Steve Karla

Musician & Artist

For over ten years, Steve has led Hot Club of Asheville, playing regularly with many of the area's most talented musicians at some of western North Carolina’s finest venues, private celebrations and special events.

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Steve Karla performs classic gypsy jazz music with a risk-taking twist, incorporating intricate melodic lines, la pompe, and hints of other world rhythms.“Well-loved jazz and swing standards are fused with improvised dialogues and transformed into a spirited experience of the modern gypsy jazz sound.”
— LiveMusicAsheville.com

Origins & ApproachOriginally from northeast Ohio, Steve has been making music and art his whole life. He has thirty years of experience playing guitar, including performing regularly for fifteen years in the Asheville, North Carolina region as lead guitarist and organizer for the Hot Club of Asheville. His passion is for practicing the high level of skill of the gypsy jazz genre, while also expressively exploring its bounds.Formally trained in visual fine arts, he approaches his playing much like a painting or sculpture, with attention to layers, colors and textures of sound, within the natural tension, rhythm and harmony of a composition in space.He has also been learning the craftsmanship of building and repairing guitars, and enjoys exploring customizations to suit the sound and needs of a contemporary gypsy jazz musician.

Hot Club of Asheville: Django Session CD

16 songs in the spirit of Django Reinhardt Gypsy JazzSOLD OUT