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Paul Smith Biography

Paul Smith grew up in Bowling Green, Missouri. He played trumpet in high school. While working toward a degree in education from Central Missouri State in Warrensburg, MO he began playing piano.

He came to Kansas City in 1965 and taught for 6 years in Raytown while playing with various jazz groups around town. In 1966 he met cornet player Gary Sivils and the two continue to perform together.

In 1973 Paul began teaching at Kearney, MO. He taught junior high school band there for the next 24 years, retiring in 1997.

He began playing piano with Karrin Allyson in 1990 and continued to do so until retiring from the road in 2004. He has traveled the world with Karrin, playing all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Brazil. He has accompanied Karrin on 7 of her CDs.

Paul has also recorded with a number of local artists including Gary Sivils, Mike Metheny, Arch Martin, Kim Park, Gerald Spaits, The Leonard Brothers, Kerry Strayer and vocalists Laura Chalk, Pat Wilson, Kathleen Holeman, Bryan Hicks, Megan Birdsall and Nancy Van Fleet.

While working with many, many talented Kansas City musicians over the years, Paul has also accompanied such performers as: