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Wayne Smith Jr.

Nurtured in the legendary Philadelphia jazz scene, Wayne Smith, Jr.’s career as drummer is as promising as it is eclectic. After graduating from the famed Creative and Performing Arts High School, he went on to study at the world renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. Eager to advance his music career, Wayne began performing regularly at staples of the Philadelphia jazz community including Chris’ Jazz Cafe and Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus. As his reputation grew, he branched out, performing in New York, Baltimore and Washington D.C alongside such well known musicians as Donald Byrd, Orrin Evans, Duane Eubanks, John Ellis, Stacy Dillard and Bootsie Barnes.  He teamed up with Victor North (saxophonist) and Lucas Brown (organist) to form Three Blind Mice and the trio still performs together to this day. After being tapped to join the legendary Sun Ra Akestra, Wayne toured Europe, Canada, and Australia, which would prove instrumental in his development as an artist.

Macondo

January 4, 2025

Album: Un Mundo en Soledad
By Darryl Yokley
Label: Truth Revolution Records and D-Yokes Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 7:07

Un Mundo en Soledad

By Darryl Yokley

Label: Truth Revolution Records and D-Yokes Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Un Mundo En Soledad; Macondo; El Pueblo; Melquíades, Los Gitanos, y La Profecía; Los Matrimonios; Malditos;El Duelo; Después de la Guerra; Los Gemelos Traviesos; Desaparecieron; Remedios la Bella; Maldiciones Concéntricos, La Profecía Revelada

David Larsen: Cohesion

by Edward Blanco
August 19, 2024

Baritone saxophonist David Larsen has produced one of the finest albums of pure hard bop music on the jazz landscape of today. Cohesion contains a treasure trove of fresh new original material from Larsen and tenor saxophonist Darryl Yokley. Larsen leads the driving, dark and impassioned sounds of hard bop. His pronounced baritone voice is best ...

Be Still

By Wayne Smith Jr.

Label: Blue Collar records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Distant; Ephesus; Pico; Echoes; I-5; Intro to New Day; New Day; Be Still; Surge; To The Trade

Sun Ra's Journey Featuring Marshall Allen

By Tyler Mitchell

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2023
Track listing: Care Free; Velvet; Free Ballad; Dancing Shadows; Eddie Harris; Discipline 27; Bouncing At Smalls; Skippy; New Dawn; Cosmic Hop; Love In Outer Space; Fate In A Pleasant Mood.

I-5

August 15, 2023

Album: Be Still
By Wayne Smith Jr.
Label: Blue Collar records
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:12

Sun Ra Arkestra Veteran Drummer Wayne Smith, Jr. Releases 'Be Still,' A Powerful Venture In Emotion And Tranquility

July 19, 2023

Wayne Smith Jr. is a drummer, composer, and educator with a multifaceted palette of soundscapes and genres at his disposal. Having toured across three continents, performed throughout the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. music scenes, and currently working as a staple member of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Smith’s accolades rightly herald his abilities as ...

Dancing Shadows

By Tyler Mitchell

Label: Mahakala Music
Released: 2022
Track listing: Interstellar Lowways; Spaced Out; Angels & Demons At Play; Skippy; Nico; Dancing Shadows; Carefree; Marshall The Deputy; Nico Revisited; Space Travelers; Enlightenment; A Call For All Demons.

Jazz Appreciation Month 2014 in Philadelphia: A Recap

by Jason Fifield
May 4, 2014

This April was a month of truly spectacular music on all fronts in Philadelphia. I know I missed a whole lot (see Philadelphia Jazz Project and Ars Nova Workshop) but here's my take. I kicked off the month with my trio Mischa Machez at our monthly First Friday Happy Hour at the Dog and ...