Marvin "Smitty" Smith (born June 24, 1961) is an American

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drummer and composer. Marvin Smith was born in

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, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Sr., was a drummer. "Smitty" was exposed to music at a young age, receiving formal musical training at the age of three. After graduating from Waukegan East High School, Smith attended

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, graduating in 1981. Smith has recorded 200 albums with various artists, as well as two solo albums. He has toured with, among others,

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, Willie Nelson and Steve Coleman. He is a former member of The New York Jazz Quartet, and was the drummer for the ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series), Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' band, led by Kevin Eubanks, from January 30, 1995 until the show's end on May 29, 2009. Smith was also the drummer for the ''Jay Leno Show'' band in 2009-10.

Discography

As leader

*''Keeper of the Drums'' (Concord Jazz, 1987) *''The Road Less Traveled'' (Concord Jazz, 1989)

As sideman

With Michel Camilo (''One More Once'' , 1994) * Dreamlight * On the Other Hand * Not Yet With Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison *''New York Second Line (The George Wein Collection) With Hamiet Bluiett *''Ebu (album), Ebu'' (Soul Note, 1984) With Joanne Brackeen *''Turnaround (Joanne Brackeen album), Turnaround'' (Evidence, 1992) With Igor Butman * Falling Out (Impromptu, 1993) With Donald Byrd *''Harlem Blues (Donald Byrd album), Harlem Blues'' (Landmark, 1987) With Don Byron *''No-vibe Zone'' (Knitting Factory Records, Knitting Factory Works, 1996) With Steve Coleman and M-Base *Steve Coleman Group: ''Motherland Pulse'' (JMT Records, JMT, 1985) *Five Elements – ''On the Edge of Tomorrow'' (JMT, 1986) *Five Elements – ''Sine Die'' (Pangaea, 1987) *Strata Institute (Double Trio with Greg Osby): ''Cipher Syntax'' (JMT, 1989) *Five Elements – ''Rhythm People'' (Novus Records, Novus/Bertelsmann Music Group, BMG, 1990) *Strata Institute: ''Transmigration'' (Rebel-X/Columbia Records, Columbia, 1991) *Five Elements – ''Black Science (Steve Coleman album), Black Science'' (Novus, 1991) *''Rhythm in Mind'' (Novus, 1991) *M-Base Collective: ''Anatomy of a Groove'' (Rebel-X/DIW Records, DIW/Columbia, 1992) *Five Elements – ''Drop Kick (album), Drop Kick'' (Novus, 1992) With Larry Coryell *''Shining Hour'' (Muse, 1989) With Ray Drummond *''Excursion (album), Excursion'' (Arabesque, 1993) *''Continuum (Ray Drummond album), Continuum'' (Arabesque, 1994) With Robin Eubanks *''Karma (Robin Eubanks album), Karma'' (JMT, 1991) *''Mental Images (album), Mental Images'' (JMT, 1994) With Art Farmer *''Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn'' (Contemporary, 1987) *''Ph.D. (Art Farmer album), Ph.D.'' (Contemporary, 1989) With Frank Foster (jazz musician), Frank Foster and Frank Wess *''Two for the Blues'' (Pablo, 1984) *''Frankly Speaking'' (Concord, 1985) With Benny Golson *''Stardust (Benny Golson album), Stardust'' (Denon, 1987) with Freddie Hubbard *''That's Funky'' (Meldac Jazz, 1995) with Nat Adderley With Gunter Hampel New York Orchestra *''Fresh Heat – Live at Sweet Basil'' (Birth, 1985) with Bill Frisell, Curtis Fowlkes, Bob Stewart (musician), Bob Stewart, a.o. With John Hicks (pianist), John Hicks * ''Beyond Expectations'' (Reservoir, 1993) With

*''Seeds of Time'' (ECM Records, ECM, 1983) *''The Razor's Edge (Dave Holland album), The Razor's Edge'' (ECM, 1987) *''Extensions (Dave Holland album), Extensions'' (ECM, 1990) With Andy Jaffe *''Manhattan Projections'' (Stash, 1985) with Wallace Roney and Branford Marsalis With the Art Farmer/Benny Golson The Jazztet, Jazztet *''Back to the City'' (Contemporary, 1986) *''Real Time (The Jazztet album), Real Time'' (Contemporary, 1986) With Carmen Lundy *''Jazz & the New Songbook: Live at the Madrid'' (CD and DVD, Afrasia, 2005) With Buddy Montgomery *''Ties of Love'' (Landmark, 1987) With Ralph Moore *''Rejuvenate!'' (Criss Cross, 1988) With David Murray (saxophonist), David Murray *''Children (David Murray album), Children'' (Black Saint, 1984) With David "Fathead" Newman *''Fire! Live at the Village Vanguard'' (Atlantic, 1989) *''Blue Head'' (Candid, 1990) with Clifford Jordan With Joe Newman (trumpeter), Joe Newman and Joe Wilder *''Hangin' Out (Joe Newman and Joe Wilder album), Hangin' Out'' (Concord Jazz, 1984) With Emily Remler *''East To Wes'' (Concord, 1988) With

*''Sonny Rollins Plays G-Man and Other Music for the Soundtrack of the Robert Mugge Film "Saxophone Colossus"'' (Milestone, 1987) With Michel Sardaby *''Going Places'' (Sound Hills, 1989) With Archie Shepp *''Soul Song (Archie Shepp album), Soul Song'' (Enja Records, Enja, 1982) *''Down Home New York'' (Soul Note, 1984) With Superblue (band), Superblue *''Superblue 2'' (Blue Note Records, Blue Note, 1989) With Harvie Swartz, Mick Goodrick, and John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie *''Arrival'' (Novus, 1992) With McCoy Tyner *''Prelude and Sonata (McCoy Tyner album), Prelude and Sonata'' (Milestone Records, Milestone, 1995) With Gebhard Ullmann, Andreas Willers, and Bob Stewart (musician), Bob Stewart *''Suite Noire'' (Nabel, 1990) With Bobby Watson *''Love Remains (Bobby Watson album), Love Remains'' (Red, 1986 [1988])

References

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