David Smith is a sought-after trumpet player based in New York City. He has released three albums featuring his original compositions for Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records and Fresh Sound New Talent (Impetus, Anticipation and Circumstance) and has appeared as a sideman on over sixty recordings, including on Grammy-winning albums Bianca Reimagined from the Dan Pugach Big Band (2025) and Four Questions from Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (2019), Alan Ferber’s Grammy-nominated March Sublime and other albums with Harry Connick, Jr., Glen Hansard, Jon Gordon, Manuel Valera, Tom Jones and many others. Live performances include with Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra under the direction of Carla Bley, Alan Ferber's Big Band and Nonet as well as The Who and Glen Hansard.
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David Smith Quintet plays contemporary post-bop and modern jazz, featuring original compositions released on labels like Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records.
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David Smith Quintet is based in New York City.
