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| | Paul Smoker |
 | | Smoker studied and performed both jazz and classical music while growing up in Davenport IA, and graduated with a doctorate in music from the U. of Iowa in 1974. |
 | | In addition to his own projects as a leader (Paul Smoker Trio and Brass Group) and co-leader (with Vinny Golia), he is a member of Braxton's Tricentric Orchestra, and ensembles led by Phil Haynes, Gregg Bendian, and Damon Short, among others. |
 | | Smoker was first nominated to the annual Downbeat Critics' Poll in 1986, and has been the subject of features in Downbeat, Jazziz, Coda and Cadence among other periodicals. |
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