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 5)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 03, 2018
Ches Smith The North Door Austin, Texas, United States
Jul 29, 2018
Ches Smith

Celebrate Brooklyn

Prospect Park Bandshell New York, New York, United States
Jul 10, 2018
Ches Smith The Stone at the New School New York, New York, 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
May 18, 2017
Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri Lantarenvenster Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
May 15, 2017
Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri Vortex Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 23, 2017
David Torn / Tim Berne / Ches Smith Vortex Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 22, 2017
David Torn / Tim Berne / Ches Smith Vortex Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 11, 2016
Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri Vortex Jazz Club London, England, United Kingdom
Feb 22, 2016
Ches Smith Icehouse Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Feb 15, 2016
Ches Smith / Blue Cranes Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon, United States
Jan 21, 2016
Ches Smith Victoria - Nasjonal Jazzscene Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Jan 20, 2016
Ches Smith Nefertiti Jazz Club Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
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

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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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