Craig Taborn: piano, fender rhodes
Ches Smith: drums
Mat Maneri: viola
A percussionist who creates music with the architectural sense of a designer, Smith is usually in the process of fulfilling on elaborate notions. History implies that this trio with violinist Mat Maneri and keyboardist Craig Taborn would be expert at aggressive textural fantasias with more than a smidge of drama – each participant knows exactly how to establish and explode any and all provocative gambits. (Village Voice)