About

Sophia Smith is a saxophone and flute player, composer and educator based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. One of her current projects, The Sophia Smith Quartet, is a modern jazz group that explores Sophia’s original compositions, which have been likened to the compositions of Pat Metheny and Kenny Garrett. The group released their full-length debut album on all platforms in 2020. Sophia can also be found playing many venues and private events around San Miguel de Allende as a solo artist, with pop/jazz/latin group Chilla Killas, and with the high energy cumbia band, Los Sismicos.
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@lossismicos

Before moving to San Miguel de Allende, Sophia was active in the Toronto music scene for 6 years. Her work as a musician ranged from section player to band leader in styles including jazz, big band, modern jazz, RnB, Motown, and chamber. Originally from a small town called St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada, her love of music led her to study jazz and commercial music extensively at Humber College in Toronto, Canada, where she studied saxophone under notable players including Pat Labarbera and Kirk MacDonald, as well as woodwind doubles with Nina Martini-Dorey, Richard Thomson and Mark Promane. Her jazz education came after having completed a degree in orchestral performance from Wilfrid Laurier University, where she performed in large ensembles and chamber groups, and was also the winner of the 2014 WLU Concerto Competition.

Sophia has been working as a music educator since 2016. Her teaching is founded on spreading the joy of music through fun and inspiring private lessons focused on technique, repertoire, improvisation and music theory. She currently teaches saxophone, flute, piano, music theory, ear training and music composition lessons online.