NATE SMITH

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Ira Nathaniel "Nate" Smith (b. December 14, 1974) is an American drummer, composer, songwriter and producer.

Born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, his musical talent became apparent at the age of eleven, after picking up the drums and learning to play the piano by ear. After high school, he went on to earn a percussion performance scholarship and pursued his musical studies at James Madison University, where he received a B.S. in Media Arts and Design in 1997. While still in college, Nate was recruited by the great jazz singer Betty Carter to participate in her esteemed Jazz Ahead program, which has produced an impressive list of alumni including Jason Moran, Cyrus Chestnut, Jacky Terrason, and Casey Benjamin, among many others. After college, he was invited to continue his studies at Virginia Commonwealth University as a member of the Carpenter Fellowship Program. In graduate school he met and performed with
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NATE SMITH Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere
RnB 2017
NATE SMITH Pocket Change album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pocket Change
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2018
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Kinfolk 2: See the Birds
Eclectic Fusion 2021

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NATE SMITH Light And Shadow album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Light And Shadow
RnB 2020

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