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...

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Ches Smith Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 3)

Date Concert Venue Location
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
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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
Sep 25, 2023
Ches Smith Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 03, 2023
John Zorn / John Medeski / Brian Marsella / Trey Spruance / Fred Frith / Trevor Dunn / Mike Patton / William Winant / Kenny Grohowski / Kenny Wollesen / Ches Smith / Dave Lombardo / Ikue Mori
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Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
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Jun 03, 2023
Myra Melford / Zeena Parkins / Ches Smith / Miya Masaoka / Michael Formanek Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jan 21, 2023
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 20, 2023
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 19, 2023
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 18, 2023
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Oct 15, 2022
Vijay Iyer / Ches Smith ASU Gammage Tempe, Arizona, United States
May 25, 2022
Ches Smith Nublu 151 New York, New York, United States
Apr 02, 2022
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Apr 01, 2022
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School 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
Nov 15, 2021
Craig Taborn Trio / Craig Taborn / Tomeka Reid / Ches Smith de Singer Rijkevorsel, Flanders, Belgium
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 / Chief Adjuah (FKA: Christian Scott) / 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
Jan 18, 2020
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 17, 2020
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 16, 2020
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States

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John Zorn at 70, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 3, 2023

John Zorn / John Medeski / Brian Marsella / Trey Spruance / Fred Frith / Trevor Dunn / Mike Patton / William Winant / Kenny Grohowski / Kenny Wollesen / Ches Smith / Dave Lombardo / Ikue Mori
Sep 3, 2023
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Genres:

Jazz
Experimental
Avant-Garde
Free Jazz
Contemporary Classical
Experimental Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Free Improvisation
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Third Stream
Percussion
Jazz Drums
Chamber Jazz
Modern Free Jazz
Norwegian Contemporary Jazz
Afro-Jazz
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 15 concerts
2025 16 concerts
2024 10 concerts
2023 8 concerts
2022 6 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 6 concerts
2019 15 concerts
2018 6 concerts
2017 10 concerts
2016 7 concerts
2015 1 concert
2013 1 concert
2012 2 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 12 concerts
2009 2 concerts
2008 1 concert
2007 3 concerts
2006 1 concert
2005 1 concert

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