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Earshot Jazz Festival Presents: Myra Melford / Ches Smith / Michael Formanek: Splash

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM PDT · The Royal Room Seattle
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Earshot Jazz Festival Presents: Myra Melford / Ches Smith / Michael Formanek: Splash
An adventurous new trio led by visionary pianist/composer Myra Melford, featuring bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith. The project is inspired by the work of painter Cy Twombly, exploring the energy and motion captured on his canvases through exploratory music.

Lineup

  • Myra Melford (born January 5, 1957) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist and composer. A 2013 Guggenheim Fellow, Melford was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as an "explosive player, a virtuoso who shocks and soothes, and who can make the piano stand up and do things it doesn't seem to have been designed for."

  • Ches Smith is an American musician, whose primary instruments are drums and percussion. He recorded and performed an album of his own solo percussion pieces entitled Congs for Brums (2006). In 2010 he released Noise to Men.

  • Michael Formanek (born May 7, 1958) is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California, United States, and associated with the jazz scene in New York.

Venue

5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, USA · Columbia City, Seattle

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