Steve Smith and Vital Information is an American jazz fusion group led by drummer Steve Smith.

Vital Information was formed by Steve Smith in 1983 with friends Tim Landers, Dave Wilczewski, Dean Brown, and Mike Stern. Years later and after several personnel changes, Vital Information has become a formidable fusion juggernaut whose longevity surpasses the Zawinul Syndicate, Tribal Tech and even Weather Report.

The current all-star lineup of Tom Coster (keyboards), Vinny Valentino (guitar), Baron Browne (bass) and Steve Smith (drums) serve up a veritable banquet of sounds, from slamming funk and syncopated second line grooves to seriously swinging, uptempo B-3 burners, South Indian Carnatic inspired jams and sizzling fuzoid romps. Vital Information continues to hone its "U.S. music" direction while staking out some adventurous new territory. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.