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Hamish Smith

Award-winning New Zealand Jazz artist, Hamish Smith, flows with rhythmic inventiveness and a unique groove-centric approach. He has been described by NEA (National Endowment Award ) Jazz Master, Todd Barkan, as “a modern marvel - one of the great young bassists in the world.” Now resident in New York, Hamish has quickly become a highly sought-after musician, whose career highlights include tours and/or recordings with an astonishing list of artists including Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenon, Yosvany Terry, Dayna Stephens, Diego Urcola, Manuel Valera, Benito González, Elio Villafranca, Rotem Sivan and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Hamish also leads and composes for his own quintet, featuring some of the most innovative voices in jazz today. He is also a founding member of the collaborative group, Immigrantet, along with saxophonist Nicola Caminiti and vibraphonist Juan Diego Villalobos.

Small Things

By Jackson Potter

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Trams; small things; Mr. M; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; Hey, It's Me You're Talking To; Background Noise; The Duke; Everything I Love; Sophia's Waltz.

Jackson Potter: small things

by Kyle Simpler
March 12, 2025

When musicians who are both skilled at their craft and passionate about what they play come together, it translates clearly into their music. Such is the case with Jackson Potter's sophomore release, Small Things. This is an engaging and well-crafted collection that highlights his compositional skills along with his fluency in contemporary jazz guitar. With a ...

Jackson Potter: small things

by Dan Bilawsky
March 7, 2025

Grandiose gestures are well and good, but it's actually the small things, both independent and aggregated, that often prove most impactful. Those micro events or occurrences can lead to serious matters or link together to create an incredibly meaningful web of wonders at the macro level. That's a fact that Jackson Potter most certainly recognizes. For ...

Ancient And Modern Music Meet Under The Neo-Gothic Arches Of The Church Of The Incarnation (NYC) on Friday, June 7

May 27, 2024

An all-star cast of early music and jazz artists join forces to present a music concert with the theme of Hidden Dimensions—influences that we feel but cannot see, such as gravity, love, hope, pain, and music. Featuring Sarah Pillow, voice; John Mark Rozendaal, vielle; Christopher Preston Thompson, voice and gothic harp; Marc Wagnon, vibraphone; Alexandra Ridout, ...

Retrospective

By The Retrospective Quintet

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1) Corto 2) The Stories Of Oceania 3) Intro To 4) Ciclos 5) Falling Drop 6) Not So Parallel 7) Amor Y Agua 8) Tuscany

Vessel

By Manuel Valera

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2023
Track listing: Blues For Kenny K; First Day; Pablo; Sunset; Garzonian; Alma; Crisis; Remembrance; Chance; Mr Henderson.

Manuel Valera Quintet: Vessel

by Chris May
August 7, 2023

Cuban born and raised, pianist and composer Manuel Valera moved to the US in 1994, attending high school in Florida before moving to New York City in 2000 to study at the New School. His classmates included Robert Glasper, Mike Moreno, Michael Rodriguez, Marcus Strickland and E.J. Strickland. Fast company. Valera's career as ...

The Retrospective Quintet

THE RETROSPECTIVE QUINTET

The Downbeat Magazine Award-winning ensemble that has taken the jazz world by storm! This group is the epitome of collaboration, featuring a diverse line-up of musical storytellers from all corners of the globe, including Italy, Venezuela, and New Zealand.

Their vision is to explore each other's musical roots and traditions, which is evident in the way they contribute compositions that cover a wide range of influences

El Duelo

By Diego Urcola

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: El Duelo; Tango Azul; Una Muy Bonita; La Yumba/Caravan; Pekin; The Natural; Buenos Aires; Foxy Trot; I Know, Don't Know How; Libertango; Sacajawea (Theme); Leyenda; Con Alma; Stablemates; Bye-Ya.