When two tenor saxophone masters converge at Little Jumbo Bar, expect nothing less than a masterclass in how geography shapes sound. Jack Wilkins brings his musical atlas—seven albums worth of landscapes painted through reed and breath, from Canadian Rockies to Appalachian ridgelines, Swedish jazz clubs to Grammy-nominated orchestral suites. His horn doesn't just play melodies; it composes entire emotional terrains, whether channeling Banff Centre residencies or mining Blue Ridge mountain soul. Dylan Hannan arrives as the genre-hopping storyteller, his saxophone carrying tales from Florida sunshine to Glenn Miller Orchestra tours across 18 states and four Canadian provinces. This former salsa band opener for Arturo Sandoval brings a musical passport stamped by everything from classical chamber competitions to R&B grooves, proving that the most interesting conversations happen when versatility meets tradition.
Together, they're supported by the Page Brothers—Zack's bass lines that have averaged 275 gigs per year since the '90s, moving from Virginia backroads to Swiss festivals, and Andy's guitar work that's traveled from Montreux to Japan while teaching the next generation at Appalachian State. Justin Watt completes this musical geography lesson, his Ohio-trained rhythms having anchored everything from Glenn Miller's legacy band to Asheville's intimate trio conversations.
At Little Jumbo's intimate setting, prepare for an evening where two tenor titans prove that the most compelling musical dialogues happen when master storytellers speak the same language through completely different accents.
Sometimes the best conversations happen when two horns remember they're telling the same story.
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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...
Dylan Hannan transforms reed instruments into musical passports, his saxophone, clarinet, and flute carrying stories from middle school jazz band revelations to concert halls across 18 states and four Canadian provinces. This east coast Florida native discovered his calling in a school jazz ensemble, then spent his University of Central Florida years expanding his musical vocabulary—mastering jazz studies while secretly studying theory and composition on piano, proving that the best wind...
Justin Watt embodies the rare breed of drummer who's equally at home anchoring a world-famous big band or exploring intimate trio conversations in Asheville's vibrant jazz scene. This Ohio native transformed childhood percussion lessons into a musical passport that took him from Kent State and Youngstown State master's programs to a two-year stint behind the kit with the legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra, touring stages across the United States, Japan, and Canada.
Since settling in...
Jack Wilkins transforms tenor saxophone into a compass for musical exploration, his horn pointing toward everything from the Canadian Rockies to the Appalachian ridgelines, from Swedish jazz clubs to Grammy-nominated orchestral suites. As Director of Jazz Studies at the University of South Florida, Wilkins has built a career on proving that the most compelling music happens when you're brave enough to let geography shape your sound—whether that's drawing inspiration from Banff Centre artist...
On their twelfth Christmas, Pete Page gave one son a guitar and the other a bass. The old man loved Booker T. & the M.G.'s and worshipped Duck Dunn, and he had a theory that every good band needs a good bass man. He wasn't wrong. Andy got the guitar. Zack — four minutes younger, identical in face, opposite in instrument — got the bass. Their mother came from the McGhees of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, a family whose old-time music roots run back generations through the Appalachian soil....
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