E. ”Doc” Smith

E. "Doc" Smith is a musician, producer and recording artist with Edgetone Records, who has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Madonna, Mickey Hart and many others. He is also the inventor of the musical instrument, the Drummstick and makes his home in San Francisco.

Articles by E. ”Doc” Smith

Steve McQuarry’s Resonance Octet Returns to Yoshi’s

Posted January 3, 2017 by E. ”Doc” Smith

Keyboardist, composer and arranger Steve McQuarry returns to Yoshi’s in Oakland tonight with his fabulous octet known as Resonance, and featuring some of the Bay Area’s most talented musicians. Following on the heels of their critically acclaimed first album “Introductions” Read More »

Matt Swindells’ “Mancunian Candidate”

Posted December 8, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

Matt Swindells, an extraordinarily gifted drummer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and Manchester ex-patriate who makes his home in San Francisco these days, provides the rhythmic pulse for some of the Bay area’s finest jazz musicians. Swindells has also lent his talents as Read More »

“Aspada” Comes to the Freight & Salvage

Posted September 29, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

Tonight, some of the Bay Area’s greatest musicians and their equally amazing global compadres roll into the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley for what promises to be an incredible evening of music. “Aspada”, a global fusion super group, is led Read More »

The “Curious Worlds” of David Beck Comes to the deYoung

Posted September 22, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

“Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck pulls back the curtain on the singular artist David Beck: a master sculptor, carver, and miniature architect who works in a fantastical genre all his own, creating intricate worlds that are Read More »

Kai Eckhardt Band Returns to the Empress with Stanley Jordan

Posted August 9, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

Local bass virtuoso Kai Eckhardt returns with yet another stellar line up, including the amazing keyboardist Osam Ezzeldin, and the legendary guitarist Stanley Jordan. Following up on a brilliant performance at the Empress last year, (alongside “Oon”, the bassoon/bass duo Read More »

Snarky Puppy and Will Kennedy Comes to SF Jazz

Posted August 4, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

“One of the hottest jazz/R&B bands on the planet, Snarky Puppy, fresh from their 2016 GRAMMY win for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, plays with an irresistible mix of funk, fire and finesse. A Brooklyn-based collective that grew out of the Read More »

The 15th Annual Outsound New Music Summit

Posted July 14, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

“Co-Presented by KFJC 89.7FM, Beginning on Sunday, July 24th through July 30, Outsound Presents their 15th Annual Outsound New Music Summit. This year the Festival of new and improvised music features living legend Oliver Lake, as well as Donald Robinson, Read More »

The ClimateMusic Project Comes to Grace Cathedral

Posted June 2, 2016 by E. ”Doc” Smith

Erik Ian Walker’s ensemble, along with scientists Andrew Jones and Bill Collins, collide 500 years of past and predicted future climate change data (1800-2300) with a music landscape to create the most vivid experience of what is happening to our Read More »