danny iannucci quartet

Two nights before Christmas, while most people are panic-wrapping presents and pretending their family dynamics are healthy, the Danny Iannucci Quartet will be at Little Jumbo doing something far more therapeutic: playing jazz. This is your chance to escape the tinsel tyranny, the forced cheerfulness, the annual reminder that your uncle has terrible political opinions, and the slow realization that you bought the wrong size sweater for everyone on your list. Danny Iannucci anchors on bass with nearly two decades of Asheville groove wisdom. Dylan Hannan brings multiple reed instruments and the kind of harmonic understanding that makes other musicians nervous. Ryan Ptasnik once performed on a stage made from two pickup trucks at the base of Pik Lenin in Kyrgyzstan, so a Tuesday night in December should feel refreshingly low-stakes. Dr. Tim Fischer rounds out the quartet on guitar, proving that doctoral precision and street-level soul aren't mutually exclusive. Come for the bass lines. Stay because you forgot to finish your shopping anyway.