artist info

Jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Jumaane Smith was born and raised in Seattle, a student of Roosevelt High School, where he was a student of Scott Brown's jazz program all four years. Upon accepting a full scholarship to the Julliard School of music, where he studied under Wynton Marsalis, it was apparent his move to New York was life-changing.

Smith has since performed on 5 Grammy Award- winning records (selling more than 60 million copies), 2 Emmy Award-nominated TV performances, the Grammy Awards with Stevie Wonder, in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (trumpet solo actor), at The White House, on the Today Show, Tonight Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, and American Idol.

Jumaane has spent the last 17 years touring and recording with Michael Bublé as lead trumpeter and vocalist, was a member of Harry Connick Jr.’s house band for the syndicated daytime TV show Harry, and the featured guest soloist for Jackie Evancho’s, Songs of the Silver Screen world tour backed by a 60-piece symphony orchestra.

Smith has worked with a variety of musical legends including Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Aretha Franklin, Christian McBride, Barbra Streisand, and more. As a full scholarship recipient at the Juilliard School of Music’s Jazz Studies program (2001-2005), Wynton Marsalis was Smith’s primary trumpet teacher.

Jumaane has toured with his own band to such world-class venues as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Vail Jazz Festival, Java Jazz Festival, Birdland Jazz Club, North Star Festival, Joe's Pub, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Catalina Island Jazz Festival, and many 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 January 2020.

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.