Roger Smith's exuberant spirit and extraordinary talent - matched with nimble, funky fingers - keep him busy in projects ranging from R&B and gospel to smooth jazz.

For the man who many consider to be the master of the jazz keyboard, this range of styles suits him fine and defines the versatility that has marked his 30-year career, which has seen him play for such diverse artists as Jeff Beck, Gladys Knight and Willie Nelson.

Roger's "Off the Hook" was a smash, No. 1 hit on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz singles chart in 1999 and stayed on the top 10 chart for more than 17 weeks. His single was No. 7 on Radio & Records top 100 songs of the year in 1999 and, at the same time, Roger was nominated for three Oasis Awards for outstanding achievement in the Smooth Jazz genre for Best Keyboardist, Best New Artist and Song of the Year. All of this garnered him the title of Radio & Records' Breakout Artist of the Year.

Although he has been a solo artist for just nine years, he's continued to write, produce and play on albums for other artists, while continuing a grueling schedule on tour with R&B soulsters Tower of Power.

His latest offering, the 14-track "Just Enough", should place Roger squarely back on the Billboard charts. The opening track, an instrumental titled "Rough Cut", is anything but rough, featuring another infectious yet funky melody. Roger explores several jazz styles on "Just Enough", from the hauntingly beautiful "Just Another Day" to the classic R&B vocals featuring the Temptations and silky smooth sax from Dave Koz on "I'll Always Love You".

The CD follows the release of Tower of Power's newest album, "Oakland Zone", the band's first CD to feature Roger on keyboards. The album has sold briskly since its release in April 2003.

But that's still not enough. Roger is currently developing projects with gospel music giant John P. Kee, and he was the featured artist on the recent No. 1 smooth jazz hit, "Cruise Control", off the Special FX CD entitled "Butterfly". He was even part of the musical writing team on several songs for the NBC soap opera, "Passions".

These projects follow a very popular year in 2002, when Roger was the featured artist on two tracks of the contemporary jazz tribute to Steely Dan, "No Static At All", and on three tracks of jazz guitarist Thom Rotella's "Day In the Life" CD.

Even with all of the work for other artists, Roger's solo career is on track and building steam. "Just Enough" is the fourth studio CD for Roger, following 1996's "My Colors", the huge hit "Both Sides" in 1999 and "Consider This" from 2000.

Roger Smith is the creative force behind Jazz Rosco. Jazz Rosco is Hammond B-3 based, live sound. It simply percolates. Jazz Rosco features Roger Smith's compositions and performances accompanied by such musical greats as guitarist Ray Obiedo and drummer Dave Garibaldi.

Talk about prolific. It's enough to make one's mind spin. But, for music lovers, spinning those Roger Smith CDs is enough to put smile after smile on our faces.

Currently performing as keyboardist for the legendary funk and soul band from Oakland, California, Tower of Power, he has worked with music greats in a variety of genres from Coke Escovedo to The Temptations to Dave Koz. Roger is featured on the April 2003 Tower of Power CD, "The Oakland Zone".