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Walter Smith Booking Agency Profile

Walter Smith III started to take music extremely seriously at a young age.
Despite the impression that Smith is a fresh face on the stage, many people know him as a talented musician, composer and innovative teacher. Smith's most recent album, In Common III, has been called "border pushing" and includes some of the world's most significant and well-known musicians, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, Kris Davis and Matt Stevens. Smith received positive reviews when his debut album for Blue Note Records, "return to casual," was published.
Smith has grown under the tutelage of numerous legendary musicians.
Smith has given performances all over the world, taking part in almost every major international festival and appearing in prestigious locations like Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Village Vanguard. Moreover, he has performed live and/or recorded albums with a wide range of notable musicians, such as Mulgrew Miller, Billy Childs, Joe Lovano, Herbie Hancock, Maria Schneider, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ralph Peterson and many more. Walter has been featured on more than 100 recordings that have been distributed globally to date..

How to hire Walter Smith for an event

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Frequently Asked Questions about booking Walter Smith to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Walter Smith in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Walter Smith or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Walter Smith's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Walter Smith for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Walter Smith, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Walter Smith. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Walter Smith booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Walter Smith for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Walter Smith booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Walter Smith charge for an event. An example fee to book Walter Smith is in the starting range of $25,000-$39,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Walter Smith agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Walter Smith manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Walter Smith for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Walter Smith agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Walter Smith, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Walter Smith booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Walter Smith, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Jazz
Range
Jazz, Jazz-Contemporary, Male, Age Group-18-30's, African American
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