Nate Smith

Norah Jones Is Playing Along

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Music Interviews, Music

4.9 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Nate Smith, the GRAMMY-nominated drummer, composer, and producer, joins Norah in the studio for a conversation about how he got his start, navigating the art of self-promotion in the modern age, and his connection with some of his collaborators.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Nora Jones, and today I'm playing along with Nate Smith.
0:04.5	I'm just playing along with you.
0:10.7	I'm just playing alone with you.
0:17.5	Hey, I'm Nora, and thanks for joining us on the Playing Along podcast.
0:22.8	With me, as always, sitting here in front of me in a lovely orange sweater is Sarah Oda.
0:28.1	Thanks.
0:28.6	It's actually cherry red.
0:29.9	Oh.
0:33.3	Our guest today is the Grammy-nominated drummer, composer, and producer, Nate Smith.
0:40.8	His drumming style lends itself to a broad range of music, so he's collaborated with several artists, including Brittany Howard, The Fearless Flyers, Childish Gambino, Yeba, Ravi Coltrane, Pat Metheny, and one miss Nora Jones.
0:55.3	Hi.
0:57.3	He also co-wrote and co-produced Heaven Can Wait for Michael Jackson's 2001 Invincible album.
1:03.9	Oh, wow.
1:04.6	He's also released two masterful solo drum albums and has a very popular YouTube channel.
1:10.1	Oh, it's very popular. Yeah.
1:12.1	With performances, interviews, and more. So be sure to check that out. And his latest album,
1:16.6	Live Action, just came out in August of 2025. We had a lot of fun. I love him. He's great,
1:23.5	great, incredible drummer, fun person to play with.
1:28.4	This was really special.
1:30.3	I hope you enjoy it.
1:32.0	Here we go with Nate Smith.
1:37.0	Can we just play a little group?
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