CES presents Jumaane Smith "Sweet Baby"

Frostburg Palace Theatre

New Orleans-Style Street Beats, Jazz and Blues

Experience the rollicking excitement of blues, funk, jazz, shuffles and New Orleans-style street beats with charismatic jazz trumpeter, vocalist and composer Jumaane Smith, whose original compositions and spirited renditions of nostalgic standards like “When You’re Smiling,” “St. James Infirmary” and “You’re Nobody Until Somebody Loves You” will fill the historic Palace Theatre to create an intimate evening of exhilarating entertainment.

Mentored by the legendary Wynton Marsalis during his years as a Juilliard scholarship student, Smith subsequently toured and recorded with Michael Bublé for nearly two decades, was a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s house band and worked with musical legends like Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Aretha Franklin, Christian McBride, Kamasi Washington, Alicia Keys and Jon Batiste. He has performed on five Grammy-winning records, in two Emmy Award-nominated TV performances, at the Grammy Awards with Stevie Wonder, in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and at world-class music venues, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Vail Jazz Festival, the Hollywood Bowl and Joe’s Pub.

Immediately after the performance, Chuck Dicken, station director of FSU’s National Public Radio affiliate station WFWM-FM joins the artists for a lively conversation with audience members. Discover details about Jumanne Smith’s career as a professional musician, composer and bandleader and his work with legends like Wynton Marsalis, Michael Bublé and Harry Connick, Jr.

This engagement of Jumaane Smith is made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

CES is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, and receives financial support from the Allegany Arts Council and the City of Frostburg.

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