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Ches Smith

Jazz

The next Ches Smith concert is scheduled for Monday, July 7, 2025 at Audio For the Arts in Madison, WI, United States. See all 24 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By Ches Smith

Listen to Ready Beat by Ches Smith, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ready BeatChes Smith
Listen to Starwater (feat. Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith & Johnny Mathar) by Sean Ono Lennon, see lyrics, music video & more!
Starwater (feat. Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith & Johnny Mathar)Sean Ono Lennon
Listen to Thinking of M (feat. Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith & Johnny Mathar) by Sean Ono Lennon, see lyrics, music video & more!
Thinking of M (feat. Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith & Johnny Mathar)Sean Ono Lennon
Listen to Acidalia (feat. Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith & Johnny Mathar) by Sean Ono Lennon, see lyrics, music video & more!
Acidalia (feat. Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, João Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith & Johnny Mathar)Sean Ono Lennon
Listen to Ballade Nr. 1 (feat. Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder & Ches Smith) by John Zorn, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ballade Nr. 1 (feat. Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder & Ches Smith)John Zorn
Listen to Array (feat. Matt Mitchell, Jeremy Viner, Jacob Garchik, Christopher Hoffman, Chris Tordini & Ches Smith) by Anna Webber, see lyrics, music video & more!
Array (feat. Matt Mitchell, Jeremy Viner, Jacob Garchik, Christopher Hoffman, Chris Tordini & Ches Smith)Anna Webber
Listen to Clone Row by Ches Smith, see lyrics, music video & more!
Clone RowChes Smith
Listen to Drift (feat. Michael Formanek & Ches Smith) by Myra Melford, see lyrics, music video & more!
Drift (feat. Michael Formanek & Ches Smith)Myra Melford
Listen to Idiom II (feat. Matt Mitchell, Jeremy Viner, Jacob Garchik, Christopher Hoffman, Chris Tordini & Ches Smith) by Anna Webber, see lyrics, music video & more!
Idiom II (feat. Matt Mitchell, Jeremy Viner, Jacob Garchik, Christopher Hoffman, Chris Tordini & Ches Smith)Anna Webber
Listen to Sustained Nightmare by Ches Smith, see lyrics, music video & more!
Sustained NightmareChes Smith

Upcoming Concerts for Ches Smith

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  • Jul
    07
    Jul 07, 2025
    Audio For the Arts
    Madison
  • Jul
    08
    Jul 08, 2025
    Icehouse
    Minneapolis
  • Aug
    15
    Aug 15, 2025
    Hüttenwerk
    Michelstadt
  • Aug
    16
    Aug 16, 2025
    Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene
    Oslo
  • Aug
    18
    Aug 18, 2025
    Cafe OTO
    London
  • Aug
    20
    Aug 20, 2025
    Pardon, To Tu
    Warsaw
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Latest Release

Listen to Clone Row by Ches Smith
ALBUMClone RowChes Smith

More albums from Ches Smith

Listen to The Self by Ches Smith
ALBUMThe SelfChes Smith
Listen to Laugh Ash by Ches Smith
ALBUMLaugh AshChes Smith
Listen to As Things Do by Michael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Kris Davis & Ches Smith
ALBUMAs Things DoMichael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Kris Davis & Ches Smith
Listen to Interpret It Well by Ches Smith
ALBUMInterpret It WellChes Smith
Listen to Organ Trio by Gordon Beeferman, Anders Nilsson & Ches Smith
ALBUMOrgan TrioGordon Beeferman, Anders Nilsson & Ches Smith
Listen to Sun of Goldfinger by David Torn, Tim Berne & Ches Smith
ALBUMSun of GoldfingerDavid Torn, Tim Berne & Ches Smith
Listen to The Bell by Ches Smith, Craig Taborn & Mat Maneri
ALBUMThe BellChes Smith, Craig Taborn & Mat Maneri
Listen to Hammered (feat. Tim Berne, Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson & Andrea Parkins) by Ches Smith & These Arches
ALBUMHammered (feat. Tim Berne, Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson & Andrea Parkins)Ches Smith & These Arches
Listen to Finally Out of My Hands by Ches Smith, These Arches, Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson & Andrea Parkins
ALBUMFinally Out of My HandsChes Smith, These Arches, Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson & Andrea Parkins
Listen to Reasons for Moving by Fred Frith, Larry Ochs, Devin Hoff, Chess Smith, and Darren Johnston
ALBUMReasons for MovingFred Frith, Larry Ochs, Devin Hoff, Chess Smith, and Darren Johnston
Listen to Congs for Brums by Ches Smith
ALBUMCongs for BrumsChes Smith

About Ches Smith

Listen to Ches Smith, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
San Diego, CA, United States
Born
January 1, 2000
Genre
Jazz
Percussionist, drummer, and composer Ches Smith is a forward-thinking, genre-bending musician with a bent toward experimental and avant-garde improvisation and Haitian and Caribbean folkloric traditions. Initially a replacement touring musician with Mr. Bungle in the mid-'90s, Smith soon established himself as a first-call collaborator with artists that included Xiu Xiu, John Zorn, and Mary Halvorson, among others. He has issued inventive albums under his own name including 2010's Finally Out of My Hands, the 2012 solo percussion outing Psycho Predictions, and his ECM debut, The Bell, in 2016. The following year, he and his Haitian jazz project We All Break digitally issued their self-titled debut. After signing the group to Kris Davis' Pyroclastic Records, he doubled the band's size to include saxophonist Miguel Zenon and vocalist Sirene Dantor Rene, among others, and released Path of Seven Colors in 2021.
Ches Smith has also released music as a member of Mary Halvorson Octet, Mr. Bungle, Good for Cows, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Xiu Xiu, MadLove, Mary Halvorson Quintet, Ishraqiyun, Tim Berne's Snakeoil, and Secret Chiefs 3.

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