Brian Smith (born 3 January 1939 in Wellington)[1] is a retired New Zealand jazz saxophonist and flautist.
[2] Smith studied piano in his youth but was primarily an autodidact on reeds.
[1] Following this he played at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1966-67 and in the big bands of Tubby Hayes (1969) and Maynard Ferguson (1969–74).
In 1982, Smith returned to New Zealand, where he began playing with his own quartet.
[1] His 1984 album Southern Excursions was named Australian Jazz Record of the Year.