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Nervous Neal Smith
Queens, NY        Jazz / Instrumental / Saxophone

Bio

Career highlights include live performances with Dizzy Gillespie (1984), Bernard Allison (1988), Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty (1989), Jim Schwall (1989), Louie Bellson (in big bands and small groups from 1994 to 2008), Buddy DeFranco (1995), Clark Terry (1995), Alex Chilton & The Box Tops (1997 and 1998), The Temptations (1998, 1999 and 2006), Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (1998), The Marvellettes (1998), Garrett Morris from the original "Saturday Night Live" cast (2000), Chuck Loeb (2004), ...

Songs

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It Might As Well Be Rumspringa
Nervous Neal Smith
It Might As Well Be Rumspringa
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Hey, Eula!
Nervous Neal Smith
Hey, Eula!
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Another Battle We Both Lost
Nervous Neal Smith
Another Battle We Both Lost
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Forever Never Changes
Nervous Neal Smith
Forever Never Changes
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Exit Theme for a Superhero in th...
Nervous Neal Smith
Exit Theme for a Superhero in the Making
Madelyn

Comments

Hyoomik
Hyoomik: This is very happy music. Thanks!  Apr 15
Just Another Cat With A Guitar
Just Another Cat With A Guitar: Hey Neal, I enjoyed your tunes....thanks for sharing them on the Nation.... ~Cat  May 18
Bill Dyckns
Bill Dyckns: Look who I stumbled upon here! My fave sax man extaordinaire Nervous Neal Smith!! Lucky day today!!  May 01
Mark Piccione
Mark Piccione: What a great Talent !  Mar 11

Press

“The kind of sax player I like - big tone, relatively simple (in the good sense) melodic ideas, playing with the band and not just for (himself).”
—  Bruce Iglauer, founder and head, Alligator Records

Chart Position

Jazz charts
for Queens, NY.

Artist Stats

Fans: 261
Song Plays: 1,516
Visits: 1,465
Widget Hits: 9,408

Status

Status: Had a great show June 25 at the Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn with Golem and Brute Force.

Blog

Indaba session is now available for download
Mar 04, 2009 at 02:03 AM
After signing up for online session work at Indaba Music, I was contacted by Portuguese singer/songwriter Vitor Cunha, another ReverbNation artist, to add a soprano sax line to his composition, "The Sailors". The resulting album, "Connected by Dots" has been completed and is available for download at Amie Street http://amiestreet.com/music/vitor-cu...

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