Named Best Musician in Albuquerque The Magazine’s Best of City 2008. Hillary's most recent release, No Easy Way (2008)—“probably the truest representation of what I do”—features big band funk, nasty blues, neosoul, and gospel-flavored tracks, and includes the legendary “funky drummer” Clyde Stubblefield and trumpeter Bobby Shew. Hill is also featured on pianist, vocalist, composer Kevin Hayes’ 2007 recording The Dreamer, and she appeared with Kevin at the 2007 Gathering of the Vibes, along with Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart. Whatever the genre or venue, Hillary Smith always delivers soulful performances that fill listeners’ hearts with her warmth, love, and sheer musical excitement