JD Pinkus Triptych

The JD Pinkus Triptych is the natural progression for Pinkus. After years of playing with the likes of Butthole Surfers, Melvins, Helios Creed, Honky, Pure Luck, and more, he settled into a solo career of psychedelic banjo or as he calls it ‘Space Grass’. After purchasing an old church in West Asheville, known now as the Frijoleness Church of West Asheville with his wife, they began curating monthly Sunday shows and the Taco Tuesday Jam Sessions (no guitars allowed). Out of those jams came a band made of Banjo, Piano and an experimental Cocktail Drum Kit all playing JD Pinkus songs from his past and some new ones to add since the inception. On piano is Billy Sheeran a solo artist/session player/soundtrack composer who performed on Pinkus’ last album Grow A Pear and on Drums is Richard Kirby, multi instrumental-skateboarding-tattooist with roots in the Desert music scene and the Appalachian mountains. The catalog is as diverse as the members of the band and have been in the studio recording as well as booking and playing shows… anywhere and hopefully everywhere.