Despite appearing on at least fifty recordings since 2001, Ches Smith remains the more under-recognized, yet highly in-demand, member of this newly formed trio. The drummer/percussionist and ...

"Interpret it well," reads the script text in Raymond Pettibon's mysteriously evocative drawing. A few thick black ink strokes describe an enigmatic landscape - the telephone poles, the railroad track ...

Ches Smith is an American musician whose primary instruments are drums, percussion, and vibraphone. He writes and performs music in a wide variety of contexts, including solo percussion, experimental ...

San Diego-born drummer and percussionist Ches Smith counts jazz bass great Dave Holland and pioneering trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith among his many notable collaborators. In an intriguing twist, Smith ...

3 Josh Groban Sets 'Stage, Screen, and Symphony' Tour Across U.S. In his decade living in New York City drummer Ches Smith has swiftly ascended to being a major creative force. His activity for the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Of all the music released this year, there’s one recording that doesn’t fail to hit the spot for me when it comes to twisted instrumental thrills. Drummer ...

Do we listen to music differently during a pandemic? More intently? More distractedly? Or, perhaps, a combination of both, depending on the day and our frame of mind at the time? Yes, yes, and yes. At ...

In January, drummer Ches Smith’s trio made a major splash at New York’s Winter Jazzfest, performing his hypnotic new piece “The Bell” in celebration of its release on his debut album for the ...

Brooklyn-via-Cali drums heavyweight Ches Smith is a master of percussion, an omnipresent figurehead about town who holds the beats down for the likes of avant-jazz heroes like Marc Ribot, Darius Jones ...

About two years ago, guitarist David Torn, saxophonist Tim Berne and drummer Ches Smith were playing a gig at the Vortex Jazz Club in London. Torn had some spacious guitar loops going, and the three ...

Searching for a common thread running through the far-flung musical endeavors of Brooklyn percussionist Ches Smith might seem like a futile effort. What connects the noise pop of Xiu Xiu with ...