Ches Smith Concert History

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 rock bands, and small and large jazz ensembles. He has performed with Good For Cows, Marc Ribot, Secret Chiefs 3, Xiu Xiu, Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, Carla Bozulich, Beat Circus, Ben Goldberg, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Ara Anderson and Fred Frith. He has...

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 24, 2024
Big Ears Festival
Jon Batiste / Silkroad Ensemble / Rhiannon Giddens / John Medeski / Joe Russo / Julian Lage / Marc Ribot / Edgar Meyer / Aoife O'Donovan / Fatoumata Diawara / Billy Woods / Samora Pinderhughes / Cyro Baptista / Davóne Tines / Ches Smith / Elliot Lurie / Nadah El Shazly / Void Patrol / Finom / Min Xiao-Fen / Sofía Rei / Ahleuchatistas / Jake Blount / Air / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Show all bands
Downtown Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Jan 12, 2024
NYC Winter Jazzfest
Craig Taborn / Ches Smith / Tomeka Reid / Josh Abrams / Tisziji Muñoz / James Brandon Lewis / Chad Taylor / Karl Denson / Tyshawn Sorey / Samora Pinderhughes / Brandee Younger
Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Dec 17, 2023
Ikue Mori's 70th Birthday
Ikue Mori / Ned Rothenberg / Sylvie Courvoisier / Ches Smith / Sae Hashimoto / Satoko Fujii / Erik Friedlander / Zeena Parkins
Stiefel Hall New York, New York, United States
Mar 31, 2022
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Mar 30, 2022
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Mar 26, 2020 –
Mar 29, 2020
Big Ears Festival 2020
Devendra Banhart / Thundercat / Patti Smith / Efterklang / Tindersticks / Saul Williams / A Winged Victory for the Sullen / Fennesz / Sudan Archives / Joe Henry / Tamino / Terry Riley / Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah / Josephine Foster / Meredith Monk / Jason Moran / so percussion / Valgeir Sigurðsson / The Necks / John Paul Jones / Xylouris White / Caroline Shaw / Bang On A Can All-Stars / Annette Peacock / Shabaka and the Ancestors / Sarah Davachi / Caterina Barbieri / Anthony Braxton / Sam Gendel / Peter Brötzmann / The Haden Triplets / Anja Lechner / Steve Coleman And Five Elements / NIVHEK / 75 Dollar Bill / Jaimie Branch / Dos Santos / Maurice Louca / Ken Vandermark / Sxip Shirey / Andrew Cyrille / Ches Smith / Zeena Parkins / AROOJ AFTAB / Ensemble Dal Niente / Jacob Kirkegaard / Daniel Pioro / John Hollenbeck / Nadah El Shazly / Sokratis Sinopoulos / Chris Abrahams / The Claudia Quintet / Moonlight Benjamin / Che Apalache / Gyða Valtýsdóttir / Areni Agbabian / Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses / Harriet Tubman / Spektral Quartet / Gyan Riley / Astrid Sonne / Kim Myhr / Damo Suzuki's Network / Anssi Karttunen / Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society / Ben Lamar-Gay / Myra Melford's Snowy Egret / Jeff Parker & The New Breed / Nief-Norf / Nathalie Joachim / Ingar Zach / Sonja Labianca / Sons of Chipotle / Valgard / Dan Weiss Starebaby Show all bands
Big Ears Festival Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Dec 23, 2017
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Dec 22, 2017
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Dec 21, 2017
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Dec 20, 2017
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Dec 19, 2017
Ches Smith The Stone New York, New York, United States
Oct 10, 2017
Ben Goldberg's Orphic Machine / Ches Smith

Ben Goldberg's Orphic Machine / Ches Smith at The Stone

The Stone New York, New York, United States
Feb 15, 2016
Ches Smith / Blue Cranes Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon, United States
Jan 15, 2016
NYC Winter Jazzfest
Vijay Iyer / Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri / Avishai Cohen / Mark Turner / David Torn
Tishman Auditorium New York, New York, United States
Jan 13, 2016 –
Jan 17, 2016
Winter Jazzfest NYC 2016
Kamasi Washington / José James / Kaki King / GoGo Penguin / Colin Stetson / Takuya Kuroda / Christian McBride / Cory Henry / Mark de Clive-Lowe / Bill Laswell / Nels Cline / Dawn of Midi / The Ex / Kris Bowers / Vijay Iyer Trio / Keyon Harrold / Sarah Neufeld / Dave King / Shai Maestro / Matana Roberts / Omer Avital / Chargaux / Craig Taborn / Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet / Sex Mob / Ethan Iverson / Bumper Jacksons / Chris Potter Underground / Ches Smith / Sam Yahel / Oliver Lake / James Brandon Lewis / Avalon Jazz Band / Reid Anderson / Graham Haynes / Lakecia Benjamin / Joey Arias / Bill McHenry / Brandon Ross / Mat Maneri / Avishai Cohen Quartet / Julian Lage Trio / Mark Turner Quartet / Andrew Dangelo / Jim Black Trio / Barry Altschul / Ben Williams & Sound Effect / Hilary Gardner / Amir Elsaffar's Two Rivers Ensemble / Evan Christopher's Clarinet Road / Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus / Joe Fonda / Dr. Lonnie Smith's Evolution / Tatiana Eva-Marie / Cyrus Chestnut's African Reflections / Alicia Hall Moran / Theo Bleckmann Elegy / Mark Turner Duo / David Virelles' Mboko / Marc Cary's Indigenous People / James Francies' Kinetic Band / Dayna Stephens 3WI / Charenee Wade Group / Burnt Sugar Quarktet / Soul Squad / Brandon Seabrook Power Plant / Tim Berne's Sideshow / Ralph Alessi Quartet / Slingbaum's Ravel Reimagined / OBJB Quartet / Rova's Electric Ascension Show all bands
New York, New York, United States
May 21, 2015 –
May 23, 2015
Jazz Cerkno 2015
Marc Ribot / The Ex / Ken Vandermark / John Edwards / Marcin Wasilewski / Ches Smith / Paal Nilssen-Love / Aki Takase / Nate Wooley / Akira Sakata / Steve Noble / Shahzad Ismaily / Johan Berthling / Michel Lambert / Igor Matkovic
Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jun 26, 2010
Leonid Fedorov / John Medeski / Marc Ribot / Ches Smith Le Poisson Rouge New York, New York, United States
Mar 26, 2010 –
Mar 28, 2010
Big Ears Festival 2010
The xx / Vampire Weekend / The National / St. Vincent / Dirty Projectors / Joanna Newsom / Andrew W.K. / JJ / Nosaj Thing / The Books / My Brightest Diamond / Abe Vigoda / Clogs / Calder Quartet / Tracy Silverman / Ches Smith / Gyan Riley / Terry Riley Quartet Show all bands
  Setlists
Unknown venue Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Dec 28, 2009
Ches Smith / Race!!! Luna's Cafe Sacramento, California, United States
May 10, 2005
Will Bernard / Ches Smith / Devin Hoff Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, California, United States
Jazz
Experimental
Free Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
Jazz Drums
Percussion
Modern Free Jazz
Norwegian Contemporary Jazz
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2024 2 concerts
2023 1 concert
2022 2 concerts
2020 1 concert
2017 6 concerts
2016 3 concerts
2015 1 concert
2010 2 concerts
2009 1 concert
2005 1 concert
 Chase Doane
 Sacramento Shows
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 Sarah Monroe
 People Pie

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