Chuck Smith Trio at Sandbar At The Riverside Hotel

About

Boise, Idaho resident Chuck Smith is active throughout the Northwest as both a jazz pianist and a music educator. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, he completed his masters degree at New York's Lehman College. As a pianist, he has appeared with numerous distinguished artists, including working for three years in Minneapolis with a charter member of Weather Report, drummer Eric Gravatt. While attending graduate school in New York, Smith's freelance work included accompanying vocalist Johnny Hartman, as well as working regularly with a jazz trio at World Trade Center One.