Reviews

‘Kinesis’

“The harmony and attack of the opening track remind of Chick Corea, but Edinburgh-based Jamie Smith ranges through various styles in these four solo piano improvisations, including a plain ol’ blues. He never fails to play with a compelling logic and sense of development and the improviser's trap of aimlessness is avoided, the music so coherent it’s almost as if the pieces were prepared. It's a set one could happily return to any time without fear of irritation or disappointment. Recommended, and quickly available online.”

★★★★

— Jazz Journal

“Modern, contemporary […] a very listenable solo jazz piano EP.”

— Bebop Spoken Here
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“[Jamie has] got a nice sense of structure […] each piece is tight and the EP never lacks momentum. Kinesis makes me want to hear more.”

— Improvised
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“He has chops and there are plenty of ambitious runs in here, but the most impressive part of this album is how consistently musical, and musically interesting, the whole thing is.”

— Nextbop
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‘Nocturnes’

“[…] stunningly beautiful contemporary interpretations of this classical music form.”

— Kathy Parsons of Mainly Piano
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Songbook review

Jazz piano tutorials

I recently launched JazzKeys.fyi, a website of jazz piano tutorials covering bebop, blues, modern jazz and funk. There are just over 90 musical examples in total, each with a written score, audio and an animated keyboard.