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Nate Smith

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The next Nate Smith concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Missy Lane’s Assembly Room in Durham, NC, United States. See all 55 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By Nate Smith

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I Like ItAlesso & Nate Smith
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Fly (For Mike) [feat. Brittany Howard]Nate Smith
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AUTOMATICNate Smith & Lalah Hathaway
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Bounce, Pts. I + IINate Smith
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Skip StepNate Smith
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Rhythm and Blues: The PeacemakerNate Smith
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Altitude (feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo)Nate Smith
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RetoldNate Smith
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Back There (feat. Dornik)Misha, Jussi Halme & Nate Smith
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Upcoming Concerts for Nate Smith

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  • Jun
    28
    Jun 28, 2025
    Missy Lane’s Assembly Room
    Durham
  • Jun
    30
    Jun 30, 2025
    Duceppe
    Montréal
  • Jul
    10
    Jul 10, 2025
    Princess Auto Stadium
    Winnipeg
  • Jul
    17
    Jul 17, 2025
    BOK Center
    Tulsa
  • Jul
    18
    Jul 18, 2025
    Walmart AMP
    Rogers
  • Jul
    19
    Jul 19, 2025
    Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
    Maryland Heights
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Latest Release

Listen to AUTOMATIC - Single by Nate Smith & Lalah Hathaway
ALBUMAUTOMATIC - SingleNate Smith & Lalah Hathaway

More albums from Nate Smith

Listen to Pocket Change 2: Mad Currency by Nate Smith
ALBUMPocket Change 2: Mad CurrencyNate Smith
Listen to Kinfolk 2: See the Birds by Nate Smith
ALBUMKinfolk 2: See the BirdsNate Smith
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ALBUMPocket ChangeNate Smith
Listen to KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere by Nate Smith
ALBUMKINFOLK: Postcards from EverywhereNate Smith
Listen to Workday, Waterbaby Music, Vol. 1.0 by Nate Smith
ALBUMWorkday, Waterbaby Music, Vol. 1.0Nate Smith

Nate Smith's Popular Music Videos

Watch Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo music video by Nate Smith
Altitude feat. Joel Ross & Michael Mayo
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Square Wheel feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo
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see you around (feat. Nate Smith)
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About Nate Smith

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Hometown
Chesapeake, VA, United States
Born
December 14, 1974
Genre
Dance
Nate Smith is an in-demand jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, and producer, best known for tenures in Dave Holland's various groups and Chris Potter's Underground. But jazz is only one of of his strengths. Smith is a noted pop session and touring drummer who has worked extensively with Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson (he co-wrote "Heaven Can Wait" for the Invincible album), Jose James, Mark de Clive-Lowe, and many others. Smith is also a noted R&B and soundtrack producer. His music has been heard on PBS and The Discovery Channel, and he has produced recordings by YahZarah, Maya Azucena, John Gordon, and Jarrard Anthony. Smith was born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. At 11 he began playing drums and learning piano by ear. His earliest influences were in rock and funk; among his favorites were the Police, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Quincy Jones. His musical world-view was altered forever upon hearing Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers at age 16. He pursued music and media studies in high school and earned a scholarship to James Madison University, where he earned a B.S. in media arts and design in 1997. During his collegiate years, Smith was heard and recruited by jazz singer Betty Carter to participate in her esteemed Jazz Ahead program (whose alumni include Jason Moran, Cyrus Chestnut, Jacky Terrasson, and Casey Benjamin). He pursued postgraduate work at Virginia Commonwealth University as a member of the Carpenter Fellowship Program. During his tenure there he met and performed with Holland. He became a full member of his acclaimed quintet in 2003, as well as the Dave Holland Octet and Big Band. Potter, also a member of the bassist's quintet, recruited Smith to join his band Underground in 2004. Smith worked in studios and on the road with an array of artists including Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Regina Carter, John Patitucci, Adam Rogers, and Lionel Loueke in addition to the pop artists named above. In addition to his work as a musician, Smith is an educator. He taught Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead program at Kennedy Center in 2013 and 2014, and during the latter year, at the Thailand International Jazz Conference. In 2015, he was artist-in-residence at his alma mater, James Madison University. Smith formed his own record label and production company, Waterbaby Music, in 2008. He issued his debut solo offering, Workday, Waterbaby Music, Vol. 1.0, in 2008. His intense performing, recording, and teaching schedules kept him busy for nearly a decade, but in late 2016 he reentered the studio with an idea for a recording that would ultimately embody all of the music he'd participated in over the previous two decades. With a core band that included saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist/keyboardist Kris Bowers, guitarist Jeremy Most, electric bassist Fima Ephron, and vocalists Amma Whatt and Michael Mayo, he cut Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere. Issued in early 2017, it also featured guest spots from Gretchen Parlato, Potter, Holland, Loueke, and Rogers, as well as chamber strings on two tracks. Mixed by Brian Bender at the Motherbrain in Los Angeles, the album delivered a unique panoramic blur of jazz, funk, improv, rock, pop, soul, and groove. The album was celebrated as "a study in nomadic jazz" by NPR. ~ Thom Jurek
Nate Smith has also released music as a member of The Fearless Flyers, Dave Holland Quintet, Chris Potter Underground, and Dave Holland Octet.

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