Jazz & Soul Sessions @ YMI
Vibrant jazz and soul concerts spotlight rhythm forward performances rooted in African diasporic legacy at the historic YMI Cultural Center, blending horn driven grooves, emotive vocals, and community centered celebration in downtown Asheville.
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Concert series at YMI Cultural Center featuring nationally acclaimed artists Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd leading a dynamic five-member jazz and soul house band that celebrates the historic YMI legacy. Community-focused live music series welcoming local audiences and visitors.
Concert series at YMI Cultural Center featuring nationally acclaimed artists Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd leading a dynamic five-member jazz and soul house band that celebrates the historic YMI legacy. Community-focused live music series welcoming local audiences and visitors.
Concert series at YMI Cultural Center featuring nationally acclaimed artists Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd leading a dynamic five-member jazz and soul house band that celebrates the historic YMI legacy. Community-focused live music series welcoming local audiences and visitors.
Warm, intimate jazz and soul sets led by husband-and-wife vocalists Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd with a tight band, filling the historic YMI Cultural Center every 4th Friday/Saturday; ticketed, community-focused residency.
Warm, intimate jazz and soul sets led by husband-and-wife vocalists Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd with a tight band, filling the historic YMI Cultural Center every 4th Friday/Saturday; ticketed, community-focused residency.
Warm, intimate jazz and soul sets led by husband-and-wife vocalists Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd with a tight band, filling the historic YMI Cultural Center every 4th Friday/Saturday; ticketed, community-focused residency.
Nine-piece, horn-driven neo-soul and R&B blowout honoring D’Angelo’s catalog with lush vocals, warm keys, and tight groove work, featuring Asheville’s top players in a high-energy tribute set.
Nine-piece, horn-driven neo-soul and R&B blowout honoring D’Angelo’s catalog with lush vocals, warm keys, and tight groove work, featuring Asheville’s top players in a high-energy tribute set.
Nine-piece, horn-driven neo-soul and R&B blowout honoring D’Angelo’s catalog with lush vocals, warm keys, and tight groove work, featuring Asheville’s top players in a high-energy tribute set.
Old-Time Christmas concerts at Asheville Yards Holiday Ice Rink featuring live Appalachian holiday classics and acoustic favorites amid outdoor ice skating, twinkling lights, and festive music. Family-friendly for skaters and holiday music fans.
Old-Time Christmas concerts at Asheville Yards Holiday Ice Rink featuring live Appalachian holiday classics and acoustic favorites amid outdoor ice skating, twinkling lights, and festive music. Family-friendly for skaters and holiday music fans.
Old-Time Christmas concerts at Asheville Yards Holiday Ice Rink featuring live Appalachian holiday classics and acoustic favorites amid outdoor ice skating, twinkling lights, and festive music. Family-friendly for skaters and holiday music fans.
Horn-driven retro-soul and brass-band funk collide with plaintive singer-songwriter Americana, delivering danceable grooves, warm horns, and intimate storytelling; a soulful Valentine's-night show rooted's live-music scene.
Horn-driven retro-soul and brass-band funk collide with plaintive singer-songwriter Americana, delivering danceable grooves, warm horns, and intimate storytelling; a soulful Valentine's-night show rooted's live-music scene.
Horn-driven retro-soul and brass-band funk collide with plaintive singer-songwriter Americana, delivering danceable grooves, warm horns, and intimate storytelling; a soulful Valentine's-night show rooted's live-music scene.
Communal, participatory drum circle at Pritchard Park with hand drums and percussion rhythms under the evening sky; community members and visitors gather for open, improvisational grooves and rhythmic socializing in a public park.
Communal, participatory drum circle at Pritchard Park with hand drums and percussion rhythms under the evening sky; community members and visitors gather for open, improvisational grooves and rhythmic socializing in a public park.
Communal, participatory drum circle at Pritchard Park with hand drums and percussion rhythms under the evening sky; community members and visitors gather for open, improvisational grooves and rhythmic socializing in a public park.
