The Soul Jazz Revival rings in 2026
Velvet curtains between dimensions. Four sonic alchemists stirring champagne bubbles into galaxies. When the clock chases midnight and the year dissolves into pure possibility, there's only one question that matters: where will you be when the groove takes over? This is the moment when midnight stops being a deadline and becomes a threshold. When the rhythms don't just move you—they rewrite your molecular structure. Soul jazz as time travel, as prophecy, as that feeling you get when you realize the party isn't ending, it's just shapeshifting into something more beautiful than the architects of soul ever dreamed possible.
Five masters of the moment—Jacob Rodriguez's sax melting time and space, Quinn Sternberg's bass threading through dimensions, Joe Enright's drums painting rhythm as color, Alex Taub finding infinity between the keys, Andy Page's guitar weaving stories from Montreux to these mountains—converge to transform the countdown into something closer to levitation than celebration.
The room leans in. The walls remember. The future arrives at Little Jumbo. New Year's Eve. Where the revival isn't just musical—it's molecular.
Featuring
Joe Enright transforms every drum kit into a storytelling machine, his sticks weaving rhythmic narratives that bridge the gap between Asheville's mountain soul and metropolitan jazz sophistication. This is drumming as architectural engineering, where every kick, snare, and cymbal crash serves both the song's immediate needs and its deeper emotional blueprint. Enright understands that great drumming isn't about technical flash—it's about becoming the heartbeat that allows other musicians to...
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Quinn Sternberg doesn't just play bass—he becomes the gravitational center around which musical solar systems orbit, his four strings serving as the invisible force that holds melody and rhythm in perfect harmonic balance. In Asheville's intimate jazz venues, Sternberg has mastered the art of musical architecture, building rhythmic foundations so sturdy that horn players can stretch toward the stratosphere while drummers explore the outer reaches of syncopation. His upright bass doesn't...
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Andy Page has become a cornerstone of Boone's vibrant music scene as a senior lecturer of jazz guitar at Appalachian State University's Hayes School of Music. For over two decades, this versatile virtuoso has woven his guitar strings through the fabric of the High Country's musical landscape, transforming local venues into stages of sonic storytelling. Together with his twin brother Zack, Andy has been known to arrive at open jams and parties, captivating...
Alex Taub started playing piano at six years old in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is not unusual. What's unusual is that by thirteen he had found his way to jazz — studying under pianist Jon Ozment and performing around the D.C. metropolitan area while most kids his age were still deciding whether to keep taking lessons. The instrument chose him early, and he had the good sense not to argue with it.
At East Carolina University, he played in the Jazz Ensemble and performed at Lincoln...
From San Antonio street corners to Michael Bublé's Grammy-winning stages, Jacob Rodriguez has woven a musical tapestry that spans continents and genres. This Manhattan School of Music alumnus doesn't just play saxophone—he channels stories through reed and breath, whether he's painting midnight hues with Ambrose Akinmusire in Brooklyn's underground scene or igniting arena crowds alongside pop royalty. Now nestled in Asheville's Blue Ridge embrace, Jacob has become the valley's secret weapon,...
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