Christy Smith has performed at well known Jazz festivals in Asia, like the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festivals and is the bandleader of Christy's Communicative Artists.
Christy Smith is a graduate of California State Fullerton in music performance. He has had several years of orchestral and big band experience, having been under the baton of Aaron Copland, Keith Clark, Carmen Dragon, Pat Williams and Mercer Ellington. Christy has also worked and performed with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Sarah Vaughn, Fela Kuti, Billy Higgins, Ernie Watts, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Harold Land and many others.
Christy Smith has been based in Singapore since 1993, performing with many of the regions artists such as Jeremy Monteiro, Michael Veerapen, Lewis Pragasam, Sheila Majid and many more. He has become an important role model for aspiring musicians in the region through his teachings. Next to performing in the region, he is teaching Double Bass and Bass Guitar at United World South East Asia and Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore.
June 17th, 2022
The Word Stage Concert
Jamael Dean - Piano
Javier Vergara - Tenor Saxophone
Christy Smith - Basses
Fritz Wise - Drums
February 14th, 2022
Jeremy Monteiro and Friends:
Celebrating Valentine’s Day and the Lantern Festival
Jeremey Monteiro - Keys
Christy Smith - Basses
Yap Ting Wei - Drums
December 26th, 2021
Sunday Bop Sessions
Nicole Duffell on Saxophones
Joshua Wan - Piano
Christy Smith - Bass
Sam Kong - Drums
December 24th, 2021
Virtual Christmas Special
Lily Anna Nuris & Friends
Liliy Nuris - Vocals
Mario Serio - Piano
Christy Smith - Bass
Erik Hargrove - Drums
October 2020, La Clique
Live and clicking at Marina Sands Bay
A musical, cabaret, comedy with
unusual acts,acrobatic aerialists and more.
Here two short clips of the great Lisa Lotti and Heather Holliday
Danny Bourne MD, Erik Hargrove (drums), Sebastion Ho (guitar)
Christy Smith (Basses) and Pierre Skates (vocals)
Featuring Lisa Lotti
Featuring Heather Holliday
September 28th, 2021
Wei's Tiny Jazz Club
Performing: "Candy"
Weixiang Tan - Piano
Christy Smith - Bass
Aaron James Lee - Drums
Video, Audio Recording and Post Production- Benjamin Lian
Photography - Willie Lyou
Piano Tuning - Benjamin Lian
May 7th, 2021
Jeremy Monteiro & Friends
Mark one year since his first
Virtual Jazz Piano Bar stream
March 21st, 2021
JAZZ in TIME
A Tribute to Singapore Jazz Pioneers
Watch the music only recording and interview with Christy below:
February 15th, 2021
Lunchtime Concert Series
Lassalle College of the Arts, Singapore
The Aaron James Lee Group
'TOONS AT NOON FOR THE SOUL!'
Watch the recording below:
November 2nd, 2020
Lunchtime Concert Series
Lassalle College of the Arts, Singapore
Christy Smith Communicative Artists
Watch the recording below:
Zora Smith - Vocals
Kerong Chok - Piano
Greg Lyons - Saxophones
Christy Smith - Basses
Aaron James Lee - Drums
October 25th, 2020
Sunday Sundown Social
Live at Maduro, Singapore
"Love Songs from Yesteryear"
Watch the music-only video of this great show below:
Watch here the video including the interviews with Richard Jackson.
Richard Jackson - Vocals
Nicholas Lim - Piano
Christy Smith - Bass
Darryl Ervin - Drums
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September 13th, 2020
The Aya Sekine Trio performing
'JAZZ ANTHOLOGY'
Honoring the enduring legacy of jazz and its innovative spirit!
Watch the recording of the Livestream below:
Aya Sekine - Piano
Tim de Cotta - Vocals
Shawn Letts - Saxophones
Aaron James Lee - Drums
Christy Smith - Basses
August 23rd, 2020
JASS@HOME celebrating
"SWINGING IN SINGAPORE"
A Celebration of Singapore's 55th Birthday
Watch the - music only - recording below :
With ao:
Jeremy Montero - Music Director
WeiXiang Tan - Assistent Music Director
Alemay Fernandez - Vocals
Melissa Tham - Vocals
Christy Smith - Basses
July 2020, Jazz in July at the Esplanade
Sean Hong Wei on Saxophones
&
Christy Smith on Bass
Nicole Duffell on Saxophones
&
Christy Smith on Bass
Singapore, July 22nd, 2018
Christy's Communicative Artists
Jazz in July at the Esplanade
Part ONE
Part TWO
Sean Hong Wei - Saxophones
Wei Xiang Tan - Piano
Christy Smith - Double Bass
Aaron James Lee - Drums
Singapore, April 30th, 2018
Christy's Communicative Artists
Celebrating International Jazz Day 2018
at The Arts House Singapore
Zora Smith - Vocals
Sean Hong Wei - Saxophones
Wei Xiang Tan - Piano
Christy Smith - Double Bass
Aaron James Lee - Drums
NYC, July 9th, 2016
The Eric Wyatt Quartet
SmallsLIVE, Smalls Jazz Club
Eric Wyatt - Saxophones
Benito Gonzalez - Piano
Christy Smith - Double Bass
Jay Sawyer - Drums
Special Guest:
Derrick Gardner - Trumpet
Melissa Tham and Christy Smith
performing at the SG50 Music Festival
The National Stadium Singapore, August 7th, 2015
together with
Jeremy Monteiro, Rani Singam,
Tamagoh, Rit Xu, Shawn Letts, Tony Zee Soh Fun,
Jacintha Abisheganaden & Andrew Lim.
OMMProm
Jazz at Esplanade Concert Hall
Singapore, March 7th, 2015
Jeremy Monteiro performing "Ballad" Movement II
from "Concerto for Jazz Piano & Orchestra"
Composer: Kelly Tang
Soprano Saxophone: Samuel Phua
Drums: Tamagoh, Bass: Christy Smith
Orchestra of the Music Makers, Dir. TzeLaw Chan
Concert Master: Huan Yuh Seah
March 6th-8th, 2015
The Christy Smith Quartet
Singapore International Jazz Festival
Christy Smith on Basses, Keith Loftis on Saxophones
Willie Jones III on Drums and Nial Djuliarso on Piano
SingJazz Club
Singapore, April 11th, 2014
“The More I See You”
with
Christy Smith on
Double Bass and Vocals
Mario Serio - Keyboards
Louis Soliano - Drums
Production: 9x9 Studios
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