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 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 26, 2025
Ches Smith

Clone Row

Tube's Graz, Styria, Austria
Oct 17, 2025
Ches Smith / Mary Halvorson / Tomas Fujiwara 2220 Arts + Archives Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 16, 2025
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The Joe Henderson Lab San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 15, 2025
Ches Smith

Clone Row

Federal Theatre Denver, Colorado, United States
Oct 12, 2025
Ches Smith Revival Drum Shop Portland, Oregon, United States
Oct 08, 2025
Ches Smith

Clone Row

Constellation Chicago, Illinois, United States
Oct 06, 2025
Ches Smith

Clone Row

Icehouse MPLS Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Oct 05, 2025
Ches Smith / Brandon Seabrook / Ikue Mori / Tomeka Reid / Craig Taborn
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Public Records New York, New York, United States
Oct 04, 2025
Ches Smith

Clone Row

The Drake Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
May 27, 2025
John Hébert / Brandon Seabrook / Ches Smith

Jersey City Jazz Week

Pet Shop Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Jan 25, 2025
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 24, 2025
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 23, 2025
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jan 22, 2025
Ches Smith

Residency @ The Stone

The Stone at the New School New York, New York, United States
Jun 27, 2024
Ches Smith I-Beam New York, New York, United States
Jun 26, 2024
Ches Smith I-Beam New York, New York, United States
Jun 25, 2024
Ches Smith I-Beam New York, New York, United States
Mar 24, 2024
Big Ears Festival
Jon Batiste / Silkroad Ensemble / Rhiannon Giddens / Jakob Bro / Julian Lage / Joe Henry / John Medeski / Joe Russo / Marc Ribot / Edgar Meyer / Aoife O'Donovan / Thurston Moore / John Paul Jones / Ahleuchatistas / Air / Billy Woods / Jake Blount / Ches Smith / Cyro Baptista / Davóne Tines / Eli Winter / Fatoumata Diawara / Finom / Jg Thirlwell / Joseph Allred / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / Matt Mitchell / Nadah El Shazly / Samora Pinderhughes / Sofía Rei / Void Patrol Show all bands
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Downtown Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Mar 20, 2024
Ches Smith

Laugh Ash

Roulette New York, New York, United States
Mar 11, 2024
Ches Smith Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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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Ches Smith 'Clone Row' 20.03.26 Bimhuis Amsterdam - Liberty Ellman, Ches Smith on Mar 20, 2026 [355-small]

Ches Smith 'Clone Row' 20.03.26 Bimhuis Amsterdam - Liberty Ellman

Ches Smith
Mar 20, 2026
 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Ches Smith 'Clone Row' 20.03.26 Bimhuis Amsterdam - Ches Smith, Ches Smith on Mar 20, 2026 [348-small]

Ches Smith 'Clone Row' 20.03.26 Bimhuis Amsterdam - Ches Smith

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Mar 20, 2026
 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Ches Smith / Brandon Seabrook / Ikue Mori / Tomeka Reid / Craig Taborn on Oct 5, 2025 [914-small]

Ches Smith / Brandon Seabrook / Ikue Mori / Tomeka Reid / Craig Taborn
Oct 5, 2025
 New York, New York, United States
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Genres:

Jazz
Experimental
Avant-Garde
Contemporary Classical
Free Jazz
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 17 concerts
2025 17 concerts
2024 10 concerts
2023 8 concerts
2022 6 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 6 concerts
2019 17 concerts
2018 7 concerts
2017 10 concerts
2016 7 concerts
2015 1 concert
2013 1 concert
2012 2 concerts
2011 2 concerts
2010 12 concerts
2009 3 concerts
2008 1 concert
2007 3 concerts
2006 1 concert
2005 1 concert

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