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Ches Smith – ‘Laugh Ash’ (2024)

Ches Smith – ‘Laugh Ash’ (2024)

With Ches Smith’s recently-earned reputation comes higher expectations, and his upcoming ‘Laugh Ash’ lives up to it with another ambitious project that’s not a mere repeat of what he’s done before.

Sunny Five [Tim Berne, David Torn, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff + Marc Ducret] – ‘Candid’ (2024)

Sunny Five [Tim Berne, David Torn, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff + Marc Ducret] – ‘Candid’ (2024)

In the end, the Sunny Five’s ‘Candid’ is a jam record but in this case, the jams expose just how scary talented this assemblage truly is.

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – ‘Connection’ (2023)

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – ‘Connection’ (2023)

With ‘Connection,’ Marc Ribot and his rabble-rouser super trio Ceramic Dog are back leading the hell raising contingent of loud, improvised music.

Micheal Formanek Elusion Quartet – ‘As Things Do’ (2023)

Micheal Formanek Elusion Quartet – ‘As Things Do’ (2023)

Michael Formanek is once again leading a high-powered quartet, and ‘As Things Do’ is as fresh, thoughtful and vigorous as anything he’s ever done.

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] – ‘MYSTIC’ (2023)

The Sunny Four [David Torn, Aurora Nealand, Ches Smith + Tim Berne] – ‘MYSTIC’ (2023)

The the music of ‘MYSTIC’ by the expanded Sun of Goldfinger ensemble The Sunny Four lives entirely in the moment while justifying multiple moments re-hearing it.

Matt Mitchell, “equanimity” and “concentricals” (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Matt Mitchell, “equanimity” and “concentricals” (2023): Something Else! streaming premieres

Here are a pair of streaming premieres of songs from Matt Mitchell’s upcoming piano/drums double-disc album ‘Oblong Aplomb.’

Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant – ‘Séances’ (2022)

Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant – ‘Séances’ (2022)

Getting it right instead of getting it sooner paid off handsomely for Trevor Dunn and his Trio-Convulsant on ‘Séances.’

Tim Berne, with Ryan Ferreira, Ches Smith + Michael Formanek – ‘Decay’ (2015; issued 2022)

Tim Berne, with Ryan Ferreira, Ches Smith + Michael Formanek – ‘Decay’ (2015; issued 2022)

Tim Berne’s Decay quartet was good enough to beg the question of why hadn’t they made a record from their time together. Now, that question needn’t be asked anymore.

Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne + Ches Smith] – ‘OZMIR’ (2022)

Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne + Ches Smith] – ‘OZMIR’ (2022)

Sun of Goldfinger’s ‘OZMIR’ is strangely enchanting even as it challenges you, and the only thing more astonishing is that such fully developed pieces of depth, mystery and just damned fine playing can be cooked up so quickly.

Will Bernard – ‘Pond Life’ (2022)

Will Bernard – ‘Pond Life’ (2022)

The disparate artistry of Will Bernard comes into sharper focus on ‘Pond Life’ because he pulls all those threads together into one tidy package.