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COMPOSITION
Simona combines traditional jazz music, contemporary jazz and other contemporary styles, such as pop, funk, rock, contemporary academic styles. Simona writes music for theater shows, string quartets and chamber orchestras.
SIMONA SMIRNOVA
vocalist - composer - kanklės player
 "Bird Language" at Chelsea Table and Stage |  "Bird Language" album release showPhoto by Matthew DeNicola April 14, 2022 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY |  64th Grammy Awards, Las VegasThe Soirée Party Red Carpet Photo by Frazer Harrison_Getty Images April 2, 2022 |
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 Simona's daily life in New YorkBrooklyn, NY December 2021 Photo by Diana Liminovic |  Simona Smirnova & kanklėsBrooklyn, NY December 2021 Photo by Diana Liminovic |  "Bird Language" album release showPhoto by Matthew DeNicola April 14, 2022 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY |
 Bird Language albumPhoto by Dalia Mikonytė Stylist Dovilė Cibulskaitė MUA Alina Vaitkevičiūtė |  Simona Smirnova 2021Photo by Dalia Mikonytė Stylist Dovilė Cibulskaitė MUA Alina Vaitkevičiūtė |  Simona SmirnovaPhoto by Dalia Mikonytė Stylist Dovilė Cibulskaitė MUA Alina Vaitkevičiūtė |
 Simona Smirnova 2021Photo by Dalia Mikonytė Stylist Dovilė Cibulskaitė MUA Alina Vaitkevičiūtė |  Simona Smirnova Portrait"Joan fo Arc, for String Quartet" album release performance. January 9, 2021 New York, NY Photo by Ieva Sireikytė |  Simona Smirnova at Doo Bop Jazz BarPhoto by Geoff Norris February 29, 2020 Brisbane, Australia |
 Conducting "Joan fo Arc, for String Quartet""Joan fo Arc, for String Quartet" album release performance. January 9, 2021 New York, NY Photo by Ieva Sireikyte |  Soho, Manhattan, New YorkNovember 2020 Photo by Diana Liminovic |  Simona Smirnova at Doo Bop Jazz BarPhoto by Geoff Norris February 29, 2020 Brisbane, Australia |
 Soho, Manhattan, New YorkNovember 2020 Photo by Diana Liminovic |  Teaching interactive lesson about kanklėsSeptember 22, 2020 New Jersey |  2020 Bird Language2020 season calendar |
 CJCCreative Jazz Club Anthology K Road March 11, 2020 Auckland, New Zealand |  Lido Jazz RoomSimona Smirnova Jazz Quartet at Lido Jazz Room, Melbourne, Australia February 22, 2020 Photo by Vismante Dzezulskyte |  Simona Smirnova World Jazz QuartetSimona Smirnova World Jazz Quartet, The Red Room at NYC. East Village, Manhattan. January 10th, 2020 |
 Simona SmirnovaSimona Smirnova with Lithuanian zither/kanklės. Photo credit: Chris Corlone, 2020 |  "Joan of Arc, for String Quartet""Joan fo Arc, for String Quartet" album release performance. January 9, 2021 New York, NY Photo by Ieva Sireikyte |  Simona with WJCWellington Jazz Cooperative March 5, 2020 Wellington, New Zealand |
 Simona SmirnovaSimona and her kanklės. Photo credit Gintaras Jonaitis, 2020 |  Fat EddiesFat Eddies March 2, 2020 Christchurch, New Zealand |  Doo Bob Jazz BarAustralia Tour: photo by Geoff Norris. Brisbane, Australia, February 9th, 2019 |
 Dirty 30 @ KGB Red RoomSimona /Dirty 30 concert @ Red Room, New York, NY. March 15th, 2019. Photo by Derwin Williams |  Doo Bop Jazz Bar, 2019Australia Tour: "My Urban Spells", Doo-Bop Jazz Bar. February 9th, 2019. Photo by Geoff Norris |  Creative Jazz Club 2019New Zealand Tour: "My Urban Spells", The Backbeat Bar, February 20th, 2019, Auckland, NZ. Photo by John Fenton |
 Creative Jazz Club 2019New Zealand Tour: "My Urban Spells", The Backbeat Bar, February 20th, 2019, Auckland, NZ. Photo by John Fenton |  Wellington Jazz CooperativeNew Zealand Tour: "My Urban Spells", February 14th, 2019 @ The Third Eye, Wellington, NZ. |  Simona & kanklės in Times SquarePhoto by Michael Yu. December 2018, New York, NY. |
 A Night of JazzSimona Smirnova & Anastassiya Petrova duo at Sprinkler Artist Factory, 38 Harlow St, Worcester, MA 01605. May 12th, 2018 |  Performance at The Embassy of LithuaniaEmbassy of Lithuania in United States, Washington DC. April 28th, 2018. Gabriele Stonyte Photography |  Simona SmirnovaPhoto by Erin O'Leary Bates. HMU & Stylist Dazirae Reynhart. 2017 November, Boston, MA |
 Witchcraft & WomanhoodSolo performance presented at "Tiny & Short: A Drop in the Bucket" production at The Dance Complex, Oct 13th, 2017. Photo credit: Olivia Blaisdell |  Simona SmirnovaPhoto by Erin O'leary Bates. HMU & Stylist Dazirae Reynhart. 2017 November, Boston, MA |  Backbeat Bar, Auckland, New Zealand"A Hunger Artist" show, February 20th, 2018. Photo by John Fenton |
