Jumaane Smith
Sweet Baby
Friday, April 11 | 7:30 PM
Frostburg Palace Theatre | 31 E. Main St., Frostburg
Jumaane Smith / Photo credit: Gina Intorre
“A unique and irresistibly creative voice” (DownBeat)
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.
ARTS BEYOND THE STAGE
CES INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS
Chartwells Teaching Kitchen
A Taste of New Orleans
Tuesday, April 8 | 6 PM
FSU Chesapeake Dining Hall
Enjoy an immersive culinary experience led by professionally trained chefs. Create traditional dishes from one of the capital cities of the culinary world, including New Orleans shrimp & grits and bread pudding with bourbon sauce.
$30 per person. Participants will work in pairs. Attendance is limited and reservations are required.
Jumaane Smith Photo credit: Gina Intorre
OFFSTAGE WITH WFWM
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.
