Smooth Shake is the fourth large-scale production with Bert Joris in which he shines as a soloist, composer and arranger following Signs and Signatures (2010), Dangerous Liaison (2006) and the double CD The Music of Bert Joris in 2002.

Following the release of Smooth Shake in 2017, Brussels Jazz Orchestra and Bert Joris presented the project live. The collaboration was warmly received by audience and press and still charms musical hearts at home and abroad today.