• 3 panel digipack edition

Splash is an adventurous new trio led by visionary pianist/composer Myra Melford, featuring bassist Michael Formanek and drummer/vibraphonist Ches Smith. The project is the latest installment of Melford’s ongoing body of work inspired by and engaging with the work of the American post-abstract expressionist painter Cy Twombly. The bold, sudden action implicit in the trio’s name reflects the energy and motion captured on Twombly’s canvases, a physicality that drives Melford’s exploratory music.

Formanek and Smith are both renowned improvisers, composers, and bandleaders, whose collaborators include Tim Berne, Marc Ribot, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis, John Zorn and many others. Melford’s compositions for this stellar trio serve as both structure and instigation, compelling a fluid and captivating balance of design and invention.

PERSONNEL:
Myra Melford - (piano)
Michael Formanek - (bass)
Ches Smith - (drums, vibraphone)

Recorded July 29, 30, 2024, at Hardstudios Winterthu

TRACKS:
01. Drift
02. The Wayward Line
03. Interlude I
04. Freewheeler
05. Interlude II
06. Streaming
07. A Line With A Mind Of Its Own
08. Interlude III
09. Dryprint
10. Chalk