Tasha Smith Godinez

Tasha Smith Godinez is passionate about classical, jazz and world music. She brings to this music a blend of the many musical influences and abilities creating an interesting and well-rounded playing style. She performs regularly with percussionist, Christopher Garcia as Music Beyond Borders, pianist Reggy Woods, the NiTaNa Trio, violist/guitarist Domenico Hueso , trumpeter Steph Richards and vocalist Leonard Patton. Recent venues include Dizzy’s Jazz Club (San Diego), The Jazz Lounge (San Diego), The Clockshop (Los Angeles), El Lugar de Nopal (Tijuana, MX). A champion for contemporary harp music, Tasha is continuously commissioning and searching for willing and talented composers. She is passionate about breaking the perceived boundaries of her instrument and creating new sound while augmenting the repertoire for the harp. Ms. Smith Godinez is the founder of ENNANGA Records and Publishing. Her published discography on the Ennanga label include solo albums, Postcards from the Soul (2014), HarpCHICK (2020), Out of the Desert (2022). She has also released a recording of Michael Byron's solo harp work, In the Village of Hope, on the Cold Blue record label (2015) and a new album of avant-garde music, Metamorphoses, on Centaur Records (2022). Her most recent project, A New Day (2024), is an album of her own compositions blending jazz, classical and world styles to form her own unique sound.