You never forget you're listening to a live band. Inviting and engaging, playing to tradition without being beholden to it.” —@kurtgottschalk Stereophile stereophile.com/content/july-2…

“A superb example of collaborative music-making, Smith's Interpret It Well is one of the drummer's finest efforts...” - Troy Dostert allaboutjazz.com/interpret-it-w… #ChesSmith #CraigTaborn #MatManeri #BillFrisell #RaymondPettibon

“Bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck has a self-titled album of duets …I sent her five questions via email; her answers are below.” @burningambulance tinyurl.com/sara-burningam…

"Every track has an architecture, a flow, a journey, a story...” – @Sebscotney theartsdesk.com theartsdesk.com/new-music/albu… #ChesSmith #CraigTaborn #MatManeri #BillFrisell #RaymondPettibon

“...Smith continues to expose his musical excellence with another exceptional and fully realized recording.” Filipe Freitas @jazztrail_net jazztrail.net/blog/ches-smit… #ChesSmith #CraigTaborn #MatManeri #BillFrisell #RaymondPettibon

Featuring four artists at the top of their game, The Cave of Winds is another superlative addition to the impressively diverse discography of one of today’s preeminent saxophonists. –Troy Collins pointofdeparture.org/PoD78/PoD78Mor… #TonyMalaby

"Together they create an unforgettable and unpredictable blend of duo talent.” - Dee Dee McNeil musicalmemoirs.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/jaz… #SylvieCourvoisier #MaryHalvorson #deedeemcneil #musicalmemoirssblog #OnlineMusicBlog #MusicBlog #MusicJournal

"There’s a nervy, bated-breath feeling about the music that the drummer and vibraphonist Ches Smith is making..." GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO New York Times Music nytimes.com/2022/05/13/art…

"...Schoenbeck’s notes have risen from the earth, with their depth and subterranean power, full of raw, smouldering and emotive fire." - @m_star_online morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/albu…

Jawbox drummer Zach Barocas lists his 10 favorite albums of 2021 - @BrooklynVegan Andrew Sacher brooklynvegan.com/jawbox-drummer…

"Interpret It Well really pays dividends on close listening.” - JamesHale @soundstagenet Order Ches Smith's Album “Interpret It Well” from Bandcamp at chessmithpyroclastic.bandcamp.com

While distinct in sound, Ches Smith’s ‘Interpret It Well’ and Whit Dickey’s ‘Astral Long Form: Staircase in Space’ have much in common wsj.com/articles/ches-… via The Wall Street Journal

“The sounds range from spaciously quiet to angular to pretty to downright heavy, at moments abstract, but with unifying tension and flashes of unease.” - Joseph Neff thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/202…

“It contains the contemplation, the storm, and so many other things. It may even be that each time you listen to it, the path lets itself be experienced differently." – Paul Medrano bestofjazz.org/ches-smith-int…

Trumpeter/Composer Nate Wooley releases breathtaking second album by his singular quartet Columbia Icefield Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes, due out July 29, 2022 natewooleypyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-…

Mary Halvorson plays guitar on “Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes,” due out July 29, 2022. Pre-order ”Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes” natewooleypyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-…

Susan Alcorn plays pedal steel guitar on “Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes,” due out July 29, 2022. Pre-order ”Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes” natewooleypyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-…

Ryan Sawyer plays drums on “Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes,” due out July 29, 2022. Pre-order ”Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes” natewooleypyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-…

Check out violist Mat Maneri and electric bassist Trevor Dunn “Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes,” due out July 29, 2022. Pre-order ”Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes” natewooleypyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-…

Photo from the series “Isachsen, Nunavut” by aAron Munson (aaronmuson.com) … Nate Wooley releases, “Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes,” due out July 29, 2022 Pre-order ”Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes” natewooleypyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-…