Ronald R. Smith

(Saxophonist /Bassist/Percussionist / Educator / Private Instructor / Ethnomusicologist)

(Bachelor of Science in Music - Tennessee State University, Music Production & Engineering Studies -Berklee College of Music, Ethnomusicology Studies - Dartmouth College, Semi-Finalist for Grammy Award Teacher of the Year. John Pflug Teaching Fellow Recipient, Chairman of The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Good Mu Society.)

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Ronald currently hails from Northampton, MA and is the director of Music Programs at Northfield Mount Hermon School.

Ron has been in the New England Area since 1988 performing and developing music programs in public and private schools. During his career, Ron has performed with such artists as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Billy Taylor,Nat Adderley, Wynton Marselis, B.B. King, Paul Winter, Samirah Evans, and Evelyn Harris to name a few. You can follow Ron on facebook with his newly formed trio “ THE G NOTES “ - a Soulful Jazz Trio based in the Western New England.