Rudy Smith Quartet Denmark/Toronto

When:
May 20, 2017 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
2017-05-20T20:30:00-09:00
2017-05-20T23:30:00-09:00
Cost:
$18

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In a career spanning six decades, alto steel pan player Rudy Smith has built a reputation exploring and bridging the world of jazz with his native instrument, the steel pan, finding in each a sincere spirit of musical expression. In the process, he has performed and recorded with many jazz musicians and artists from almost every corner of the musical universe.

Born on 15.june 1943 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Rudy Smith played his first pan at age six, although he is largely self-taught. As a teenager he witnessed and heard some of the greatest pan players: Dudley Smith, Evris Barquain, Theo Stephens, Neville Jules, Spree Simon, Ernest Ferreira, Emanuel Jack Riley, Belgrave Bonaparte, Eamon Thorpe, etc.

Rudy perfected his unique style by studying jazz luminaries: Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, Oscar Peterson and John Coltrane. Mr. Smith has toured internationally and has performed at some of the major clubs and jazz festivals in the USA, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean.

Rudy Smith –  Steel Pan

Kieran Overs – Bass

Nancy Walker – Piano

Ethan Ardelli – Drums

Here is Rudy live in Vienna