Smart bets web extra: The Asheville Ballet with Montana Skies

Husband and wife duo, Jonathan and Jennifer Adams, got the band name Montana Skies from the first song they ever wrote together. Photo courtesy of the band

“This ain’t your granny’s chamber music,” claim husband and wife, Jonathan and Jennifer Adams, on their band’s website. The couple’s sound is constructed of guitar and cello pairings, delivered with more spunk than you’d expect from any instrumental family band and packaged under the name Montana Skies. The duo’s knack for extracting spiced-up grooves from classic instruments landed their music on NPR and the Travel Channel before sending Montana Skies Asheville-bound for a collaborative theatrical event. Western North Carolina dance veteran Ann Dunn and colleagues have choreographed 12 original dances to complement Montana Skies’ live set in yin yang fashion, according to Dunn. The event takes place at Diana Wortham Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 3 p.m. $26.75 general admission and $16.05 students/children. Visit dwtheatre.com or call 257-4530 for tickets.

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About Kat McReynolds
Kat studied entrepreneurship and music business at the University of Miami and earned her MBA at Appalachian State University. Follow me @katmAVL

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