Path of Seven Colors
Released: June 2021
- Sirene Dantor Rene – vocals
- Miguel Zenón – alto saxophone
- Matt Mitchell – piano
- Nick Dunston – bass
- Daniel Brevil – tanbou, vocals
- Fanfan Jean Guy Rene – tanbou, vocals
- Markus Schwartz – tanbou, vocals
- Ches Smith – drums, percussion, vocals
Tracks:
- Woule Pou Mwen
- Here’s The Light
- Leaves Arrive
- Women of Iron
- Lord of Healing
- Raw Urbane
- Path of Seven Colors
- The Vulgar Cycle
Path of Seven Colors
Released: June 11, 2021
- Sirene Dantor Rene – vocals
- Miguel Zenón – alto saxophone
- Matt Mitchell – piano
- Nick Dunston – bass
- Daniel Brevil – tanbou, vocals
- Fanfan Jean Guy Rene – tanbou, vocals
- Markus Schwartz – tanbou, vocals
- Ches Smith – drums, percussion, vocals
Tracks:
- Woule Pou Mwen
- Here’s The Light
- Leaves Arrive
- Women of Iron
- Lord of Healing
- Raw Urbane
- Path of Seven Colors
- The Vulgar Cycle
Ches Smith, Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson - Top 12 of 2021 – NPR
July 4, 2022More than most, 2021 was a year of mixed results — an endless scroll of gains and losses, halting progress and hard retrenchment. For jazz musicians and the community of listeners around them, it brought confirmation that improvisation is a …
Ches Smith - Path of Seven Colours – KCRW – Leroy Downs
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Ches Smith - Path of Seven Colours – The Arts Fuse – Francis Davis
December 29, 2021Completing the top 10 were Ches Smith (leading a battalion of horns and fellow percussionists on the voodoo-inspired Path of Seven Colors); Artifacts, a lithe chamber group (Nicole Mitchell, flute; Tomeka Reid, cello; Mike Reed, drums) unafraid to fall into …
We All Break
“We All Break” is award-winning filmmaker Mimi Chakarova’s 50-minute film showcasing the music and collaborative process of Ches Smith’s We All Break during the making of the groundbreaking album “Path of Seven Colors.”
Music composed by Ches Smith (Preposterous Bee Music, BMI)
Song lyrics and melodies by Daniel Brevil (BMI) and traditional
Recorded at Power Station New England by Ron Saint Germain in February 2020
Assisted by Patrick Smith and Evan Bakke
Mixed by Ron Saint Germain at Saint’s Place
Produced by David Breskin
Mastered by Scott Hull
Album Design & Layout
by Spottswood Erving & July Creek for Janky Defense (logo)
Cover photo by Mimi Chakarova
Translation assistance by Markus Schwartz and Daniel Brevil
Text editing assistance by David Breskin and Markus Schwartz
Pictured Drum and Writing by Jérôme “Junior” Simeon
This album would not have been possible without generous support from The Shifting Foundation.
Ches would like to thank Sirene Dantor, Nick, Matt, Miguel, Daniel, Fanfan, Markus, and all the people in their lives who support them. Special thanks to David Breskin for his astounding generosity with his time and energy. Thank you Miya and Zane Osaki, Isabel Breskin, Chelsea Hadley, Mimi Chakarova, Ron Saint Germain, Hélène Goupil, Franck Desire, Kebyesou, Tim Berne, Mary Halvorson, Gran Chemen Cultural Center, The Haitian Creole Language Institute, Fanmi Asòtò, and Troupe Makandal (you’ll always be with us, Frisner!).