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Walter Smith 3 at Sam First

Courtesy of Sam First | Posted on May 17, 2018

Where

Sam First
6171 W Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Map
(424) 800-2006

When

Sat, June 16, 2018
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Walter Smith III
saxophone, tenor
Alex Boneham
bass, acoustic

About

From a young age, Walter began taking music very seriously. “My first gig was playing at a McDonalds in Houston with another saxophone player. I took a solo on “Blue Bossa.” It was terrible. People clapped, and I figured if I could get away with that and get applause, how could I fail?”

Although it may appear Smith is a new voice on the scene, he is widely recognized as an adept performer, accomplished composer, and inspired educator. Smith will release his 5th album as a leader, “Twio” in February of 2018 with his longtime trio of Harish Raghavan and Eric Harland including guest appearances by Christian McBride and Joshua Redman....

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