Jas Stade / Thunderpaw / Zachary Dixon & Nelson Dougherty

Jas Stade, Thunderpaw, and the duo of saxophonist Zachary Dixon and guitarist Nelson Dougherty share an evening of experimental and genre-bending music at Rhizome DC. Stade’s instrumental folk combines classical-guitar technique with art-rock sensibilities, shifting between surreal walls of sound and precise fingerpicked passages. Her debut album, *Smoke & Mirrors*, released in 2025, was recorded to analog tape and emphasizes meditative, playful, late-night textures.

Thunderpaw presents intense, difficult-to-categorize music described as a force pushing through darkness in search of meaning. Dixon brings saxophone, composition, and improvisation shaped by influences including Sun Ra and Ryuichi Sakamoto, while Dougherty contributes more than two decades of work as a Washington, DC-based jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. Dougherty is known for using guitar pedals to build expansive soundscapes and co-leads the jazz group ¡FIASCO!, whose albums include *Arson* (2020), *Post-Truth* (2021), and *Anger Artist* (2024).

When: Wednesday, November 18, 2026

Showtimes: Doors open at 7:00 PM, with music beginning at 7:30 PM. The event is scheduled to run until 10:00 PM.

Tickets: $10–$20

Lineup: Jas Stade; Thunderpaw; and an improvisational collaboration between saxophonist Zachary Dixon and guitarist Nelson Dougherty.

Venue: Rhizome DC

Ages: Not specified.

Accessibility: Not specified.