High-energy bluegrass sets of blazing banjo rolls, tight three-part harmonies, and syncopated flatpicking from top WNC pickers; a loose open jam follows at 9:30 PM in a cozy pub taproom.
High-energy bluegrass sets of blazing banjo rolls, tight three-part harmonies, and syncopated flatpicking from top WNC pickers; a loose open jam follows at 9:30 PM in a cozy pub taproom.
High-energy bluegrass sets of blazing banjo rolls, tight three-part harmonies, and syncopated flatpicking from top WNC pickers; a loose open jam follows at 9:30 PM in a cozy pub taproom.
Hot picked banjo and high lonesome harmonies propel traditional bluegrass standards and instrumentals in an intimate wine bar room, with fiddle, acoustic guitar, and upright bass driving foot stomping yet listening friendly sets.
Hot picked banjo and high lonesome harmonies propel traditional bluegrass standards and instrumentals in an intimate wine bar room, with fiddle, acoustic guitar, and upright bass driving foot stomping yet listening friendly sets.
Hot picked banjo and high lonesome harmonies propel traditional bluegrass standards and instrumentals in an intimate wine bar room, with fiddle, acoustic guitar, and upright bass driving foot stomping yet listening friendly sets.
Twilight drum pulses and improvised percussion create a trance-like, participatory drum circle where locals and visitors dance, play hand drums, and experience communal synchronicity every Friday night in an open public park.
Twilight drum pulses and improvised percussion create a trance-like, participatory drum circle where locals and visitors dance, play hand drums, and experience communal synchronicity every Friday night in an open public park.
Twilight drum pulses and improvised percussion create a trance-like, participatory drum circle where locals and visitors dance, play hand drums, and experience communal synchronicity every Friday night in an open public park.
Eclectic genre-spanning performances as BMCA instructors present individual solos and collaborative ensemble pieces, blending styles across jazz, classical, folk, and contemporary in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts theater.
Eclectic genre-spanning performances as BMCA instructors present individual solos and collaborative ensemble pieces, blending styles across jazz, classical, folk, and contemporary in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts theater.
Eclectic genre-spanning performances as BMCA instructors present individual solos and collaborative ensemble pieces, blending styles across jazz, classical, folk, and contemporary in an intimate Black Mountain Center for the Arts theater.
Convivial pub session of traditional Irish fiddles, flute, accordion, and bodhrán with singalong reels and set dances; pickup musicians from across WNC trade tunes and create a lively, communal Celtic atmosphere.
Convivial pub session of traditional Irish fiddles, flute, accordion, and bodhrán with singalong reels and set dances; pickup musicians from across WNC trade tunes and create a lively, communal Celtic atmosphere.
Convivial pub session of traditional Irish fiddles, flute, accordion, and bodhrán with singalong reels and set dances; pickup musicians from across WNC trade tunes and create a lively, communal Celtic atmosphere.
Monthly conversational book discussions centered on African Diaspora literature, histories, and futures, led by Alexandria Ravenel in YMI Cultural Center’s art gallery or Noir Collective AVL, fostering community-centered dialogue.
Monthly conversational book discussions centered on African Diaspora literature, histories, and futures, led by Alexandria Ravenel in YMI Cultural Center’s art gallery or Noir Collective AVL, fostering community-centered dialogue.
Monthly conversational book discussions centered on African Diaspora literature, histories, and futures, led by Alexandria Ravenel in YMI Cultural Center’s art gallery or Noir Collective AVL, fostering community-centered dialogue.
High-energy house band set at Asheville Music Hall transitions into an open community jam where pickup musicians trade solos, harmonies, and spontaneous arrangements on the club stage, welcoming players of all levels.
High-energy house band set at Asheville Music Hall transitions into an open community jam where pickup musicians trade solos, harmonies, and spontaneous arrangements on the club stage, welcoming players of all levels.
High-energy house band set at Asheville Music Hall transitions into an open community jam where pickup musicians trade solos, harmonies, and spontaneous arrangements on the club stage, welcoming players of all levels.
