Background
Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Senior, was a drummer.
Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Senior, was a drummer.
After graduating Waukegan East High School, Smith attended College of Lake County from 1983-1985 as a member of their Jazz Ensemble after graduating class of 1981 Berklee, has recorded 200 albums with various artists, as well as two solo albums.
As a result, "Smitty," was exposed to music at a young age, receiving formal musical training at the age of three. He also has toured with Sting, Dave Holland, Sonny Rollins, Willie Nelson and with Steve Coleman. Smith is often an in-studio guest on The Loose Cannons sports radio program, on Los Angeles" KLAC-Department of Administration and Management, often when the Tonight Show is on a vacation break.
Marvin Smith is married to Kimberly Brown-Smith of Greensboro, North Carolina.
He is a former member of The New York Jazz Quartet, and Drummer under fellow Berklee alum and Musical Director, Kevin Eubanks, for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from January 30, 1995 to the show"s end on May 29, 2009 and the start of the second incarnation The Jay Leno Show, March 1, 2010.