Jazz at LACMA: Marvin "Smitty" Smith Septet
- Fri, Jun 19, 2026
- 6 pm - 8 pm PT
- Smidt Welcome Plaza | LACMA
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Free
Celebrate L.A.'s finest jazz musicians with Jazz at LACMA, presented Friday evenings from May through October. This week, join us for a concert with the Marvin “Smitty” Smith Septet.
Marvin “Smitty” Smith has recorded over 250 albums with various artists as well as two solo albums. He has toured with such diverse musicians as Terence Blanchard, Sting, Sonny Rollins, Steve Coleman, and Donald Byrd. He is a former member of the NY Jazz Quartet and the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet and was the drummer for the Tonight Show Band led by Kevin Eubanks from 1995–2009.
Jazz at LACMA is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Broadcasts are made possible through the support of the County of Los Angeles. Promotional support is provided by media sponsor KJAZZ 88.1.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, and Lenore and Richard Wayne.
Image courtesy of Brica Wilcox
Jazz at LACMA is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Broadcasts are made possible through the support of the County of Los Angeles. Promotional support is provided by media sponsor KJAZZ 88.1.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, and Lenore and Richard Wayne.
Image courtesy of Brica Wilcox