Kirk Smart grew up in Europe and has been playing professionally since he was 17. He attended Musicians Institute in LA and has worked in the US, Europe and South America since then. After playing in a ton of dives in LA, he began to focus on high level events, eventually playing the Oscar pre-party 7 years in a row. He loves many genres: Jazz, Rock, Funk, Hawaiian, Classical, Reggae, Folk, African, etc. He has toured, recorded and or jammed with numerous artists such as Donavon Frankenreiter, Sashamon, Taj Mahal, Napali, etc...
In addition to a full gigging schedule, he is busy teaching anyone and everyone who is interested in music! Some of his students have formed great bands that can be seen performing regularly on the island.