Jo Asker Quartet

Colorado bassist Jo Asker's instrumental ensemble of drums, bass, and saxophones features his all-original jazz compositions. Attractive to listeners with a wide array of musical taste, the ensemble creatively intertwines elements of jazz and popular music. Jo's original songs and the musicians joining him capitalize on fresh harmonic and rhythmic concepts while maintaining a sense of that "straight-ahead" jazz sound. Playing often at private parties, breweries, and the Crown Pub, the chordless nature of the instrumentation curates a sonic environment akin to great jazz records such as Sonny Rollin's "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" and "Joe Henderson's State of the Tenor" with a more modern, folksy twist.