Patrick Darwin Smith

Patrick Smith is a saxophonist based in Toronto (originally from Ottawa).

He has established himself as a gifted and in demand saxophonist in the Canadian music scene. In recent years he has extensively toured Canada, the US, and Europe with Legends of Motown (featuring Michael Dunston and Gary Beals), My Son The Hurricane, Chelsea Mcbride’s Socialist Night School, and Forever Seger. 

He keeps an active freelance schedule in Toronto and around North America appearing with artists such as Order of Canada Recipient Dave Young, Juini Booth (bassist for Mccoy Tyner and Tony Williams), Yemen Blues, Erez Zobary, Heavyweights Brass Band, Dee Dee and the Dirty Martinis, Eighth Street Orchestra, Dan Pitt Quintet, King Cardiac, Queen Pepper, Kazdoura, and Shout The Band., An active bandleader, he currently leads three projects. His quintet which plays hard hitting original modern jazz. His chord-less trio called “3-Oh” which draws from the spirit of Sonny Rollins and plays music from the standard jazz canon, originals, as well as unique interpretations of more contemporary material. 

And Pangea,  which is a UK Jazz fused with Neo-Soul, World Music and R&B. A jazz fusion concept group featuring some of the top members of the Toronto music scene. This group draws from the spirit of John Coltrane reimagined in the 21st century in the age of connectivity across the globe. It features local heavyweights of the Toronto music scene. Darryl Joseph-Denie (Ahi, Listening Room), Kae Murphy (BADBADNOTGOOD, Whitney), and Jon Catanus (Erez Zobary, Diskarte)

He has released several albums over the past 5 years with his various projects.

In 2018 he released his debut EP of original compositions with his quintet called “Still Searching.” 

In 2020 he released “Uranium 238” as a co-leader of The Archives of Eternity featuring vibraphonist Mark Hundevad. This music featured the unique avant-garde jazz compositions of the great Raphe Malik (trumpeter for Cecil Taylor) and Mark Hundevad.

In 2023, he released two singles off of his band “3-Oh”s forthcoming EP. An arrangement of “I Love You” the Billie Eilish tune followed by an intense rendition of Joe Henderson’s Afro-Centric

His debut album with Pangea will be released January 2025

He is currently working on recording his quintet’s debut full length album and keeps a very active freelance schedule in Southern Ontario. 

 In fall 2017 Patrick spent 6 weeks in Copenhagen, Denmark performing with the Danish drummer and cymbal craftsman Lasse Funch, culminating in a performance at the renowned Christiania Jazzklub.

Gear

Selmer Balanced Action Tenor Saxophone 

Conn 10M Tenor Saxophone 

Guy Hawkins 9* mouthpiece 

Roberto's 3 reeds 

Peter Jessen Ligatures

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