On 13 May 2023, Lonnie Liston Smith was a guest on Touching Bass w/ Errol & Alex Rita. Lonnie Liston Smith has been played over 230 times on NTS, first on 8 February 2014. Lonnie Liston Smith's music has been featured on 223 episodes.

When Lonnie Liston Smith made the transition from sideman to leader in 1973, it was the beginning of a fusion/crossover/post-bop band he dubbed Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes. The acoustic pianist/electric keyboardist, who was born in Richmond, VA, on December 28, 1940, should not be confused with soul-jazz/hard bop organist Lonnie Smith. This Smith would have had an impressive…