Third Thursday | Featuring Jason DeCristofaro Jazz Trio

Every Third Thursday, the Museum comes alive with an evening filled with music, tours, art making, special cocktails in our rooftop café, and more! Enjoy live music from the Jason DeCristofaro Jazz Trio featuring Jason DeCristofaro (vibraphone), Kevin Kehrberg (bass) and Andy Applegate (drums). For this performance, the trio will be performing special Christmas and holiday selections. Dr. Jason DeCristofaro an active music educator, multi-instrumentalist and composer/arranger based in Asheville, NC. He is an Assistant Professor of Music and the Chair of the Music Department at Warren Wilson College, where he also acts as Director of the Kittredge Arts Center. Jason’s classical and jazz music has been performed internationally and throughout the United States, and his compositions are published with C. Alan, Per-Mus and Tapspace. The winner of the 2011 Yamaha/Percussive Arts Society Terry Gibbs Competition (an international competition for jazz vibraphonists), Jason has performed on national and global stages with Randy Brecker, Dr. Sam Waymon (Nina Simone’s brother), Jocelyn Gould, and Sharel Cassity. Andy Applegate is a jazz drummer and vibraphonist currently based in Asheville, NC. Andy obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz commercial music from Temple University in Philadelphia. After years on the Philly scene he ended up in Asheville then moved to Los Angeles for a decade. While in LA, he worked with many well-known jazz groups including the Teddy Bang jazz trio, guitarist Hideaki Tokunaga, the LA Love band and the Flamenco Souls latin jazz band. In 2024 Andy returned to Asheville and has been immersed in the jazz and diverse music scene there. RESERVE TICKETS NOW