Toby Smith | |
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Birth name | Toby Grafftey-Smith |
Born | 29 October 1970 |
Origin | London, England |
Died | 12 April 2017 | (aged 46)
Genres | Funk, pop |
Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, songwriter and music producer |
Instruments | Keyboards |
Years active | 1992–2017 |
Labels | EMI (1993–2017) |
Toby Grafftey-Smith (29 October 1970 – 12 April 2017), known professionally as Toby Smith, was an English musician. He was most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai[1] from 1992 until he left from the band in 2002.
Smith left Jamiroquai in 2002 during the Funk Odyssey tour due to family commitments.[2]
He was the music producer and manager for the English pop-rock band The Hoosiers.[3] He owned Angelic Recording Studios based near Banbury.[3]
Smith died on 11 April 2017. He was 46 years old.[3]