Past Events
LITTLE JUMBO CREATIVE MUSIC SERIES
Little Jumbo's creative music series functions as a cultural incubator, providing space for the genesis of new musical ideas. Every Monday and Tuesday, we showcase world-class musicians performing original, boundary-pushing work, completely free, no cover charge. This isn't background music; it's music in its purest form: live, unfiltered, and pushing the genre forward in real time. As an incubator, we create space where musicians explore new sonic territories and audiences encounter ideas they've never heard before. Democratizing access to exceptional art is who we are; it's the same philosophy behind everything we do.
Monday
December
4
2023
Brian Felix Organ Quartet
Brian Felix is widely recognized as an accomplished and versatile jazz keyboardist. He was co-leader of OM Trio, an acclaimed San Francisco-based jazz-rock group that toured internationally between 1999-2004. Brian is active today as a performer and recording artist with his Brian Felix Organ Quartet and other prominent groups in Western North Carolina.
Felix has shared the stage with well-known musicians such as Joshua Redman, Charlie Hunter, Umphrey’s McGee, Sara Caswell, Billy Hart, Joe...
Admission:
FREE!
Tuesday
November
28
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Alan Hall
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
With a musical career spanning 30 years, Composer, producer, and guitarist [Jay Sanders](https://mindtonicmusic.com/) thrives on actualizing creative spaces for improvisational and exploratory music.
Multi-reed in...
Admission:
FREE!
Sunday
November
26
2023
Brad Walker & Thommy Knoles Quartet
Brad Walker is one of the most active and sought-after performers in the city of New Orleans. Perhaps best known for his “soaring” (Rolling Stone), “energetic” (NPR), and “tasteful” (Relix) solos on Saturday Night Live, the 2017 Grammys, and the Tonight Show with Nashville mega-star Sturgill Simpson, Walker is an active and compelling artist in his own right, with six full-length releases under his own name and a decade plus of music-making in the Crescent City under his belt. His 2014 debut,...
Thursday
November
23
2023
Tuesday
November
21
2023
Will Boyd Quartet
Will Boyd: Sax
Adam Rose: Guitar
Zack Page: Bass
Micah Thomas: Drums
Admission:
FREE!
Monday
November
20
2023
Jacob Rodriguez Quintet
Jacob Rodriguez is a San Antonio, TX native and New York City transplant to Asheville. While in New York, Jacob performed around the country with legendary artists such as Aretha Franklin, Cyrus Chesnut, and the Soulful Symphony Orchestra, as well as with jazz contemporaries Walter Smith III, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Marcus Gilmore.
Jacob has been a member of the Michael Buble band since 2007; he appeared on the Grammy Award winning albums Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden, Crazy L...
Admission:
FREE!
Saturday
November
18
2023
Saturday Night Dance Party with DJ Lil Meow Meow
If you've been to our monthly dance parties with DJ Lil Meow Meow, you know they are not to be missed. Come dance with us from 10pm-1am!
Admission:
$10
Tuesday
November
14
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Alan Hall
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
With a musical career spanning 30 years, Composer, producer, and guitarist [Jay Sanders](https://mindtonicmusic.com/) thrives on actualizing creative spaces for improvisational and exploratory music.
Multi-reed in...
Admission:
FREE!
Monday
November
13
2023
Asheville Jazz Collective
Composer and Drummer [Alan Hall](https://jazzdrumming.com/) has performed and/or recorded with international jazz artists Lee Konitz, Paul McCandless, Art Lande, Ed Simon, Geoffrey Keezer, Kenny Washington, Rebecca Parris, and Joyce Cooling. He has taught at Berklee College of Music, California Jazz Conservatory, Monterrey Jazz Festival Middle School and High School Summer Camp, JazzCamp West, Cal State East Bay, and Lafayette Summer Music Jazz Camp
Seeking a broader palette for his compos...
Admission:
FREE!
Sunday
November
12
2023
CRAFT: Authors in Conversation with Denise Kiernan and Shannon McKenna Schmidt
**Free // Starts at 4:30pm**
Little Jumbo is pleased to join local booksellers [Malaprops](https://www.malaprops.com) for [CRAFT: Authors in Conversation](https://www.denisekiernan.com/craft), a series conceived and hosted by New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan.
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CRAFT’s concept is simple:
New York Times best-selling author Denise Kiernan will sit down with a writer in this speakeasy setting to discuss not only the writer’s latest publication, but also the craft o...
Admission:
FREE!
Wednesday
November
8
2023
Backgammon Night
Come roll the bones at Little Jumbo on the second Wednesday of each month!
