Steven Bruce Smith (born August 21, 1954) is an American drummer best known as a member of the rock band Journey across three stints: 1978 to 1985, 1995 to 1998 and 2015 to 2020.

On many nights, Steve could be heard practicing in a small shed in the back yard of his Harvard Street home.

He graduated from high school in 1972, and at 19 he joined the Lin Biviano Big Band, playing with them for two years.

After high school, Smith attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with Alan Dawson.

[13] He has worked as a session musician for Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, Elisa, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero, Savage Garden, Bryan Adams, Zakir Hussain and Sandip Burman.

Additionally, he has played with jazz musicians such as Steps Ahead, Wadada Leo Smith, Tom Coster, Ahmad Jamal, Dave Liebman, Larry Coryell, Victor Wooten, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm, Dweezil Zappa, Anthony Jackson, Aydın Esen, Torsten de Winkel, George Brooks, Michael Zilber, Steve Marcus, Andy Fusco, Kai Eckhardt, Lee Musiker, Howard Levy, Oteil Burbridge, Jerry Goodman, Tony MacAlpine, Hiromi Uehara and Bill Evans.

With Vital Information With Steps Ahead With Vital Tech Tones - with Scott Henderson and Victor Wooten [16] With Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy With others With Jeff Berlin With Frank Gambale With Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith With Neal Schon With others