Walter Smith III (born September 24, 1980) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the Chair of the Woodwind Department at the Berklee College of Music.
Smith has performed in numerous national and international festivals and on stages in the U.S. such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He has shared the stage and recorded 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 made more than 37 recordings.[2]
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.[3] 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; It features Ambrose Akinmusire, Jason Moran, Joe Sanders, and Eric Harland.[4] Smith is currently signed to Blue Note Records and is currently the chair of the woodwind department at the Berklee College of Music.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Walter Smith III news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Walter Smith III born September 24 1980 is an American jazz saxophonist and composer He is the Chair of the Woodwind Department at the Berklee College of Music Walter Smith IIIWalter Smith III with the Ambrose Akinmusire QuintetBackground informationBorn 1980 09 24 September 24 1980 age 43 Houston Texas U S GenresJazz post bopOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Tenor saxophoneWebsitewww wbr waltersmith3 wbr com In addition to performing with his own group Smith is a member of the Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet and Eric Harland s Voyager He regularly plays and records with Taylor Eigsti Christian Scott Logan Richardson Kendrick Scott Aaron Parks Warren Wolf and others Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 As leader 2 2 With others 3 ReferencesBiography editSmith began playing the saxophone at the age of seven in his hometown of Houston Texas His father was an elementary music teacher His first gig was at a McDonald s 1 While at Houston s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts he received a Clifford Brown Stan Getz Fellowship from the International Association for Jazz Education IAJE and the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts NFAA the NFAA Young Talent Award a full tuition scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and a United States Presidential Scholar in the Arts medal He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Education He later earned a Graduate Diploma at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Smith earned his Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Manhattan School of Music Smith has performed in numerous national and international festivals and on stages in the U S such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center He has shared the stage and recorded 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 made more than 37 recordings 2 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 3 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 It features Ambrose Akinmusire Jason Moran Joe Sanders and Eric Harland 4 Smith is currently signed to Blue Note Records and is currently the chair of the woodwind department at the Berklee College of Music Discography editAs leader edit Casually Introducing with Reuben Rogers Vicente Archer Eric Harland Kendrick Scott Robert Glasper Lionel Loueke Aaron Parks Ambrose Akinmusire 2006 Fresh Sound Live In Paris with Matt Brewer Marcus Gilmore Aaron Goldberg Ambrose Akinmusire 2009 Space Time Bronze with Alan Hampton Bill Campbell Mark Small 2010 Space Time III with Ambrose Akinmusire Jason Moran Joe Sanders Eric Harland Logan Richardson 2010 Criss Cross Still Casual with Harish Ragavan Kendrick Scott Taylor Eigsti Ambrose Akinmusire Matthew Stevens 2014 Space Time TWIO with Harish Ragavan Eric Harland Joshua Redman Christian McBride 2018 Whirlwind In Common with Matthew Stevens Harish Ragavan Marcus Gilmore Joel Ross 2018 Whirlwind In Common 2 with Matthew Stevens Micah Thomas Linda May Han Oh Nate Smith 2020 Whirlwind In Common III with Matthew Stevens Kris Davis Dave Holland Terri Lyne Carrington 2022 Whirlwind Return to Casual 2023 Blue Note With others edit Rewind That with Christian Scott 2006 Anthem with Christian Scott 2007 The Source with Kendrick Scott Oracle World Culture Music 2007 Prelude to Cora with Ambrose Akinmusire 2008 Live at Newport with Christian Scott 2008 Choices with Terence Blanchard 2009 Voyager Live by Night with Eric Harland 2010 When the Heart Emerges Glistening with Ambrose Akinmusire 2011 Vipassana with Eric Harland 2014 Reminiscent with Dayna Stephens 2015 Origami Harvest with Ambrose Akinmusire 2018 Baker s Circle with Dave Stryker 2021 With Love and Sadnesswith Matt Slocum 2022 Corridors with Kendrick Scott 2023 References edit Playin Around With Playbook Walter Smith III Playbook 2022 03 08 Retrieved 2022 03 28 Walter Smith III Credits AllMusic Retrieved 18 May 2014 Turner Mark F Walter Smith III Casually Introducing Walter Smith III 2006 allaboutjazz Retrieved 18 May 2014 Turner Mark F Walter Smith III III 2011 allaboutjazz Retrieved 18 May 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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