PHOTO: SANCHE RAMIREZ
YIBS is a Philadelphia/Los Angeles-based duo of bassist Tone Whitfield and guitarist Simon Martinez. The pair specializes in free improvisation, linking music concréte, jazz, electronic, and experimental sounds into unpredictable soundscapes. Collaborations include Bilal, Salami Rose Joe Louis, & Zane Shields.
Their latest album what happened to my beat—released on August 15th, 2025—is a fully improvised live performance from Night 3 of our 2024 Winter Jazz Festival. It features one 38 minute track, Side Z.