Jazz
Andreas Wallen Wahl Mixing
Anna Tes Design
Chris Gale Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
Ellen Wakayama Art Direction
Gord Myers Trombone
Johann Lotter Viola
Kathleen Kajioka Violin, Viola
Kevin Turcotte Trumpet
Kid Koala Turntables
Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers Harp, Mellotron, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Slide Guitar, Organ
Mark Duggan Vibraphone
Mark Mariash Drums
Matt Taylor Band Design, Art Direction
Meaghan Smith Drawing, Vocals
Mike Olson Cello
Richard Underhill Saxophone
Spencer Evans Clarinet
Disc 1: CD
Disc 2: DVD
Meaghan Smith
Active Decade: '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Jazz
The daughter of a two musicians, Canadian singer/songwriter Meaghan Smith grew up listening to a variety of older genres of music (jazz and swing chief among them) as well as contemporary sounds, which helped fuel her own eclectic compositions. Her debut EP, 2008's The Cricket's Quartet, found the songwriter embracing everything from jazzy torch songs to elements of hip-hop, and she promoted the disc while touring alongside k.d. lang in 2009. That same year, she placed songs on the TV shows One Tree Hill and Grey's Anatomy and worked with T Bone Burnett on a cover of the Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man," which wound up on the soundtrack to the film (500) Days of Summer. All that activity led up to the release of her debut album, The Cricket's Orchestra, which arrived in October 2009 on Sire Records.
---William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
