Bill Smith (jazz musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bill Smith (jazz musician)

jazz musician and composer from the United States

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1926

Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States

Profession: composer, clarinetist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Overton Smith (born September 22, 1926) is an American clarinetist and composer.
He has worked extensively in modern classical music, Third Stream and jazz, and is perhaps best known for having played with pianist Dave Brubeck intermittently from the 1940s to the early 2000s.
Smith frequently recorded jazz under the name Bill Smith, but his classical compositions are credited under the name William O.
Smith.