Results for "Enoch Smith Jr."

The Book of Enoch Vol. 1

By Enoch Smith Jr.

Label: Misfitme Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho; Holy City; Soon and Very Soon; Christ Is All; A Quiet Place; Gratefully; Mitch's Moves

Sean Mason, Nat Adderley Jr., Kenny Barron, Anthony Stanco and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 27, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Andy Nevala, Sean Mason, Nat Adderley Jr. Trio, Kenny Barron, Anthony Stanco, David Sneider, Thom Rotella, Christian McBride, Brandon Sanders, Birdland Big Band, Randy Napoleon, Nicholas Payton, Jason Forsythe, Maja Jaku, Eric Alexander, Mike Clark, Tom Cohen, Ledisi, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Ted Rosenthal, Linda Dachtyl, Neal Miner, Carmen Bradford, Michael ...

Enoch Smith Jr.: The Book of Enoch Vol. 1

by Jim Trageser
November 26, 2025

With a longstanding residence as a music worship leader at Allentown Presbyterian Church in New Jersey, pianist / composer Enoch Smith Jr. comes to jazz with a gospel perspective. Once common in soul music and even blues, this gospel background is rarer in jazz, especially in recent years. On The Book of ...

Brandon Sanders, Aaron Parks, James Suggs, Kenny Barron and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 13, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Brandon Sanders, Aaron Parks, James Suggs, Kenny Barron, Scott Silbert, Enoch Smith Jr., Lafayette Harris Jr., Kenny Barron, Angela Verbrugge, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Mark Sherman, Jerry Weldon, Nicholas Payton, Maja Jaku, Nat Adderley Jr., Affinity Trio, Anthony Stanco, David Sneider, Charles Lloyd, Boz Scaggs, Andrew Carroll, Sean Mason, Horace Silver, ...

Bobby Watson, The Bad Plus, Carrie Jackson, Joe Elefante & Eddie Daniels

by Joe Dimino
October 26, 2025

We kick off the 929th episode of Neon Jazz with none other than the legendary Eddie Daniels, paying tribute to a Brazilian icon on his 2025 album To Milton with Love--opening with the gorgeous tune “Catavento." From there, we revisit the brilliance of Kansas City's own Bobby Watson with a re-release of his classic album Perpetual ...

Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. Returns To Recording After An 8-year Absence With "The Book Of Enoch Vol. 1," Set For Nov. 7 Release On Misfitme Music

September 21, 2025

Enoch Smith Jr. gives the gospel music repertoire a fresh infusion of blues and swing with the heartfelt, hard-driving The Book of Enoch Vol. 1, to be released November 7 on his own Misfitme Music. Played by his trio of bassist Kai Gibson and drummer David Hardy, thealbum—Smith’s sixth, and his first in eight years—obviously draws ...

Enoch Smith Jr.

Born: November 24, 1978

Enoch Smith Jr. is a pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader whose music blends blues, swing, gospel influence, groove-based rhythm, and modern jazz trio interplay into a deeply personal and melodic voice. Rooted equally in church tradition and straight-ahead jazz, Smith’s work is known for its emotional clarity, rhythmic feel, and strong sense of storytelling.

Born in Rochester, New York, Smith grew up immersed in church music, singing in choir before eventually teaching himself piano as a teenager while also playing drums and trumpet. He later attended Berklee College of Music, where he further developed the musical language that would become the foundation of his work as a pianist and composer.

To Houston With Love

By Enoch Smith Jr.

Label: Misfitme Music
Released: 2018

Enoch Smith Jr.: The Quest: Live at the A.P.C.

by Jim Trageser
February 14, 2017

The Church has long been a cornerstone of African-American cultural identity, as well as musical inspiration. Gospel is the third leg of African-American music, coming of age alongside jazz and blues in the early part of the 20th Century. Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. has managed to keep feet in two of those worlds. As ...

The Quest: Live At APC

By Enoch Smith Jr.

Label: Misfitme Music
Released: 2016