Amadou, Ribot & Smith

Firmly rooted between jazz and texture

Three distinctive voices from the international improvisation scene join forces in this power trio, operating at the intersection of free jazz, noise and electro-acoustic improvisation.

The idiosyncratic guitar idiom of the influential Marc Ribot is joined by the radical, intuitive electric bass lines of the increasingly acclaimed Brussels-based Farida Amadou, and the layered, adventurous drumming of Ches Smith.

Starting from open structures, they build intense soundscapes in which texture, rhythm and silence constantly reshape one another. Individual signatures remain audible, but are deployed in the service of collective exploration and immediate interaction.

For fans of John Zorn, Mary Halvorson, Bill Orcutt, The Thing

Marc Ribot Trio
Farida Amadou (electric bass), Marc Ribot (guitar), Ches Smith (drums, percussion)

“One of the most cunning drummers on the experimental scene.” — The New York Times

photo © Casper Vandevelde