William Overton Smith (Bill), composer, clarinet; b. Sacramento, California, 1926. Clarinet at 10: theory, harmony at 16. To NYC; studied at Juilliard; later for several years with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, met fellow-student Dave Brubeck ans formed octet with him. M.A. in music 1952; became teacher at colleges while continuing to play and write all kinds of music including jazz. Won Prix de Rome, later settled in Rome working on Guggenheim grant.
Juno What?! w/ Bill Smith and Special Guests
Steamboat Springs Free Concert Series 2016
Concert 2015
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Bill Smith has had 9 concerts.
Bill Smith is most often considered to be Jazz, Composer, Modern Classical, Shanty, Electroacoustic, Clarinet, and Tape Music.
The last Bill Smith concert was on August 10, 2018 at Hodi's Half Note in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. The bands that performed were: Bill Smith / Juno What?!.
