Jumaane Smith

Soul, jazz and blues trumpeter/vocalist/composer Jumanne Smith returns to Myron’s at The Smith Center. Smith has performed on five Grammy-winning records (selling more than 60 million copies), two Emmy-nominated TV performances, at the Grammy Awards with Stevie Wonder, in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and more. Jumaane has toured to such world-class venues as Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, Birdland Jazz Club, Tanglewood, Ronnie Scott's, SF Jazz, Vail Jazz Festival, Java Jazz Festival, Jazz Alley, North Star Festival, Marian's Jazz Room, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Catalina Island Jazz Festival and more. Jumaane Smith’s critically acclaimed debut album, I Only Have Eyes for You, features special guests Michael Bublé, Jackie Evancho and Naturally 7. His sophomore album, When You’re Smiling, was released to much praise in 2020. His highly-anticipated third album, Come on Home, was released to wide critical acclaim in 2024. As a composer, Smith has scored music for films such as Handsome Harry (starring Steve Buscemi and Jamey Sheridan) and the documentary Being in the World, as well as for his own recordings and the interactive sheet music company Tomplay.