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Brian Felix is Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Department at UNC Asheville, where he teaches classes on jazz theory and improvisation, jazz history, keyboard skills, music business, the Beatles and the Grateful Dead. He was co-leader of OM Trio, an acclaimed jazz-rock group that toured internationally between 1999-2004. More info at brianfelix.com.
Fly Casual Organ Trio will bring an evening of swinging and soulful organ jazz to Little Jumbo.
Brian Felix: Organ
Justin Ray: Trumpet
Tim Fischer: Guitar
Evan Martin: Drums
Every Tuesday, savor experimental musica universalis focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
Jay Sanders ~ Guitar and Effects
Zack Page ~ Bass and Effects
Alan Hall ~ Drums and Percussion
When the originators of the Asheville Original Music series—bassist Mike Holstein and drummer Justin Watt—teamed up with pianist Dr. William Bares (Harvard ethnomusicology Ph.D and professor of music at UNC Asheville) a decade ago to create a working jazz piano trio, the result was a new musical concept that has blurred the lines between art and entertainment, structure and spontaneity. The group has has evolved a sound that combines elements of global music, Americana and jazz in ways that are recognizably artistic and quintessentially Ashevillian.
Billl Bares: Piano
Mike Holstein: Bass
Justin Watt: Drums
The unique sound of the Pavel Wlosok Quintet is an intoxicating blend of jazz traditions including swing, modal, and Latin jazz, along with influences of contemporary twentieth-century music, World music, and Czech folk music. Most of the repertoire is based on original compositions, exciting new arrangements of jazz standards, as well as personal takes on traditional styles of modern jazz ranging from the pre-swing era, through swing, be-bop and cool, to modal and beyond. The Czech-born American pianist, award-winning composer and arranger, educator, music engineer, producer and photographer Pavel Wlosok invites you to an evening of pure, improvised modern Jazz music, full of exciting musical colours, various rhythmic feels and grooves, and spontaneous collective improvisation.
Drummer Alan Hall, seeking a broader palette for his compositions, has added several new musicians to his quintet, Asheville Jazz Collective.
For this Little Jumbos date, Alan Hall, Bill Bares (keys), Josef Butts (bass) and Dylan Hannan (reeds) will be joined by
Christian Howe on violin, Allen Watsky on acoustic guitar and Ariana Varvaro on oboe.
The new line-up will definitely bump up the eclectic factor! We hope you can come along for the ride.
Alan Hall: Drums
Bill Bares: Piano
Dylan Hannan: Reeds
Ariana Varvaro: Oboe
Allen Watsky: Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Christian Howe: Violin
Josef Butts: Bass
The CORE returns to Little Jumbo! Come enjoy piquant cocktails and titillating tunes from Asheville's most prodigious jazz quintet.
Justin Ray: Trumpet
Jacob Rodriguez: Saxophone
Bill Bares: Piano
Zack Page: Bass
Evan Martin: Drums
Twin brothers Andy and Zack Page have been playing music together since.... conception? Their shared life experiences result in a unified sound and unusual affinity whenever they share a bandstand. As the Page Brothers, they are joined by creative, like-minded sidemen who share the desire to present a diverse program of material that honors the jazz tradition while looking to the future.
Andy Page: Guitars
Zack Page: Basses
What else can be said about Asheville's most sophisticated musical ambassador? When Justin supplicates the muse, she listens, and you will too!
Justin Ray (trumpet)
Dylan Hannan (sax)
Nick Garrison (trombone)
Brian Felix (organ)
Tim Fischer (guitar)
Justin Watt (drums)
When the originators of the Asheville Original Music series—bassist Mike Holstein and drummer Justin Watt—teamed up with pianist Dr. William Bares (Harvard ethnomusicology Ph.D and professor of music at UNC Asheville) a decade ago to create a working jazz piano trio, the result was a new musical concept that has blurred the lines between art and entertainment, structure and spontaneity. The group has has evolved a sound that combines elements of global music, Americana and jazz in ways that are recognizably artistic and quintessentially Ashevillian.
Billl Bares: Piano
Mike Holstein: Bass
Justin Watt: Drums
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