Dr. Bill Bares

Check out the review of our milestone concert at UNC Asheville on Feb 4th... it was one of the most amazing concerts I've been a part...

We were so excited to bring in Grammy-nominated pianist Martin Bejerano and his amazing trio for a mini-residency as part of our UNCA...

After months of meetings, reading proposals, and organizing behind the scenes... we rolled out our pre-conference in New Orleans and it...

Jazz-Gospel piano guru Eric 'Poppa' Reed joins us in Asheville this week for an action-packed run of performances, lectures and...

The Wednesday Showcase with Dr. Bill Bares& Friends is now up and running at Gigi's. Tons of things in store for this night, including...

The Eagle has landed! The Asheville Jazz Workshop's Archetype jam has moved to Gigi's Underground, a speakeasy on College Street, on the...

Was honored to speak to the Asheville Symphony Guild about William Grant Still, Harry Burleigh, Antonin Dvorák, George Gershwin and Will...

Beginning in 2022, a dedicated jazz jam dedicated to the workshop concept... with clinics and other events planned. Archetype is close to...

Started an Isis tradition this December: Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas, first set; my rearrangements of Vince Guaraldi's...

Gave a guided listening tour through the strange and haunting Sing Me a Song of Songmy, by the great Freddie Hubbard with Ilhan...

Got to play really beautiful concert grands at Freeburg Pianos and at the First Presbyterian Church for well-recorded Asheville Area...

Dr. Brian Felix and I traveled the Steinway factory in Astoria, Queens for an experience we will never forget. Thanks to a generous...