Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy, “performing music honoring great drummers of jazz,” features alto saxophonist Andy Fusco (Buddy Rich), tenor and soprano saxophonist Walt Weiskopf (Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra/Steely Dan), pianist Mark Soskin (Sonny Rollins), Baron Browne (Billy Cobham/Jean-Luc Ponty) and drummer/bandleader Steve Smith (Vital Information/Steps Ahead/Journey).

Documentary:
Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy on Tour

Playing a combination of their own original compositions plus arrangements honoring some of the great jazz drummers, including Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Philly Joe Jones and others, Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy has developed a unique "small big band" sound and is carrying on the tradition of drummer-led jazz groups, communicating with music lovers of all generations, striving for excellence, and playing non-compromising, burning, straight-ahead jazz.

In June, 2008, Hudson Music released a double DVD/CD entitled Steve Smith Drum Legacy - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, a five-hour educational program featuring Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy. The package includes a complete one-hour performance by the band from the 2006 Modern Drummer Festival, plus a new CD, "Live On Tour, Vol. 1," recorded at Catalina's Jazz Club in Los Angeles.

Steve Smith: "Top 25 Drummers of All-Time" and Hall of Fame inductee, Modern Drummer magazine