 Doo Bop Jazz Bar, Brisbane Australia"Franz Kafka Inspired Jazz". Photo by Geoff Norris February 11th, 2018 |  Solo performanceEmbassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C. April 28th, 2018. Gabriele Stonyte Photography |  Witchcraft & WomanhoodSolo performance presented at "Tiny & Short: A Drop in the Bucket" production at The Dance Complex, Oct 13th, 2017. Photo credit: Olivia Blaisdell |
 Simona Smirnova @ The Burren BackroomPhoto by Erin O'Leary Bates. March 23, 2018 Somerville, MA |  A Hunger ArtistLithuanian album release show in theater company "Kaukių akademija". 2017 December 30th. Vilnius, Lithuania. Foto credit: Gintaras Jonaitis |  Performance in KlaipėdaKlaipėdos koncertų salė concert series. 2017 July 22nd, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Lithuania |
 Album recording sessionMarch 4th 2017, Q Division Studios, Somerville, MA |  Album release showMay 20th, 2017 @The Dance Complex, MA Photo by ©Erin O'Leary Bates |  Simona Smirnova Jazz QuartetApril 15th, 2017 @ Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA |
 "A Hunger Artist" dance theater showJune 10th, 2017 @ Sprinkler Artist Factory, Worcester, MA Photo by Photo by Lauren Andrea-Lucia Höbler |  Album release showMay 20th, 2017 @The Dance Complex, Cambridge, MA Photo by Erin O'Photo |  "A Hunger Artist" dance theater showJune 10th 2017 @ Sprinkler Artist Factory, Worcester, MA Photo by Lauren Andrea-Lucia Höbler |
 Gallery OpeningPhoto © Lawrence W Osgood 2016 Aug 27th Rockland, MA |  Vilnius JazzTamsta Club, Lithuania, Vilnius, 2010 |  Performance at Lilypad InmanLilypad Inman, Cambridge, MA. 2015 December 6th. Photo: Gintaras Sekmokas |
 Performance at Layton StudioPhoto © Lawrence W Osgood 2016 Aug 27th Rockland, MA |  Jazz Improvisation CompetitionLithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2011 |  Music video shootRecorded at Boston Public Gardens, 2016 Oct 2nd. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_yGct8042s&t=17s |
 Performance at Red Room 939Simona Smirnova Quintet at Red Room Cafe 939, Boston, MA, 2015 July. Photo: Kyle Kennan |  Performance Gallery OpeningPhoto © Lawrence W Osgood 2016 Aug 27th |  Performance Gallery openingPhoto © Lawrence W Osgood 2016 Aug 27th Rockland, MA |
 Art PerformanceInterdisciplinary Art Festival CENTRAS, Lithuania, Kaunas, 2011 |  Simona Smirnova Jazz Quintet @ Red RoomSimona Smirnova Jazz Quintet @ Red Room Caf 939, 2015, Boston, MA. Photo: Kyle Kennan |  Performing @Vortex Jazz Club, LondonSimona Minns Jazz Trio @ Vortex Jazz Club, 2012, London, UK |
 Bon Ton Jazz QuintetTamsta Club, Lithuania, Vilnius, 2011 |  Vilnius Jazz - Jazz Young PowerRussian Drama Theater, Lithuania, Vilnius, 2010 |  Jazz Duo @ ArtotekaSimona Smirnova and Marijus Sūdžius jazz duo "Sinkopių meditacijos", Lithuania, Vilnius, 2010 |
 Tamsta ClubVilnius, Lithuania, 2011 Photo: Aiste Bimbiryte |  Performance at Ryles Jazz ClubCambridge, MA, 2016 February 11th. Photo: Jandro Cisneros |  Senior RecitalLithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Dalia Mikonyte. 2011 |
 Les Transeuropéennes FestivalLa Chat Jazz Vert Club, Rouen, France, 2012 |  Lithuanian Academy of Music and TheaterBirthday show, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, 2009. Photo: Ridas Damkevičius |  Jazz Quintet at ArtistaiJazz Quintet Performance at the Pub "Artistai", Vilnius, Lithuania, 2010 |
 Vilnius JazzTamsta Club, Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Aiste Bimbiryte, 2010 |  Jazz Quartet @ SoulboxFarewell show at Soulbox Club, Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Dmitrij Matvejev, 2012 |  Kokon Casting CompanyVilnius, Lithuania, 2011 |
 Simona Smirnova TrioSimona Smirnova Trio with the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States of America, 2016 March, Rochester, NY |  Senior Recital @ Red Room 939Simona Smirnova Quintet at Red Room Cafe 939, Boston, MA, 2015 July |  Jazz Quintet @Kotryna ChurchSimona Smirnova Jazz Quintet performance at Kotryna Church, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2011 |
 Senior recitalSenior recital at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2011. Photo: Dalia Mikonyte |  Cabaret project @ Artistai"S Cabaret S" @ Pub Artistai, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2010. Photo: Aiste Bimbiryte |  Simona Smirnova Jazz Quintet @ Red RoomSimona Smirnova Quintet at Red Room Cafe 939, Boston, MA, 2015 July |
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