Original Journey Singers
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Steve Smith grew up in the Boston area and started playing drums at the age of 9 in 1963. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music from 1972 to 1976. In 1976, Steve left Berklee to tour and record with French jazz-fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. In early 1978, he toured in Ronnie Montrose's 'Open Fire' instrumental rock group. That group was the opening act for Journey, and by September 1978, Steve had joined Journey. With Journey he went on to record Evolution, Departure, Captured, Escape, Frontiers, Raised On Radio and Trial By Fire. His playing is featured on the majority of Journey's Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits 2.
Since 1983, Steve has also been active as a bandleader, fronting his own jazz group Vital Information and has maintined a prolific career as a session musician, sideman, producer, educator and author.
Steve was voted '#1 Fusion Drummer' in the 2012 & 2015 Modern Drummer magazine readers poll and #1 Jazz Drummer 2015 in the UK magazine Rhythm. He was also voted '#1 All-Around Drummer' in the Modern Drummer poll for five consecutive years from 1987-1991. In 2001, Steve was named one of the 'Top 25 Drummers of All Time' by Modern Drummer. In 2002, he was voted into the magazine's 'Hall of Fame.' The 2008, 2009 and 2010 Drum! Magazine readers poll voted Steve #1 Jazz Drummer. In 2014, Modern Drummer named Steve as one of the 'Top 50 Drummers of All Time!'
Steve revisits a role which was a formative part of his career and joins Journey for their 2016-2017 touring cycle, the first time he's played with the band since 1998.
For more info visit Steve Smith´s site at: http://vitalinformation.com