Ches Smith
is a
master drummer of the new generation
, a
self-styled improviser
who has studied
jazz
and
modern percussion
and is open to
alternative rock
,
noise
and
metal
as well. This wealth of styles characterizes his music for
These Arches
, the band with which he brings four brilliant
New York avant-jazz musicians
to Trafó:
Tim Berne
and
Tony Malaby
on saxophones,
Mary Halvorson
on guitar and
Andrea Parkins
on accordion and electronics.