Tuesday
November
7
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Jake Wolf & Alan Hall
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
With a musical career spanning 30 years, Composer, producer, and guitarist [Jay Sanders](https://mindtonicmusic.com/) thrives on actualizing creative spaces for improvisational and exploratory music.
Multi-reed in...
Admission:
FREE!
Monday
November
6
2023
Brian Felix Organ Quartet
Brian Felix is widely recognized as an accomplished and versatile jazz keyboardist. He was co-leader of OM Trio, an acclaimed San Francisco-based jazz-rock group that toured internationally between 1999-2004. Brian is active today as a performer and recording artist with his Brian Felix Organ Quartet and other prominent groups in Western North Carolina.
Felix has shared the stage with well-known musicians such as Joshua Redman, Charlie Hunter, Umphrey’s McGee, Sara Caswell, Billy Hart, Joe...
Admission:
FREE!
Tuesday
October
31
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Alan Hall
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
With a musical career spanning 30 years, Composer, producer, and guitarist [Jay Sanders](https://mindtonicmusic.com/) thrives on actualizing creative spaces for improvisational and exploratory music.
Multi-reed in...
Admission:
FREE!
Saturday
October
28
2023
Saturday Night Dance Party with DJ Lil Meow Meow
Join us for a Halloween dance party with our resident DJ, DJ Lil Meow Meow! If you've been to one of these monthly theme parties, you know the drill. If you haven't, don't miss it!
10pm-1am
Admission:
$10
Tuesday
October
24
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Evan Martin
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
Jay Sanders: Guitar and Effects
Will Boyd: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass and Effects
Evan Martin: Drums and Percussion
Admission:
FREE!
Monday
October
23
2023
Asheville Jazz Collective
Composer and Drummer [Alan Hall](https://jazzdrumming.com/) has performed and/or recorded with international jazz artists Lee Konitz, Paul McCandless, Art Lande, Ed Simon, Geoffrey Keezer, Kenny Washington, Rebecca Parris, and Joyce Cooling. He has taught at Berklee College of Music, California Jazz Conservatory, Monterrey Jazz Festival Middle School and High School Summer Camp, JazzCamp West, Cal State East Bay, and Lafayette Summer Music Jazz Camp
Seeking a broader palette for his compo...
Admission:
FREE!
Tuesday
October
17
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Alan Hall with Special Guests Jason Krekel and Andy Pond
*Just because there's a banjo in the band, don't expect your grandpa's bluegrass, or any bluegrass for that matter, from these lifelong friends. Its simply a musical appreciation society.*
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
With a musical career sp...
Admission:
FREE!
Monday
October
16
2023
Brian Felix Organ Quartet
Brian Felix is widely recognized as an accomplished and versatile jazz keyboardist. He was co-leader of OM Trio, an acclaimed San Francisco-based jazz-rock group that toured internationally between 1999-2004. Brian is active today as a performer and recording artist with his Brian Felix Organ Quartet and other prominent groups in Western North Carolina.
Felix has shared the stage with well-known musicians such as Joshua Redman, Charlie Hunter, Umphrey’s McGee, Sara Caswell, Billy Hart, Joe...
Admission:
FREE!
Wednesday
October
11
2023
Backgammon Night
Come roll the bones at Little Jumbo on the second Wednesday of each month!
Tuesday
October
10
2023
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Alan Hall
Every Tuesday, savor experimental [Musica Universalis](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/06/universe-gravitational-waves-nanograv-discovery/674570/) focused primarily on the group's original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
With a musical career spanning 30 years, Composer, producer, and guitarist [Jay Sanders](https://mindtonicmusic.com/) thrives on actualizing creative spaces for improvisational and exploratory music.
Multi-reed in...
Admission:
FREE!
Monday
October
9
2023
An Evening of Gypsy Jazz with 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.
This month's installment will find the brothers exploring the deep well of Gypsy Jazz i...
Admission:
FREE!
Sunday
October
8
2023
CRAFT: Authors in Conversation with Denise Kiernan and Robert Swartwood
**Free**
Doors open at 4:00 PM. Conversation starts no later than 4:30 PM. No registration is required. Seating is first come, first served.
Little Jumbo is pleased to join local booksellers [Malaprops](https://www.malaprops.com) for [CRAFT: Authors in Conversation](https://www.denisekiernan.com/craft), a series conceived and hosted by New York Times bestselling author Denise Kiernan.
On Sunday, October 8, Denise's guest will be Robert Swartwood , author of Killing Room.
**[Denis...
Admission:
FREE!
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