Reception to follow in the Grace Hopper Head of College House, 434 College St. at 4pm.
Suggested donation of $20 for reception attendees.

Featuring:
Nate Smith – Drums
Jaleel Shaw – Saxophone
Jon Cowherd – Keyboards
Fima Ephron – Electric Bass
Brad Allen Williams – Guitar

Arriving on the New York scene in 2001, Nate Smith has helped reinvigorate the international jazz scene with his visceral style of drumming by playing with such esteemed leading lights as bassist Dave Holland, saxophonists Chris Potter and Ravi Coltrane, and singers Patricia Barber, Somi, and José James. Because Smith didn’t come strictly from the formal matriculation of music studies as so many of his jazz contemporaries did, he lovingly describes his approach to drumming as “unrefined,” which in turns helps him distinguish his voice. Smith’s rising career reaches a new benchmark with the release of his bandleader debut, KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere, on which he fuses his original modern jazz compositions with R&B, pop, and hip-hop. To learn more, visit Nate’s website at http://www.natesmithmusic.com/

This concert is generously sponsored by the Morgado Family Fund through Hopper College and the Arts Discretionary Fund through the office of the Dean of the Arts for Yale University.