Four Giants Trio | Bares, LaSpina & Hall

Join us at Hotel Eve for the Four Giants Trio, led by pianist Dr. Bill Bares alongside bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Alan Hall, celebrating the music of four giants of the piano trio tradition:

Ahmad Jamal Trio

Oscar Peterson Trio

Erroll Garner Trio

Ramsey Lewis Trio

From Ahmad Jamal’s masterful use of space and dynamics and Oscar Peterson’s extraordinary virtuosity, to Erroll Garner’s unmistakable swing and Ramsey Lewis’ soulful, groove-driven sound, the evening explores the music and influence of four legendary bandleaders.

Dr. Bill Bares is a pianist, composer, educator, and a driving force within Asheville’s jazz community. Director of Jazz Studies at UNC Asheville.

Steve LaSpina is an internationally respected bassist, composer, and educator whose decades-long career includes performances and recordings with artists including Benny Carter, Stan Getz, Marian McPartland, Pat Martino, Toots Thielemans, and Phil Woods.

Alan Hall is an accomplished drummer, composer, and educator whose career has taken him from New York to the San Francisco Bay Area and now Asheville. Known for his musicality, versatility, and deeply responsive approach to the drums, Hall brings decades of experience to the trio.

Together, Bares, LaSpina, and Hall revisit this remarkable lineage not simply as a tribute, but through the musical conversation, improvisation, and interplay that made the piano trio one of jazz’s most enduring forms.

$10 weekdays -$15 weekends at the door (all ticket proceeds are 100% passed to the band, backed by a living wage guarantee from Hotel Eve)

*Reserve a table in advance, or join us impromptu the night of the show. Reservations/advance tickets are recommended for preferred seating, but not required. Tickets are available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.  Event Details and Tickets

Hotel Eve is your locally rooted, speakeasy jazz club & cocktail bar, hidden in the heart of Downtown Asheville. Mysteriously not a hotel…check in for spirits, souls and jazz! We’re tucked away, on purpose. You’ll find us behind the gate nestled between Virtue Boutique and Dane Wells Gallery at 56 N Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville. Step through, take a left into the courtyard, check in for Spirits, Souls & Jazz. We’ll be waiting on the other side. hotelevejazz.com