Smokestack is a powerful improvisational groove quartet hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Smokestack's members have studied music at the collegiate level, playing in both the University of Michigan and Detroit's Wayne State University jazz big bands and small group ensembles. Since their formation in 1998, Smokestack has performed with national acts such as the Jerry Garcia Band, The Slip, Strangefolk, Umphrey's McGee, Larry McCray, and Howie Day. Smokestack's 2001 independent album release entitled "It's Coming Down" provides listeners with an eclectic mix of original songs. With a sound that mixes jazz, funk, Latin, reggae, rock and bluegrass, Smokestack has quickly gained a respectable following in the mid-west area. Performing 80+ shows this past year alone, Smokestack will continue to impress diverse audiences with their unique improvisational abilities. earbuzz.com review of track 1: "A Leg and a Foot" Smokestack's latest CD, "It's...