SML announces new album, How You Been

Los Angeles jazz supergroup SML (aka Small Medium Large)—comprising bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, drummer Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann—have announced a new album. On Nov. 7 they’ll release How You Been via International Anthem. Today they’ve released a new track, “Taking Out the Trash,” which you can hear below.

How You Been follows 2024’s Small Medium Large, which was featured on our list of the Best Jazz Albums of 2024, along with Anna Butterss’ Mighty Vertebrate and Jeff Parker ETA IVtet’s The Way Out of Easy, which features both Butterss and Johnson. Earlier this year, Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer released their new album, Different Rooms.

SML How You Been tracklist:

Gutteral Utterance
Chicago Four
Taking Out the Trash
Plankton
Chicago Three
Daves
Old Myth
Stepping In / The Loop
Brood Board SHROOM
Odd Evens
How You Been
Moving Walkway
Mouth Words

SML tour dates:

Live Oak FL – Friday October 31st – Hulaween
London UK – Thursday November 20th – Church of Sound
Los Angeles CA – Monday December 1st – Zebulon
Los Angeles CA – Tuesday December 2nd – Zebulon
Philadelphia PA – Thursday December 11th – Solar Myth
Brooklyn NY – Friday December 12th – The Sultan Room
Brooklyn NY – Saturday December 13th – The Sultan Room
Chicago IL – Sunday December 14th – Thalia Hall
San Diego CA – Wednesday February 25th – The Loft @ UCSD
San Francisco CA – Thursday February 26th – SF JAZZ Joe Henderson Lab
San Francisco CA – Friday February 27th – SF JAZZ Joe Henderson Lab
Knoxville TN – Thursday March 26th – Big Ears Festival (3 night residency
Knoxville TN – Friday March 27th – Big Ears Festival (3 night residency)
Knoxville TN – Saturday March 28th – Big Ears Festival (3 night residency)