In this episode, we reconnect with Asheville, NC-based jazz bassist Quinn Sternberg to talk about his deeply personal new album, Pleasant Returns — set for release in 2025.

This marks Quinn’s fifth full-length album, and his most introspective work to date, featuring seven original compositions recorded in New Orleans—his former home—with a stellar cast of long-time collaborators:

🎷 Sam Taylor – Tenor Saxophone

🎹 Oscar Rossignoli – Piano

🥁 Peter Varnado – Drums

The album was recorded one year after Quinn’s relocation to North Carolina, blending nostalgia with Growth, and musical camaraderie with personal reflection.

We dive into the making of Pleasant Returns, discuss life and art five years post-COVID, and explore how Quinn’s evolving perspective shapes his sound.

🎶 Get the album: quinnsternberg.bandcamp.com

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Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.