Matt Smith's Well-Crafted Jazz Quartet plays Hotel Eve Jazz on Friday, October 23 at 8:00 PM. Get there a little early if you want a good spot.

This 1907 basement was designed specifically for listening, so people actually shut up and pay attention to the music instead of treating it like background noise. The room holds that old speakeasy focus where you're there for the performance, not just drinks and chatter. If you dig proper jazz in a setting that respects it, this is the spot.

Hotel Eve is a speakeasy-style upscale jazz and cocktail lounge in downtown Asheville, featuring live jazz performances by local and rotating artists in an intimate hidden setting.Hotel Eve Jazz, Apple Maps, Stu Helm

"Liz owned and ran an independent restaurant and bar inside a local country club for years and it was great. This spot will be awesome." - Joe A.Stu Helm

Hotel Eve Jazz

Looking for live music in Asheville tonight? Find venues and show schedules downtown, on the South Slope, in West Asheville and the River Arts District. Almost all post shows as Scoops on Dig Local, so check a profile before you go. Downtown, The Orange Peel on Biltmore Avenue and Asheville Music Hall on Patton Avenue book touring bands, Jack of the Wood has hosted Celtic and bluegrass nights since 1997, and Hotel Eve does live jazz on Lexington Avenue. The South Slope has Eulogy on Buxton Avenue, Revival on Asheland Avenue and outdoor concerts at Asheville Yards on Coxe Avenue. Along Haywood Road in West Asheville, catch a set at The Odd, Fleetwood's or The Double Crown, or a quieter show at AyurPrana Listening Room and Story Parlor. The River Arts District has The Grey Eagle on Clingman Avenue and full album sides on vinyl at Joyful Noise. Hellbender by The Orange Peel puts outdoor shows on the Swannanoa River. Head east to Black Mountain for White Horse, Town Pump Tavern and Pisgah Brewing's outdoor stage, or north to JuneBug Retro Resort in Weaverville. For theater and orchestra, see the Wortham Center, the Asheville Symphony and free Shakespeare from Montford Park Players.

Matt Smith's Well-Crafted Jazz Quartet

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