Ches Smith

Ches Smith

8.4
Plays / Listener
4,640
Last.fm Listeners
236
Deezer Fans
Top 8%
🔥 Deep Cut
2006
Active Since
17
Releases
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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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Why This Artist

Ches Smith's listeners explore deep into the catalog, not just the hits — top 1% for catalog depth. Only 236 platform followers, but 5K listeners — discovery outpaces the fanbase. A jazz act in the sonic world of Jonny Greenwood and Badbadnotgood.

Sounds Like

Jonny Greenwood · Badbadnotgood · Pale Jay · Thelonious Monk · Lee Morgan

Discography

Clone Row(2025) · album
Abrade With Me
6:05
Ready Beat
6:11
Town Down
4:07
Clone Row(2025) · single
Abrade With Me
6:05
Ready Beat
6:11
Town Down
4:07
Ready Beat(2025) · single
The Self(2025) · album
Laugh Ash(2024) · album
Disco Inferred
6:24
Minimalism
2:25
Remote Convivial
4:16
The Most Fucked
3:49
Remote Convivial(2024) · single
Minimalism(2024) · single
As Things Do(2023) · album
Interpret It Well(2022) · album
Clear Major(2022) · ep
Interpret It Well(2022) · ep
Organ Trio(2019) · album
The Bell(2016) · album
Hammered(2013) · compile
Aggregat(2012) · compile
Congs For Brums(2006) · album
The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Fact(2006) · album
Ches Smith — Underground jazz, experimental | Resonance