Sean Smith

Sean Smith, a pitch-perfect, fluid, and elegant bassist, is one of the busiest young players on the international jazz scene. A first-call sideman with over 50 recordings to his credit, he has also released two CDs as leader of his working quartet, Sean Smith Quartet Live! in 1999 and Poise in 2001, both featuring his own varied compositions. Poise, with superb bandmates Allen Mezquida (alto), Keith Ganz (guitar), and Russell Meissner (drums), was recorded with a minimum of technological interference and has unusual clarity and warmth; its 13 Smith originals reflect his evolvi...