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Patrick Smith: Bebop, Brass Bands, And A Bookstore

By Lawrence Peryer | The Tonearm
February 28, 2026
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Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on Toronto saxophonist Patrick Smith.

Patrick has become a key player in the city's creative music scene. His album, Words Underlined, came out in December on Lit Soc Records, the first release from the new label started by Sellers & Newell, a Toronto bookstore that moonlights as a music venue. Patrick recorded there with guitarist Dan Pitt and drummer Lowell Whitty. The trio plays without a bass, and the album alternates between composed pieces and full improvisations.

Patrick's here to talk about making music in the trio format, the Toronto scene, and why a bookstore was the right place to record.

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Patrick Smith: Bebop, Brass Bands, And A Bookstore