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Sean Smith (born 1965 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American jazz double bass player and composer.




Early life and education


Sean Smith was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1965. He began learning the Alto saxophone in the fourth grade, then switched to the electric bass and played rock and roll, before finally finding the double bass in high school and engaging with jazz music. His influences were Miles Davis and Weather Report, especially Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius. In 1990, he completed his studies at the Manhattan School of Music and had already been working in the New York jazz scene since the early 1980s.




Career



Smith made his first recordings in 1984, with guitarist Greg Packham. In the following years, he played with Allen Lowe (For Poor B.B. and Others ...), Virginia Mayhew, Richard Peaslee, and with pianist Bill Charlap, with whom he recorded a duo album in 1993 featuring standards like "Donna Lee", "Darn That Dream", and "When Your Lover Has Gone".
In 1999, his debut album Sean Smith Quartet Live was recorded on the SS Norway; his quartet consisted of Allen Mezquida (alto saxophone), Bill Charlap, and Ron Vincent (drums). Two other albums under his own name followed.
According to Judith Schlesinger of AllMusic, writing in early 2000s, the "pitch-perfect, fluid, and elegant bassist" is one of the most employed musicians in the international jazz scene.
Smith also composes music for films.




Awards and honors


Smith received the 2007 Back Stage magazine's Bistro Award in the instrumentalist category. His ensemble was awarded the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming in 2015. The song "Song for the Geese" composed by Smith is the title track of an album by Mark Murphy, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. The 2003 album Into the Blue by Emmanuel Pahud and Jacky Terrasson, in which he participated as a bassist, was also nominated for a Grammy.




Selected discography


Bill Charlap & Sean Smith (Progressive Records, 1993)
Gene Bertoncini with Bill Charlap and Sean Smith (Chiaroscuro Records, 1996)
Peter Brainin / Steve Johns Feat. Ben Monder & Sean Smith: Ceremony (Cats Paw Records, 1998)
CCQt: Ontology (New Artists, 1998), with Richard Tabnik, Connie Crothers, Sean Smith, Roger Mancuso
Poise (Ambient, 2001), with Allen Mezquida (as), Bill Charlap, Keith Ganz (g), Russell Meissner (dr)
Trust (Smithereen, 2010), with John Ellis, John Hart
The Humanity Quartet: Humanity (Cellar Live, 2014), with Joel Frahm, Peter Bernstein, Sean Smith, Leon Parker




References






External links


Official website
Sean Smith at AllMusic
Sean Smith discography at Discogs

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