to the
Alberta Foundation for the Arts for
their assistance in making this
recording project possible.
Keith Smith, Freelance Guitarist, Calgary
Keith Smith Trio - guitar, bass and drums/percussion
-primarily a jazz trio playing orig. material, but suitable for
all sorts of events.
Amos Garrett Jazz Trio - The indelible Amos stamp on some
small group, bop-tinged jazz. -includes some vocals as only Amos can do them.
We’re available for events and concerts -contact Amos through the link, above.
Estaté - two guitars & bass - jazz and brazilian tunes - perfect for
dining, cocktails, conversation at corporate or private events.
Northern Lights Quartet -two trips to Mongolia and China.
Last August we had a fun-filled few weeks with our Mongolian partners in
Canada, including dates in Red Deer, High River, Saskatoon, Victoria,
Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa. In the middle of that we recorded a CD
which will be available soon on Plunge Records, CDBaby and iTunes.
Triango - The Penny Sanborn Trio -Tango and French Musette.
Made-to-Measure - as a freelancer, I’m proud to work with the
city’s finest jazz musicians all the time. Quintets, quartets, trios and duos
are easily arranged, or I can put you in touch with other competent
and reputable bandleaders in the Calgary area.
I’m also available for solo performance and teaching.
Rick Climan’s Jazz Group at the Auburn Saloon July 24, 2010