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Ches Smith

Concert Review: The High Standards of Michael Formanek’s Elusion Quartet

To hear free music so beautifully contained and expressed in such inventive forms isn’t unheard of (Henry Threadgill? Vijay Iyer? Wadada Leo Smith?). But bassist Michael Formanek has his own way.

By: Jon Garelick Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Ches Smith, Jon Garelick, Kris Davis, Michael Formanek, Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Tony Malaby, Virtuosity Musical Instruments

Jazz Album Review: Ches Smith’s “Interpret It Well” — Confident Improvisations

I am not sure where the track titles come from, but I am guessing the problems the band had getting together under Covid must have something to do with them.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Ches Smith, Craig Taborn, Interpret It Well, Mat Maneri, Pyroclastic

Jazz Review: “Bending Bridges” – Mary Halvorson Changes the Musical Conversation

If you have a taste for something different that also has some depth and heft, then guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson’s new album may be just what you’re looking for.

By: Steve Mossberg Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Bending Bridges, Ches Smith, John Hebert, Jon Irabagon, Jonathan Finlayson, Mary Halvorson

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