Steve Smith and Vital Information

Amina Claudine Myers, Hard Bop Messengers, Svei?, Steve Smith and Vital Information

by Cheryl K.
June 23, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, choice selections from new releases by keyboardist Amina Claudine Myers; vocalist Raquel Marina; producer and instrumentalist Adrian Younge; the trio Svei?; and drummer Steve Smith and Vital Information. Playlist Andrew Hill “Dedication" from Point of Departure (Blue Note) 6:38 Amina Claudine Myers “Twilight" from ...

Steve Smith & Vital Information, Area 51-Anton Chekurov and Paolo Fresu, plus Steve Khan, Garaj Mahal and Virgil Donati

by Len Davis
January 5, 2025

New music with Steve Smith and Vital Information, Area 51 with Celso Pixinga, Steve Hunt and Tim Miller, Indian guitarist Amyt Datta and Canadian guitarist Thomas Polychuck. Russian saxophonist Anton Chekurov, Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu and Brazilian bassist Thiago Espirito Santo. Old favourites Steve Khan, Jonas Hellborg with the late Shawn Lane, Jam Band Garaj Mahal, ...

Antonio Sanchez & Migration, ARC Trio, Atte Aho and Dave Weckl

by Len Davis
June 2, 2024

The Backstage, Antonio Sanchez and ARC Trio with the ?John Daversa big band. Finnish guitarist Atte Aho, and?Dave Weckl-Live. Human Element, Joe Zawinul and Jim Funnel. We finish with?Marcus Miller and Steve Smith and Vital Information.Playlist The Backstage “Some Skunk Blues" from Isolation (Reingold) 00:00 Antonio Sanchez & Migration “Channels Of Energy" from The ...

Steve Smith and Vital Information: Time Flies

by Scott Gudell
June 11, 2023

As with so many prolific drummers, this guy is lean, energized, crisp and knows when to add the snap. Drummer/percussionist Steve Smith's early professional musical explorations were often in the world of jazz as he teamed up with fusion violinist Jean Luc Ponty and the progressive jazz/rock Dutch band Focus for about a year in the ...

French Avant Prog Band Masal, Vital Information And Igor Wilcox Quartet-Live

by Len Davis
April 2, 2023

French band Masal with their latest Ahora , Aydin Esen with Miroslav Vitous and Vinnie Colaiuta. Finnish bassist Jukka Haavisto. Drummer Oiilie Usiskin with Bob Franceschini and a preview of the upcoming release from Steve Smith and Vital Information. The Igor Wilcox Quartet with their newest recorded live in Bulgaria, some classic Bob Berg and Australian ...

Vinny Valentino

Born: June 20, 1964

Guitarist Composer Vinny Valentino continues to redefine musical genres, to the acclaim of audiences worldwide. His international debut recording, The Distance Between Two Lines, shot straight up the charts to #2 and stayed on the national charts for more than 14 weeks-an unprecedented achievement for a first international release. Paul Anthony of Jazz Unlimited called it "one of the top five albums of 1993." Vinny's 1996 international release, Now and Again, extended his critical acclaim. George Benson refers to Vinny as a "young genius with brilliant tone and fresh ideas." Vintage Guitar Magazine writes "wonderful jazz player with killer chops, wonderful compositional skills?"(March 1997)

Viewpoint

By Steve Smith and Vital Information

Label: BFM Jazz
Released: 2015
Track listing: Bemsha Swing; Time Check; The Brush Off; Willowcrest; Viewpoint One; Take Five; Viewpoint Two; Chan's Song (Never Said); Oleo; A Final Viewpoint; The Blackhawk; The Bottom Line.

Steve Smith and Vital Information NYC Edition: Viewpoint

by Dan Bilawsky
July 3, 2015

Drummer Steve Smith has a knack for separating his musical interests and satisfying his varied musical appetites through the use of different bands. But with Viewpoint, he works the inverse angle: Smith's passions and groups converge here, as his respect for the history of jazz, infatuation with sleek modernism, and love of Buddy Rich all inform ...

Live! One Great Night

By Steve Smith and Vital Information

Label: BFM Jazz
Released: 2012
Track listing: Cat Walk; Time Tunnel; Interwoven Rhythms-Synchronous; Seven And A Half; Khanda West; The Trouble With; Interwoven Rhythms-Dialogue; The Closer; Jimmy Jive.