Jeffery Smith (14 September 1955^[1] – 2012) was a baritone jazz vocal recording artist, perhaps best known for his albums on Verve, among them his distinctive debut release produced by Shirley Horn, and his self-produced records, including Down Here Below and A Little Sweeter, which was praised in a full page review in TIME as being "the most vital album of the year".^[2]

Jeffery Smith's musical career included two world tours and four albums with the Claude Bolling Big Band,^[3] performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, in tribute to Louis Armstrong, and collaborations with a wide variety of artists including Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Joe Lovano, Dee Dee Bridgewater and TK Blue. Smith was also the founder and director of Tri-Loxodonta Productions, a not-for-profit music organization cultivating jazz in upstate New York.

At age 17 moved from New York to San Diego where he spent fifteen years.^[1][3] He worked in theater and television at the time. He moved back to New York in 1983^[1] He moved to Paris, France in September 1991 wanting to change his life.^[1][3][4]

Discography

• Ramona with Shirley Horn (Gitane/Verve, 1995)
• A Little Sweeter (Verve, 1997)
• Down Here Below (Verve, 1999)

References

External links

• Jeffery Smith at secondhandsongs.com