Jay Smith has performed with dozens of groups all over California, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain in a wide range of music, from bebop and gypsy jazz to latin rock and funk. He has performed and worked with groups and musicians as Clayton Cameron, Carl Saunders, Kelulu, Mento Buru, The Fresno Philharmonic, David Baron Stevens, Andre Bush, Mike Dana, Zambra, Patrick Contreras and along with drummer, Jonathan Martinez, founded The Modern Jazz Trio, which was featured in Bakotopia Magazine, the Bakersfield Californian and FACE Bakersfield, among others. He has been on several radio stations and TV stations including Bakersfield's Channels 17, 23, 29/58 and
107.1 FM KRAB as well as several times on Fresno's 90.7 KSFR to name a few. He is a regularly featured artist and clinician at the Bakersfield Jazz Workshop.