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Ches Smith & Shara Lunon: Dismantling Musical Conventions

By Lawrence Peryer | Spotlight On
August 3, 2024
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Today, the Spotlight was meant to shine On drummer, percussionist, and composer

Ches Smith

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Ches Smith and his album Laugh Ash (Pyroclastic Records). As we arranged to get together, Ches suggested we include

" data-original-title="" title="">Shara Lunon, the trans-disciplinary poet, vocalist, composer, and improviser featured on the album.

Laugh Ash is one of the most intriguing records I have encountered in quite some time, with its mix of form and improvisation, acoustic and synthetic, quiet and explosiveness.

In addition to Ches and Shara, the album includes an all-star cast from today's creative music scene: flutist

Anna Webber

saxophone, tenor
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">Anna Webber, clarinetist

Oscar Noriega

clarinet

" data-original-title="" title="">Oscar Noriega, tenor saxophonist

James Brandon Lewis

saxophone, tenor
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">James Brandon Lewis, trumpeter

Nate Wooley

trumpet
b.1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Nate Wooley, violinist

Jennifer Choi

violin

" data-original-title="" title="">Jennifer Choi, violist, cellist

Michael Nicolas

cello

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Nicolas, and bassist/keyboardist

Shahzad Ismaily

bass, electric

" data-original-title="" title="">Shahzad Ismaily.

It is an exciting work and we had a great conversation.

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