A native of the North Carolina Piedmont, Audrey Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer working in distinct but related musical worlds.
Notably, Audrey has performed at the piano as a leader and side person at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, New Orleans Jazz National Historical Parks, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival, the Marigny Opera House, with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and other small venues across the southeast. Her music and repertoire selection are influenced by the desire to keep inching the works of female and non-binary artists to the forefront, with a current focus on reviving the compositions of Marian McPartland, as well as lesser-known compositions and arrangements for the piano trio by Mary Lou Williams. Frequently collaborating with bassist Robin Sherman and drummer Ronan Cowan, Audrey enjoys the freedom that the piano trio allows, writing original music for her group as she continues to develop a sound that honors the traditions of bop, post-bop, and beyond.
Behind the guitar, she writes songs and stories that honor the simple wisdom and humor of traditional country and North Carolina folk music, with lyrics nodding to our shared experiences in love, joy, and grief. Frequently compared to the likes of Gillian Welch and Mary Gauthier, her unique sound dances between the lines of bluegrass and radio country, while being influenced heavily by North Carolina icons Doc Watson, Etta Baker, and countless others. Audrey can be found playing across the Southeast US and beyond.
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