ASU & ALMA Present Jonathan Scales Fourchestra

The Adams State University Music Department (in conjunction with The Alamosa Live Music Association) is thrilled to host Jonathan Scales Fourchestra on Monday, October 26, 2026. Join us at Richardson Hall for an unforgettable and energizing night of jazz-rock fusion. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show kicks off at 7:00 p.m.

General admission is $15. Admission is free for all ASU students. Discounted tickets are available for ASU AS&F and for 2026 ALMA members for $5 each. Email almaconcerts@gmail.com for your discount code today. Not an ALMA member? Join ALMA today by visiting https://www.almaonline.org/become-a-member/ and you’ll be sent a discount code.

The whimsically named Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is really tough to describe. Veering from in-your-face, jaw dropping chops and passion, to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, the power trio of electric bass (E'Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), and steel pans (Jonathan Scales) combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk. From club and festival stages across North America and Europe, and tours of Africa, Southeast and Central Asia as a Cultural Ambassador for the US Department of State, to their NPR Tiny Desk Concert featuring Béla Fleck, the Fourchestra’s live shows make even the most jaded listeners forget where they are… even if just for a precious moment. On the verge of releasing their eighth studio recording, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is only now truly embracing their identity as a group. For many years, Jonathan’s live band was a fluid lineup of top-notch musicians, and even included an “all-star” version with bassist MonoNeon (Prince, Nas), drummer Sput Searight (Snarky Puppy, Snoop Dogg) and percussionist Weedie Braimah (Trombone Shorty, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah), as well as a number of other marquee players. Now, however, the Fourchestra is a decidedly indivisible band, and Jonathan is writing for the trio, not just the pans.