Imaginary Landscapes: Black Mountain College Architecture and Design
Fri Oct 23, 11am
Modernist design and architecture
This event is in the past.It took place on August 7, 2026 at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.
Jazz & Blues
Rising artistTRAP Duo + GAF Trio
August 7 at 7pm
Downtown, Asheville
🎟️Book tickets online in advance
🆔Bring student ID for discounted entry
An evening of avant-garde improvisation featuring the rhythmic experiments of TRAP and the expansive, unpredictable soundscapes of the GAF Trio.
Experimental music
Avant-garde performance
Improvisational jazz
Contemporary sound art
TRAP
Asheville experimental free‑jazz duo with punk aesthetic
Headliner
TRAP is a duo of Tashi Dorji, a Bhutanese‑born experimental guitarist, and Thom Nguyen, an Asheville‑based improvising drummer, both members of the avant‑jazz collective MANAS. Their music focuses on minimal rhythm patterns and free‑jazz‑inflected percussion with a punk‑style immediacy.
GAF Trio
Chicago avant‑improvisation trio blending jazz, atonal and groove elements
The GAF Trio consists of Will Greene (saxophone/guitar), Ishmael Ali (cello), and Lily Finnegan (percussion), each known for exploratory improvisation. The ensemble creates music that moves between melodic phrasing, atonal outbursts, and rhythmic grooves, drawing on diverse avant‑jazz and experimental traditions.
Jazz & Blues
Rising artistTRAP Duo + GAF Trio
August 7 at 7pm
Downtown, Asheville
🎟️Book tickets online in advance
🆔Bring student ID for discounted entry
An evening of avant-garde improvisation featuring the rhythmic experiments of TRAP and the expansive, unpredictable soundscapes of the GAF Trio.
Experimental music
Avant-garde performance
Improvisational jazz
Contemporary sound art
TRAP
Asheville experimental free‑jazz duo with punk aesthetic
Headliner
TRAP is a duo of Tashi Dorji, a Bhutanese‑born experimental guitarist, and Thom Nguyen, an Asheville‑based improvising drummer, both members of the avant‑jazz collective MANAS. Their music focuses on minimal rhythm patterns and free‑jazz‑inflected percussion with a punk‑style immediacy.
GAF Trio
Chicago avant‑improvisation trio blending jazz, atonal and groove elements
The GAF Trio consists of Will Greene (saxophone/guitar), Ishmael Ali (cello), and Lily Finnegan (percussion), each known for exploratory improvisation. The ensemble creates music that moves between melodic phrasing, atonal outbursts, and rhythmic grooves, drawing on diverse avant‑jazz and experimental traditions.
Matches these interests
- Experimental music
- Avant-garde performance
- Improvisational jazz
- Contemporary sound art
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
- Downtown
- Asheville