Ed Smith has performed and recorded with many jazz groups, including performances with John Cage, Phil Woods, and Johnny Mathis.



Ed Smith has studied Balinese music while visiting the island on numerous occasions, and has performed in a shadow puppet show at a Balinese temple celebration.



Ed Smith is on the music staff as an accompanist for the Division of Dance at Southern Methodist University, and teaches vibraphone at SMU, Cedar Valley College, and the University of North Texas where he is the Director of the Balinese Gamelan Department.