california drummer ches smith

[alocispepraluger102]

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/05/24/the-easy-stylistic-yin-and-yang-of-drummer-ches-smith

"A couple of months ago he released Hammered (Clean Feed), the second and best album by his forceful, malleable quintet These Arches, which features many of his trusted colleagues—Halvorson, Berne, reedist Tony Malaby, and accordionist Andrea Parkins. It's a woolly, hard-hitting blast that displays Smith's penchant for knotty, shape-shifting compositions, where chaos and order engage in thrillingly loosey-goosey back-and-forth."

[colinmce]

Honestly didnt know he was from Chicago

I've enjoyed his work as a leader all-around, as well as his contributions to Snakeoil and Ceramic Dog. As a leader/composer he's straight out of the Tony Williams lineage, creating an intriguing group sound instead of foregrounding percussion, or working in a standard horns + rhythm setting. Very interesting player.

[clifford_thornton]

He's from California.

[alocispepraluger102]

thanks c.t.

[jlhoots]

Have him on lots of CDs.

He's really good.

[clifford_thornton]

Indeed; I've enjoyed hearing him live and on record. Lives in NYC these days, nice dude as well.

[Steve Reynolds]

I will see These Arches when I can. Ches has a nice vibe to his playing.