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Monday
March 28
2022

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

What will happen when the dust settles from the recording?

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
March 21
2022

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

Monday
March 14
2022

The Matty Ice Organ Experience

Asheville legend Matt Smith returns to Little Jumbo with his spectacular Organ Experience! Featuring Matt Smith on guitar and pedal steel, Taylor Pierson on organ, Evan Martin on drums, and the stylings of Jacob Rodriguez on Saxophone.

Monday
March 7
2022

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

Monday
February 28
2022

Sinfonietta LIVE Recording

You are warmly invited to join us for a live recording session of Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Little Jumbo in Asheville, NC!

Several decades in the making, Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta features mostly original material and a few choice covers by some of the band's premier influences. The Sinfonietta has frequently performed as part of Little Jumbo's Monday night music series since the bar reopened in the spring of 2021.

Jay Sanders - Guitar and Effects
Steve Alford - Saxophone, Alto and Contralto Clarinets
Zack Page - Bass
Evan Martin - Drums
Tyler Housholder - Percussion


Buy purchasing these tickets, you agree to be present with the process and are interested in listening to the music. We appreciate you and want everyone in the room to be a part of what we hope is a magical experience.

Purchasing a ticket guarantees you a seat within visible distance of the band and supports the recording effort... ⭐THANK YOU!⭐ We will allow others in after ticket holders are seated provided they agree to be remain present in the moment.

Advance Tickets Now Available!

Monday
February 21
2022

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

Wednesday
February 16
2022

Gabrielle Loturco Pop-Up Art Show

Come check out this two-night only show from a talented local multimedia artist.

Tuesday
February 15
2022

Gabrielle Loturco Pop-Up Art Show

Come check out this two-night only show from a talented local multimedia artist.

Monday
February 14
2022

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

Two weeks out—will our cast of characters be blinded by the infinite spectrum of elemental being?

This is the last official "dress rehearsal". Special guests may show up. :)

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
February 7
2022

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.

Monday
January 31
2022

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

As the date of the live recording fast approaches, our heroes find themselves faced with the E.Normus task of pulling their music from the folds of the space-time continuum.


Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
January 24
2022
Monday
January 17
2022

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

Come listen as Sinfonietta dives into leviathan sounds; exploring the textures and dynamics of the deep. For even jazz has the power to Awaken the Cacodemon; and elevate the Seagull to resplendent heights.

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
January 10
2022

Fly Casual Organ Trio 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.

Monday
January 3
2022

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

Come listen as Sinfonietta dives into leviathan sounds; exploring the textures and dynamics of the deep. For even jazz has the power to Awaken the Cacodemon; and elevate the Seagull to resplendent heights.

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Friday
December 31
2021

New Year's Eve at Little Jumbo with PARTY JAZZ!

Cancelled / Postponed

We promised a safe new year's party. Unfortunately, due to covid-related staffing issues and out of an abundance of caution we are forced to close this weekend. We're sorry to miss New Year's with you, but we'll be raising a glass at home

If you purchased tickets, refunds will be issued over the next couple of days.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, soliloquies, repartee, banter, or toasts... please do not hesitate to reach out to us at hello@littlejumbobar.com.

Monday
December 27
2021

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

Monday
December 20
2021

Bill Bares' Golden Age Trio

Bill Bares’s “Golden Age" Trio features jazz professors. The group’s swing- and bebop- infused spontaneity recalls the jazz produced in the 1950s and 1960s, where trios led by Erroll Garner, Ramsey Lewis, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal and Red Garland contributed to what will forever be known as jazz’s “Golden Age."

Dr. Bill Bares, piano
Steve Alford, bass
Alan Hall, drums

Monday
December 13
2021

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

Monday
December 6
2021

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

Come listen as Sinfonietta dives into leviathan sounds; exploring the textures and dynamics of the deep. For even jazz has the power to Awaken the Cacodemon; and elevate the Seagull to resplendent heights.

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
November 29
2021

Fly Casual Organ Quartet featuring Brian Felix

Fly Casual Organ Trio will bring an evening of swinging and soulful organ jazz to Little Jumbo. The group features Brian Felix, Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Department at UNC Asheville.

Brian Felix: Organ
Justin Ray: Trumpet
Jacob Rodriguez: Saxophone
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
November 22
2021

Ghosts of the American Dream

Ghosts of the American Dream is a semi-americana jazz quintet. Playing many traditional folk songs and standards of the great American songbook, they speak to an American past that just might still be present.

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Matt Smith: Pedal Steel
Steve Alford: Reeds
Jake Wolf: Bass
Mike Rhodes: Drums

Monday
November 15
2021

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

Monday
November 8
2021

Jay Sanders' Sinfonietta

Come listen as Sinfonietta dives into leviathan sounds; exploring the textures and dynamics of the deep. For even jazz has the power to Awaken the Cacodemon; and elevate the Seagull to resplendent heights.

Jay Sanders: Guitar
Steve Alford: Reeds
Zack Page: Bass
Tyler Householder: Percussion
Evan Martin: Drums

Monday
November 1
2021

Fly Casual Organ Quartet feat Rodriguez and Ray

Brian Felix returns with the Fly Casual Organ Trio. Featuring Jacob Rodriguez on saxophone and Justin Ray on trumpet.

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