“(Jon Smith is) one of the baddest tenor saxophone players ever to come out of Texas”

“When it comes to heart-pounding, foot-stomping, shake-the-rafters Gulf Coast soul, nobody does it like Jon Smith.”

“I have followed him since he left Edgar Winter’s White Trash…I couldn’t leave Antone’s until I knew he’d played his last note of the night.”

Will Lee, Late Night with David Letterman band
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

“The Rock & Roll road is littered with acts Smith had a hand in forming…[he’s] been a helluva sideman in some big-ass bands.”

“You’d best listen to his advice if you’re in the studio, and you’re recording a sax solo and Jon Smith is at the microphone.”

“Never mind the superlatives, [Jon Smith plays] some of the highest caliber blues to be found…One longtime blues veteran compared his playing to Cannonball Adderley, saying ‘Smith is so good, he’s almost out of control’.”

“I’m not saying they’re the best that ever existed, but I will say [the Boogie Kings and Jon Smith] were the best I ever heard.”

CLIFFORD ANTONE
ANTONE’S BLUES CLUB
Austin, TX

“Jon’s sound is instantaneously recognized, something only a handful of players have, with a tone that’s as big as a house, and a big vibrato that’s characteristic of a gospel singers…If I were putting together a horn section, Jon would be my absolute first choice.”

EDGAR WINTER
WINDPLAYER MAGAZINE