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Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith is a saxophonist, and educator based in Toronto, Canada. He has established himself as an in demand performer and has extensively toured Canada, the US and Europe with a number of musical acts. He is also a composer of music who leads a number of his own bands. Currently, he is working towards the release of an EP with his trio featuring Chris Banks (bass) and Lowell Whitty (drums).

Island Ghosts

By Alex Lakusta

Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Introduction; Beat Mullet; Signals; Waves In Pattern; Climbers; Moments Ago; Return Ticket; Untitled #3; Island Ghosts Pt. 1; Island Ghosts Pt. 2

Patrick Smith: Bebop, Brass Bands, And A Bookstore

by Lawrence Peryer
February 28, 2026

Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on Toronto saxophonist Patrick Smith. Patrick has become a key player in the city's creative music scene. His album, Words Underlined, came out in December on Lit Soc Records, the first release from the new label started by Sellers & Newell, a Toronto bookstore that moonlights as a music ...

New Music From Hart, Gratkowski, Rahn, Smith And More

by Bob Osborne
January 8, 2026

This playlist delves deep into the vibrant landscape of contemporary independent jazz and improvised music, showcasing an eclectic mix of sounds that defy easy categorization. From the rhythmic sophistication of Latin fusion and the intricate melodies of modern piano trios to boundary-pushing avant-garde improvisations, the selections deliberately cross genre lines. The journey takes listeners through structured ...

Peter Lin AAPI Jazz Collective, Maria Kaushansky, Patrick Smith, Wayne Wilkinson

by Cheryl K.
December 22, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, trombonist Peter Lin and the AAPI Jazz Collective; the Travis Jenkins Piano Trio; pianists Maria Kaushansky and Andrew Carroll; drummer Roy Brooks from 1963 and 1972; saxophonist Patrick Smith; and guitarists Louis Stewart (with pianist Jim Doherty), John Scofield (w/bassist Dave Holland), Charlie Byrd (featuring The ...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Haeun Joo, Ishmael Ali & Satoko Fujii

by Maurice Hogue
December 16, 2025

Two never-heard-before releases present Rahsaan Roland Kirk holding forth at two 1960s gigs, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in New York and at The Penthouse in Seattle are the highlights in this episode of One Man's Jazz, along with a tasty piano trio recording by South Korean pianist Haeun Joo, Chicago cellist Ishmael Ali, a ...

New releases from Vornhagen, Morris, Smith & More

by Bob Osborne
February 27, 2025

A mix of old and new on this edition. I dip to the archive for a look at the tributes by Dave Douglas and Chet Doxas to the music of Jimmy Giuffre and Carla Bley. There's a look back at the work of saxophone master Julius Hemphill. In addition a selection of the best in recent ...

Patrick Darwin Smith

Born: September 6, 1995

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. 

Songbirds: An Interview with Singer Judy Niemack

by Peter Rubie
October 5, 2023

Apart from their mutual respect for each other, and the fact that they are jazz singers, there isn't a lot, superficially, that you would think Judy Niemack and Jay Clayton have in common. But you'd be wrong. Both have a classical music background, Clayton at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, before moving ...

Wrongs

By Dan Pitt

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Two Part; BroOke; Shadows Loom; Hunter’s Dream; What Is; Wrongs; Change is Imminent.