An album encompassing the time the group spent with Marlon Mackey (vocals). Featuring Paul Perez (sax), Justin Kirk on (trombone, flugellhorn, trumpet), Patrick Contreras (violin), Cesareo Garasa (drums), Fernando Montoya (bass), Caleb Moore (bass on "I'm Yours"), Salvador Galindo (guitar on "Torture") James Russell (auxiliary sax on Have I Told You), and Jay Smith (keys). Recorded at Triple Seven Recording with Paricee McGriff.

All In

Just Stops

Torture

Have I Told You Lately?

In Your Eyes

Let's Go

I'm Yours

Just Stop

Sometimes, the venues only call for a trio! This album represents a series of dates recorded as live as possible with Fernando Montoya on bass, Cesareo Garasa on electric drums and Jay Smith on keys/synth.

When we play as a trio, we tend to use that time to stretch out more and expand our horizons.

I've chosen to keep the mistakes in for posterity. See how many you can spot!

Blues

Caravan

Footprints

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel

Sugar

Smells Like Teen Spirit

The Trio Showed Up

Nardis

The Trio Showed up

I Wish

Called a "fixture in the Central Valley" (NPR), Jay Smith has had a wide variety of talent flow through his band.  From jazz fusion to pop, the band has channeled a wide spectrum of musical genres to stay working and relevant.  He is an Alum of California State University Bakersfield and Fresno City College where he earned his Bachelors of Arts and Associates of Arts Degree.  
He has opened up for groups and musicians as Carl Saunders, Poncho Sanchez, Jeff Coffin,
Allan Holdsworth, Malo, Ozomatli, Clayton Cameron, and worked with Kelulu, Mento Buru, The Fresno Philharmonic,
Andre Bush, Mike Dana, Velorio, and Patrick Contreras to name a few.

His current projects include Mento Buru which was voted best band of 2018 by Bakersfield Magazine and
The Jay Smith Trio/Group which features a variety of players including Cesareo Garasa, Paul Perez, Jay Jay Hicks,
Fernando Montoya, Steve Eisen, and Patrick Contreras to name a few.

He has been on several radio stations and TV stations including  Bakersfield's Channels
17, 23, 29/58, The Michael Nayt Show, Brighthouse Networks, and 107.1 FM
KRAB, Fresno's 90.7 KSFR where he had his own radio show for 5 years.
Two of his bands (Jay Smith Trio/Group and
Mento Buru) are selected as Featured Artists on
the Global Level on Reverbnation.com. He
was the lead instructor at the Bakersfield
Jazz Workshop for first four years. He's been teaching
at Nick Rail Music Bakersfield since the store opened in 2009.

His first album, Unashamed Portrayal, (available now on iTunes and 30 other retailers)
features Grammy Nominated Guitarist Andre Bush, Jay Jay Hicks, Saxophonist Chris Nguyen,
trombonist Joe Vazquez, trumpeter Mark Manda, Fernando Montoya on acoustic and electric bass,
Jonathan Weinmann on drums, and Jorge Nunzio Urbina on percussion. It's been featured on
ALL ABOUT JAZZ as their download of the day.
 
Smith's second record, Too Many Notes, was titled by his  fans based on his reputation for a blisteringly  fast  
playing style.  Patrick Contreras on electric  violin, Jay  Jay Hicks on 8 string bass, Cesareo Garasa on drums,  
Fernando Montoya on electric bass, Gary Rink on bass,  Jonathan Weinmann on drums, and Marlon Mackey on vocals.

 

Smith's third and fourth album are Just Stop and The Trio Showed Up. 
Just Stop is an album encompassing the time the group spent with Marlon Mackey (vocals) featuring Paul Perez (sax), Justin Kirk on (trombone), Patrick Contreras (violin), Cesareo Garasa (drums), Fernando Montoya (bass), Caleb Moore (bass on "I'm Yours"), Salvador Galindo (guitar on "Torture") James Russell (auxiliary sax on Have I Told You), and Jay Smith (keys). 
 
The Trio Showed Up is a live album that Smith produced when the band was performing trio dates throughout 2018 and 2019.  Jay Smith (keys, ROLI Seaboard Rise 49), Fernando Montoya (bass) and Cesareo Garasa (electric drums).

Jay Smith Group

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