JUMAANE SMITH
Trumpeter/Vocalist/Composer (Soul-Jazz & Blues)
"Whenever Jumaane Smith performs, it’s a celebration. The album shows such ferocious skill, emotion, and chemistry, you’ll be crying for an encore!”
— Alexa Peters, DownBeat Magazine **** (4 Star Review)
Jumaane Smith has performed on 5 GRAMMY winning records (selling more than 60 million copies), 2 Emmy-nominated TV performances, the GRAMMY Awards with Stevie Wonder, in Steven Spielberg’s "West Side Story," and more.
Jumaane has toured to such world-class venues as Jazz At Lincoln Center, Birdland Jazz Club, The Blue Note, Tanglewood, Ronnie Scott's, Vail Jazz Festival, Java Jazz Festival, Jazz Alley, North Star Festival, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, Marian's Jazz Room, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Northwest Jazz Festival, Catalina Island Jazz Festival, and many more.
Musical legends that Jumaane has worked with include Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Alicia Keys, Jon Batiste, Kamasi Washington, Theo Croker, and Michael Bublé as his long-time featured trumpet/vocals soloist. As a full scholarship recipient at the Juilliard School of Music’s Jazz Studies program, Wynton Marsalis was Smith’s primary trumpet teacher.
CURRENT ALBUM TOUR
Come on Home is Jumaane Smith's highly-acclaimed 2024 album concert, backed by Smith's stellar organ band. Comprised of original works and new arrangements by Smith, this deeply emotional album seamlessly traverses jazz, blues, and contemporary soul, with nostalgic echoes of classic albums from those genres. See why DownBeat said "you'll be crying for an encore!"
Trumpet & Voice Master Classes & Clinics Also Available
PRESS
“The album is a delight! More than anyone else I’ve heard recently, a set by Jumaane Smith and his band is truly a revel without a pause.”
— Will Friedwald, The Sun
“If Sam Cooke and Louis Armstrong had a baby and put him in a snazzy suit you’d start to get the picture. HIGHLY recommend. He’s incredible!”
— Jordan Hoffman (Writer, Vanity Fair, Vulture & more)
“I transcended - thank you Jumaane Smith for the music - eternally grateful!”
— Saam Niami (Writer, NY Times, Interview Magazine & more)
“Smith’s journey is nothing short of inspiring!”
— JAZZIZ
“One of the greatest trumpeters performing today…always a treat to enjoying an evening with Jumaane Smith and his incredible music!”
— Magda Katz, Times Square Chronicles
“Smith leaves nothing in the tank as he puts his full force as an instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer into this music!”
— Matt Lohr, Tales of Lohr
“Some very soulful vocals!”
— WTJU Radio
