As a jazz side man he played with other jazz greats, Jodie Christian, Guy Fricano, Johnny Frigo, Bobby Broom, Najee and many others. In 1992, he was asked to tour as a guitarist with the famed R&B group the Chi-Lites, and did so until 1994. He then went on doing tours and session work with many great performers in all styles of music as both a guitarist and bassist. As a recording artist for his own label Kenn Smith Music, he has written, produced and recorded eight (8) albums. (1997) BLUE, (2002) TWO, (2006) Short Stories, (2011) Samples, (2012) If I Remember, (2014) Vintage Me, (2016) Themes and a classical music release (2017) Classic Me, all are available at CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and other online music sites. Today he is respected as one of the most diverse guitarist and bassist, admired by many for his eclectic versatility as a musician/composer in all styles, most notably jazz, classical, ambient music. As an author and journalist he has written an instruction book for electric bass and numerous articles for online magazines such as Mel Bay Bass Sessions, Bass Musician Magazine and other online publications.