Drummer Ches Smith’s résumé includes avant jazz heavyweights Tim Berne, Mary Halvorson, and Marc Ribot. Subject of a recent New York Times profile, pianist Craig Taborn boasts a similarly eclectic résumé, along with several dazzling solo albums. Violist Mat Maneri has redefined his instrument’s role in jazz with David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp. The trio’s 2016 collaboration The Bell showcases distinctive improvisation. Local promoter Epistrophy Arts does it again.
Wed., Oct. 3, 8pm