From 2013 concert at Diana Wortham Theater, Russ Wilson, conductor.

Dr. Bill Bares AAPF Fall 2025 @baresmusic7637

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Solo piano from the AAPF Fall 2024 Benefit Concert

When the originators of the Asheville Original Music series—bassist Mike Holstein and drummer Justin Watt—teamed up with pianist Dr. William Bares (Harvard ethnomusicology Ph.D and professor of music at UNC Asheville) a decade ago to create a working jazz piano trio, the result was a new musical concept that has blurred the lines between art and entertainment, structure and spontaneity. The group has has evolved a sound that combines elements of global music, Americana and jazz in ways that are recognizably artistic and quintessentially Ashevillian. Billl Bares: Piano Mike Holstein: Bass Justin Watt: Drums Independent Arts and Music of Asheville, aka iamavl.com is a 501(c)3 Non-profit committed to preserving and promoting the greater Asheville area's creative community. We appreciate your support. PayPal.me/iamavl or Venmo@iamavl Thanks to our regular streaming sponsors: Crescent 9 THC Seltzer - https://www.crescentcanna.com/c/crescent9/ Prestige Subaru www.prestigesubaru.com Shane Peters at Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty https://linktr.ee/shanepetersre Find this show and thousands of other archived performances on our website! iamavl.com

At the Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, with Zack Page, bass; Alan Hall, drums.

This prepared piano was built by UNCA's Music in Life and Culture Club during the Spring of 2021 as part of an undergraduate research project. The accompanying research can be found on a poster on the second floor of Lipinsky Hall -- along with the piano itself! Special Thanks: Dr. William Bares, performer Dr. Christine Boone, faculty advisor Grant Lywood, videographer Jack St. Jean, sound engineer