
There is a new website for the Martin Smith Band – www.martinsmithband.com Previously that domain name pointed to the band’s Facebook page. Please do visit…

My series of homage posts to the artists who have inspired me and the rest of the band continues. The subject of this post,…

My series of homage posts to the great artists that provide inspiration to The Martin Smith Band continues. Last time, I honoured one “King of…

We decided to bring a couple of cameras along to a recent rehearsal session. This is me and the band rehearsing a couple of blues classics:…

What band playing any form of blues or R&B cannot have been influenced by the inimitable Riley B. King? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGc3O2aRuOc&w=420&h=315]

This is me and the guys posing for a quick, informal photo after a recent rehearsal session. Left to right: Roland Kemp (keys), Tim Strange…

I continue this series of tributes to the artists who have provided inspiration to the Martin Smith Band (and, consequently, contribute to the set-list) by…

As the Martin Smith Band moves closer to being a going concern, with the news that our line-up is now complete, we continue this series of…

Exciting times in the development of the new band just now. Last night we welcomed a very talented (and appropriately named) keyboard player called “Roland”…

In the late 50s and early 60s, a number of jazz artists such as Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, Wes Montgomery (to name just a few)…