September 22nd, Little Jumbo Bar becomes ground zero for a musical convergence that reads like jazz fiction: a Manhattan School of Music alum who's conquered everything from Brooklyn underground to Grammy stages, a guitarist the New York Times calls an "articulate ace," and three mountain maestros who've turned Asheville into a secret jazz laboratory. Jacob Rodriguez's baritone sax rumbles with the wisdom of San Antonio streets and Michael Bublé tours, while Jesse Lewis conjures sonic environments where steel strings become time machines. Quinn Sternberg doesn't just walk the bass—he builds gravitational fields that make everyone else orbit in perfect harmony, as Joe Enright and Alex Taub transform rhythm section into rocket fuel.
This isn't your typical Monday night—it's five musical storytellers who've discovered that the most profound conversations happen when tradition meets innovation at exactly the right volume in exactly the right room.
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Jesse Lewis inhabits the spaces where jazz guitar tradition meets 21st-century sonic exploration, his steel strings serving as conduits for both intimate storytelling and atmospheric soundscaping. The New York Times calls him 'an articulate ace,' while Stereophile Magazine recognizes him as a 'poet of the steel string'—titles that capture Lewis's unique ability to make every note count, whether he's navigating complex jazz harmonies or crafting ambient electronic textures. This is guitar...
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...
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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