Little Jumbo // An Attended Bar // Asheville, NC

An Attended Bar

“This neighbourhood cocktail bar is the place to meet the locals.” ~ Monocle Magazine

Come Visit

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Monday - Thursday: 4pm - 11pm
Friday - Saturday: 4pm - 1am

hello@littlejumbobar.com

FREE PARKING AT 5-POINTS DINER AFTER 4p!

Events

FREE Live Jazz every Monday from 7p - 10p.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis, some come early and stay late!

Saturday Night Dance Party with DJ Morasso and slowdrip

We'll be slingin' drinks and spinnin' tunes every Saturday through August 20th. Enjoy new special snow cones (while supplies last) and rotating DJs from 10pm to 1am. Sweat bands and leg warmers optional, but encouraged! No cover, 21+.

We're just two friends that throw dance parties a lot. We play a lot of UK dance music mixed with booty club vibes.

Asheville Jazz Collective

The Asheville Jazz Collective was founded by drummer, and former Berklee College of Music professor, Alan Hall as an “open borders” stylistic vehicle for composing and performimg with like-minded peers. Originally he was joined by UNCA professors Bill Bares-piano, Steve Alford-woodwinds and New Orleans transplant Josef Butts-bass. Since then, we’ve added trombonists Caleb McMahon, Nick Garrison, vibist Jason DeCristofaro and woodwind player Will Boyd to our flexible front line. We cull our material from a wide range of jazz standards and original material.

Whether in trio, quartet or quintet format we strive for a varied, rich and surprising performance for ourselves and our audiences. We’ve recently completed a recording at Sound Temple Studio and will be releasing those tracks in video and audio format in Fall 2022.

Saturday Night Dance Party with DJ Iffy

We'll be slingin' drinks and spinnin' tunes every Saturday through August 20th. Enjoy new special snow cones (while supplies last) and rotating DJs from 10pm to 1am. Sweat bands and leg warmers optional, but encouraged! No cover, 21+.

I play atmospheric house, techno and breakbeats. I'm a part of In Plain Sight and my solo work is under the "Nomad in the Dark" and "The Antelope" monikers.

I don't usually DJ in town under the other monikers so it can just be billed as Iffy (from In Plain Sight, Nomad in the Dark, The Antelope).

The CORE

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

Fly Casual Organ Quartet featuring Brian Felix

Fly Casual Organ Trio will bring an evening of swinging and soulful organ jazz to Little Jumbo!

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.

Brian Felix - Organ
Tim Fischer - Guitar
Justin Ray - Trumpet
Evan Martin - Drums

The CORE

JS3

Every Tuesday, savour the experimental musica universalis of JS3: the Jay Sanders Trio featuring Zack Page and Alan Hall. Focused primarily on the groups original writing and sonic explorations, the three aural wayfarers fear no boundary. The infinite probability of preternatural visitants remain incalculable.

Jay Sanders ~ Guitar and Effects
Zack Page ~ Bass and Effects
Alan Hall ~ Drums and Percussion

Peacemonger

Rahm Mandelkorn - Guitar
Jackson Dulaney - Slide
Trevor Stoia - Bass
Jacob Baumann - Drums

JS3

The Page Brothers Quartet

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 Quartet, the brothers 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
Taylor Pierson: keys
Gary Claude: Drums

JS3

Asheville Art Trio

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.

JS3

The Core at Little Jumbo by Frank Zipperer

Press

“This Five Points neighborhood bar takes cocktail history seriously—it’s named after a New York bar once run by illustrious nineteenth-century barman Harry Johnson. The drinks menu recently was revamped after a pandemic-long season of sampling and testing. (Yes, that beats however you spend your pandemic.) There’s no better excuse to pull up a seat and see what’s new and delicious.”

~ Garden & Gun — Best Cocktail Bars of the South

“Little Jumbo was everything we could have wished for in a cocktail bar, and then some. Every cocktail has 5 ingredients or less to expedite the process, but don’t worry, the flavor is not compromised. We were totally impressed by the Manhattan service for Two, which was presented on a silver platter with necessary accompaniments- including a bowl of cherries!?”

~ 48hrs Travel

“This warmly welcoming cocktail bar has a classic vibe and a focus on good, unpretentious service. Isn't that the way all bars should be?”

~ Mackensy Lunsford, Asheville Citizen Times

“Little Jumbo has a comfortable yet modern feel, lacks affectation and focuses on the drink and the experience.”

~ Matthew DeRobertis, Asheville Citizen-Times Food Critic

“As you sip your drink, you feel a cozy intimateness, yet there’s a buzz to the atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re a part of something bigger… a community, a neighborhood.”

~ Allie Ellenbogen, Asheville Date Night Guide

“Simply put, Little Jumbo should be at the top of your list of places for cocktails in Asheville. The drinks and service are both top-notch, and the atmosphere is reminiscent of a relaxed speakeasy, without a trace of the pretention that can sometimes be found in such places.”

~ The SmokyMountains.com Local Expert Team

Consulting

Slings & Arrows Consulting is a full-service boutique hospitality firm from the team behind Little Jumbo. Slings & Arrows is designed to turn your idea into a fully realized and cohesive bar/restaurant concept. Our work is driven by a desire to create spaces and foster endeavors focused on excellent service and quality drinks.

Developers, future clients, soon-to-be collaborators, enthusiasts and friends: learn more at slingsarrowsconsulting.com or email us at hello@slingsarrowsconsulting.com