Jumaane Smith

Jumaane Smith is lead trumpeter in the Bublé band. His stunning trumpet solo in "Moondance" at the live concerts is just a small testament to the talents of this highly sought after musician. Jumaane is a versatile performer, composer and arranger, whose credits range from jazz to classical.

Originally from Seattle, Washinton, Jumaane was part of a local musical group called "The Flood" which featured three vocalists and a seven-piece band. Jumaane's musical diversity was apparent at an early age as The Flood's music reflected its influences of funk, jazz, reggae, roots rock, spiritual and progressive hip-hop.

Whilst still at Roosevelt High School, Seattle, Jumaane won an outstanding soloist trumpet award at the 4th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival held at the Lincoln Center, New York City. In 2000, Jumaane moved to New York on scholarship where he attended the New School University and the inaugural class of Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School of Music, studying with the legendary Wynton Marsalis and Rashied Ali. 

Selected to play lead trumpet for the inaugural Juilliard Jazz Orchestra alongside fellow Bublé band members, Frank Basile and Craig Polasko, Jumaane has also performed as part of The Juilliard Jazz Quintet, and at a number of festivals including The Montreux Jazz Festival, The North Sea Jazz Festival and The Montreal Jazz Festival.

His career highlights to date include perfoming with artistes such as Rashied Ali, Ravi Coltrane, Jon Faddis, Wycliffe Gordon, Percy Heath, Herb Jeffries, Wynton Marsalis, Loren Schoenberg, Bobby Short, Clark Terry and Reggie Workman.

More recently Jumaane founded the band Groovology in 2003. Originally an octet the band now has 12 conservatory-trained musicians all from a variety of musical backgrounds which reflects in the diverse range of music played by Groovology, from dance to world music.

Upcoming Performances

   Rashied Ali Quintet ~ Judgment Day Vol. 1

   The Flood  ~ Untitled (First CD)

LPs


   The Flood  ~ The Reason I Speak

• Rashied Ali Quintet - Judgment Day Vols. 1 and 2 (February 26, 2006 ~ Dusted Magazine)
• Michael Bublé in sensational Vegas debut (February 19, 2006 ~ Broadway to Vegas)
• Friday workship with Jumaane (January 25, 2006 ~ Community MusicWorks)
• The Juilliard School - Portraits of a Dream (December 18, 2005 ~ Harlem Writer)
• "Tootin Through the Roof": 4/16/05 Duke Ellington Society Concert (April 15, 2005 ~ All Bout Jazz)
• Harlem Speaks - Jazz Series Salutes Four More (Jazz Museum in Harlem ~ October 28, 2004)
• St. Louis Blues (May, 2004 ~ The Juilliard Journal Online, Vol. XIX No.8)
• The Rashied Ali Quintet (April 26, 2004 ~ Glide Magazine)
• Rashied Ali Qunitet featuring Reggie Wokrman & Ravi Coltrane (April 24, 2004 ~ The Triple Door)
• Wynton Center (December 24, 2001 ~ New York Metro)
• Juilliard Admits First 18 Jazz Musicians to its New Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies (May 16, 2001 ~ The Juilliard School)
• Juilliard Forms its First Jazz Orchestra (June 3, 2001 ~ Sterophile)
• Jazz at Lincoon Center 4th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival (May 1, 1999 ~ Jazz at Lincoln Center)
• Alumni update (Vali Jazz Foundation)
• 1998 Scholarship Recipients (Vali Jazz Foundation)
• Jumaane Smith - Trumpet (Jazz Improv Magazine)
• From Jazz Bands to Jam Bands (JamBase)

Jumaane Smith Gallery

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