Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes

He Is To Be Distinguished From The Other Jazz Organist And Keyboardist Dr. Lonnie Smith. Lonnie Liston Smith Jr. Born December 28 1940 In Richmond Virginia Is An American Jazz Soul And Funk Musician. Smith Started Out Playing Acoustic Jazz Before Exploring Jazz Fusion Soul And Funk. Smith Played Acoustic Piano With Pharoah Sanders Rahsaan Roland Kirk Betty Carter And Gato Barbieri. He Later Joined Miles Davis As An Electric Keyboardist In The Early 1970s. In 1973 Smith Founded The Cosmic Echoes Band With His Brother Donald Smith A Singer And Piano Player Who Has Collaborated Among Others With Oliver Lake. His Track "Expansions" Has Been Featured In Two Videogames Grand Theft Auto Vice City And Driver Parallel Lines. read less