Casey Driessen & Jeff Sipe

Name: Casey Driessen & Jeff Sipe
Start: 2025-12-09T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 185 King Street

Schedule

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

185 King Street | Brevard, NC

Launched in August of 2020, Tuesday Casual Collaborations at 185 King Street has become a cornerstone of the vibrant Brevard music community. Every week Travis Book assembles a unique group of musicians for a one-time-only show, drawing on his vast network of friends and growing repertoire of musical styles. From Bluegrass to Blues, Songwriter to Americana, Country to Funk, Travis and his ever-evolving cast of local and national (even international) musicians consistently hit the sweet spot between preparation and spontaneity. “Eventually, I hope to play with everyone!” he occasionally boasts, and he’s well on his way. Travis has hosted a wide range of musicians, including: Anders Beck, Nicki Bluhm, Josh Daniel, Beppe Gambetta, Mike Guggino, Vince Herman, Sierra Hull, Cris Jacobs, Jim Lauderdale, Lindsay Lou, Steve McMurry, Mimi Naja, Tim O’Brien, Woody Platt, Jon Stickley, Kyle Tuttle, and Cristina Vane. He also regularly employs the skills of world-class local musicians like Jeff Sipe, Mike Ashworth, Tommy Maher, Bennett Sullivan, and Derick Gardner. Every week is unique, the musical styles wide-ranging, but the one thing that remains constant is the intention, positivity, and charisma that Travis brings to each and every show.
GRAMMY-nominated fiddler Casey Driessen and legendary drummer Jeff Sipe join forces to create a duo that blends raw groove, fearless improvisation, and genre-bending creativity. Known for his pioneering percussive bowing and rhythmic innovation, Driessen meets Sipe’s deep-pocket drumming in a high-energy collaboration where bluegrass, jazz, funk, and world rhythms collide. Together, they’ve shared stages and studios with artists like Béla Fleck, Zac Brown Band, John McLaughlin, and Aquarium Rescue Unit, as well as international collaborators such as Debashish Bhattacharya (India), Bassekou Kouyate (Mali), and Yutaka Oyama (Japan). The result is an electrifying conversation between fiddle and drums that’s unexpected, adventurous, and impossible to sit still through.