The Queen Sessions V5 | Featuring Meschiya Lake

Join us at Hotel Eve for The Queen Sessions, as acclaimed vocalist Meschiya Lake honors one of the greatest inspirations of her nearly two decades of jazz performance: Bessie Smith, “The Empress of the Blues.”

Since relocating from her beloved New Orleans to Asheville, Lake has brought with her the music, vitality, and spirit of the birthplace of jazz. A six-time winner of Best Female Vocalist in New Orleans’ premier music awards, including OffBeat and Gambit honors, Lake has earned acclaim both at home and internationally, including the 2019 Danish Music Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year.

For this special Queen Sessions performance, Lake is joined by Asheville jazz ambassadors Andrew Fletcher on piano and Josef Butts on bass for an intimate evening celebrating the music and legacy of Bessie Smith.

The performance follows Lake’s own history of honoring the legendary vocalist, including her 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival tribute to “The Empress of the Blues.” In Hotel Eve’s intimate listening room, this promises to be a rare opportunity to experience one of jazz and blues’ most commanding contemporary voices celebrating one of its most enduring icons.

$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