Heavy roots reggae and dub sound system sessions pump deep bass from stacked speakers straight to the crowd, blending community education and culture with late night free entry vibrations.
Heavy roots reggae and dub sound system sessions pump deep bass from stacked speakers straight to the crowd, blending community education and culture with late night free entry vibrations.
Heavy roots reggae and dub sound system sessions pump deep bass from stacked speakers straight to the crowd, blending community education and culture with late night free entry vibrations.
Toe-tapping swing era big band performances of Count Basie and Buddy Rich classics by the Asheville Jazz Orchestra, delivering an evening of partner-friendly swing dancing at White Horse Black Mountain.
Toe-tapping swing era big band performances of Count Basie and Buddy Rich classics by the Asheville Jazz Orchestra, delivering an evening of partner-friendly swing dancing at White Horse Black Mountain.
Toe-tapping swing era big band performances of Count Basie and Buddy Rich classics by the Asheville Jazz Orchestra, delivering an evening of partner-friendly swing dancing at White Horse Black Mountain.
High-energy evening of cover song sets from top local and regional bands, with standing room, all-ages audience, and community singalongs. Net ticket proceeds benefit Asheville Middle School's 8th grade capstone trip.
High-energy evening of cover song sets from top local and regional bands, with standing room, all-ages audience, and community singalongs. Net ticket proceeds benefit Asheville Middle School's 8th grade capstone trip.
High-energy evening of cover song sets from top local and regional bands, with standing room, all-ages audience, and community singalongs. Net ticket proceeds benefit Asheville Middle School's 8th grade capstone trip.
Brass-centered participatory jam led by members of AVL’s Empire Strikes Brass, bringing trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, and percussion players together for weekly communal improvisation in The One Stop room at Asheville Music Hall.
Brass-centered participatory jam led by members of AVL’s Empire Strikes Brass, bringing trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, and percussion players together for weekly communal improvisation in The One Stop room at Asheville Music Hall.
Brass-centered participatory jam led by members of AVL’s Empire Strikes Brass, bringing trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, and percussion players together for weekly communal improvisation in The One Stop room at Asheville Music Hall.
Inclusive, intergenerational facilitated dialogue exploring roots of unity and racial healing through personal storytelling, guided small-group discussion, restorative practices, and collaborative action planning to strengthen neighborhood relationships and civic engagement.
Inclusive, intergenerational facilitated dialogue exploring roots of unity and racial healing through personal storytelling, guided small-group discussion, restorative practices, and collaborative action planning to strengthen neighborhood relationships and civic engagement.
Inclusive, intergenerational facilitated dialogue exploring roots of unity and racial healing through personal storytelling, guided small-group discussion, restorative practices, and collaborative action planning to strengthen neighborhood relationships and civic engagement.
Lively old-time mountain and folk music jam around fiddles, banjos, and acoustic guitars in a cozy pub setting; participatory drop-in session welcoming listeners and pickup musicians in an intimate, late-night taproom.
Lively old-time mountain and folk music jam around fiddles, banjos, and acoustic guitars in a cozy pub setting; participatory drop-in session welcoming listeners and pickup musicians in an intimate, late-night taproom.
Lively old-time mountain and folk music jam around fiddles, banjos, and acoustic guitars in a cozy pub setting; participatory drop-in session welcoming listeners and pickup musicians in an intimate, late-night taproom.
Bass forward improvisational jam rock blending funky grooves, looping textures, and exploratory extended solos in an intimate, high energy club setting, ideal for fans of improvisation and experimental live bass performance.
Bass forward improvisational jam rock blending funky grooves, looping textures, and exploratory extended solos in an intimate, high energy club setting, ideal for fans of improvisation and experimental live bass performance.
Bass forward improvisational jam rock blending funky grooves, looping textures, and exploratory extended solos in an intimate, high energy club setting, ideal for fans of improvisation and experimental live bass performance.