SML is a Los Angeles-based experimental jazz quintet featuring five musicians from the local improvised music scene. The group has released two albums including 'Small Medium Large' (2024) and 'How You Been' on International Anthem, and has performed at notable venues like WXPN and festivals including Hulaween 2025.
SML has a Quality-to-Fame Gap Score of 28 out of 100. they have notable achievements including featured on hype machine music blog aggregator.
SML works in experimental jazz originating from United States (California). As a music artist at the "established" level, SML is categorized within the broader experimental jazz scene. They operate independently of major label systems.
SML has approximately 324 monthly listeners on Spotify. They also have 9.8M YouTube subscribers. This places them in the niche tier — a small but dedicated fanbase.
Fans of SML often also enjoy Irreversible Entanglements, The Comet Is Coming, Sons of Kemet, Kamasi Washington, Fire! Orchestra. These artists share common ground in the experimental jazz space and/or the United States music scene. If you appreciate SML's approach to experimental jazz, these artists offer similar qualities.
With a Gap Score of 28/100, SML's artistic quality significantly exceeds their current level of recognition (established). Contributing factors: they operate without major label backing, which limits access to radio play, editorial playlists, and mainstream press coverage; they lack a Wikipedia page, reducing their visibility in search engines and AI-powered discovery tools; with 324 monthly listeners, they haven't yet crossed the algorithmic threshold where streaming platforms begin recommending them organically; their genre leans experimental, which streaming algorithms tend to under-promote compared to more commercially accessible styles.