Philadelphia » Calendar » Ches Smith Laugh Ash at Solar Myth
Ches Smith Laugh Ash at Solar Myth
Courtesy of Melissa Simpson | Posted on February 14, 2024
Where
Solar Myth
1131 S Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(267) 639-4528
When
Mon, March 11, 2024
8:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Ches Smith
drumsShara Lunon
vocalsAnna Webber
composer / conductorOscar Noriega
clarinetJames Brandon Lewis
saxophone, tenorNate Wooley
trumpetJennifer Choi
violinKyle Armbrust
violaShahzad Ismaily
bass, electricAbout
Ars Nova Workshop welcomes percussionist Ches Smith and his new project Laugh Ash to Solar Myth on Monday, March 11.
Laugh Ash plays a set of music whose touchstones are myriad but ultimately meaningless in the face of an inventive and unfamiliar expression. The compositions make use of disorientation and juxtaposition: stark chamber melodies coexist with synthetic rhythms, explosive bursts of improvisation with elusive song forms, austere ambience with thundering complexity. In addition to Smith on drums, electronics and an array of percussion, the band features an assemblage of leading voices in contemporary music, each a composer, performer and/or bandleader in their own right, straddling the realms of jazz, new music and sounds outside of genre....