Xploritoreum (formerly Asheville Jazz Collective) is an energetic modern instrumental group hailing from Asheville, North Carolina area and founded in 2025 by drummer, composer Alan Hall.

Musical touchstones include latin, jazz and funk rhythmic traditions; pop song structures; improvisation; and blues and jazz harmonies.

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About Alan Hall’s composing:

“Hall’s strikingly melodic original compositions…..build off spirited rhythms or paint effectively moody landscapes. Binding everything together is the singable quality of Hall’s writing.”- Andrew Gilbert

“…a delight for younger, open-eared listeners that don't mind having the door to something new opened for them.” -Mid-west records