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Toby Grafftey-Smith (29 October 1970 – 11 April 2017), known professionally as Toby Smith, was an English musician, most famous for being the keyboardist and co-songwriter for Jamiroquai[1] from 1992 until his departure in 2002.
Son of John Jeremy ("Jinx") Grafftey-Smith, a merchant banker, and his wife Lucy, Smith was educated at Marlborough College, where he developed his musical skills.[2][3] His grandfather, Sir Laurence Grafftey-Smith, was a diplomat who served as High Commissioner for the U.K. in Pakistan from 1947 to 1951 and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1945 to 1947.[4][5]
Smith was married to Gabriella, daughter of David Offley Crewe-Read; they had three children.[6]
While Jay Kay was forming Jamiroquai, he was encouraged by his manager to enlist Smith.[7] Having been with the band since 1992, Smith left Jamiroquai on 29 April 2002 during the Funk Odyssey tour due to family commitments.[8]
He was the music producer and manager for the English pop rock band The Hoosiers.[9] Smith produced the 2009 album Caught In The Headlights for the British band Absent Elk.[10] In 2013, he co-produced Matt Cardle's third album, Porcelain, as well as providing writing contributions to several songs.[9]
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Smith died on 11 April 2017, having been diagnosed with cancer six years earlier.[11] He was 46 years old.[9]
- Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)
- The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
- Travelling Without Moving (1996)
- Synkronized (1999)
- A Funk Odyssey (2001)
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