Career
He regularly plays and records with modern jazz notables including Taylor Eigsti, Christian Scott, Logan Richardson, Kendrick Scott, Aaron Parks, Warren Wolf, and others Smith has released four albums as leader:,,, and Smith began playing the saxophone at the age of seven in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
He graduated from Berklee in 2003 with a degree in music education.
He later earned a master"s degree at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Smith has performed in numerous national and international festivals and on stages in the United States. such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.
He has shared the stage and appeared on recordings with many jazz notables, including Terence Blanchard, Roy Haynes, Christian McBride, Eric Reed, Mulgrew Miller, Joe Lovano, Bob Hurst, Myron Walden, Walter Beasley, Lewis Nash, Terri Lyne Carrington, and others To date, he has appeared on more than 37 recordings.
Smith"s debut recording as a leader was released in March 2006 on the Fresh Sound New Talent label and features Ambrose Akinmusire, Aaron Parks, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland, and Kendrick Scott, and others
His sophomore release, entitled Live in Paris, was released in October 2009 featuring Ambrose Akinmusire, Aaron Goldberg, Matt Brewer, and Marcus Gilmore. His most recent album, III, was released in September 2010. lieutenant features Ambrose Akinmusire, Jason Moran, Joe Sanders, and Eric Harland.
Smith is currently signed to Concord Records.
His fourth album was released in September 2014.
