JAS Fresh Tracks Playlist on Spotify

Every weekday morning JAS sponsors KSPN Radio's Fresh Track segment, where DJ Brandon Blocker brings you one of the newest and freshest songs around! JAS wants to know what you are listening to and are asking for suggestions from JAS supporters! We created a collaborative playlist on Spotify and welcome you, YES YOU, to go and

2020-07-30T13:55:23-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, General|

Gypsy Jazz, Latin Jazz & More at the JAS Cafe Corner!

     It's going to be a big weekend at the JAS Cafe with three nights of exciting and diverse performances: Thursday, Aug. 10: Cyrille Aimee (Gypsy Jazz) Friday, Aug. 11: Cubanismo (Latin Jazz) Saturday, Aug. 12: Take 6 (Vocalese) So much music, so many styles, learn more about each here at the JAS Cafe Corner! Gypsy Jazz Also known as

2020-07-30T13:08:44-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, JAS Cafe|

Jazz Aspen Snowmass Plans for a Permanent Home in the Aspen Core “The JAS Center”

Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) announced today that they are under contract to purchase the Wheeler Square Building in Aspen’s core, (directly across from the Wheeler Opera House) to establish a permanent home for its rapidly growing JAS Café performance and JAS In-School music education programs, as well as offering a home for special events

2020-07-30T13:02:13-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, General|

Jazz Aspen Snowmass and Berklee City Music Award Scholarships for Two Valley Students to Attend Prestigious Berklee Summer Musi

Two Valley Students will be attending a five-week Berklee City Music Summer Performance Program on full scholarship through Berklee City Music, Jazz Aspen Snowmass and the generosity of underwriting donors, Robert and Judy Mann. Hunter Damm, a senior at Glenwood Springs High School, and Matthew Palomino, a senior at CRMS were both accepted into the

2020-07-30T12:48:27-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, Education Highlights|

JAS President Jim Horowitz on Upcoming JAS Cafe Shows

JAS PRESIDENT JIM HOROWITZ ON UPCOMING JAS CAFE SHOWS Hiromi & Edmar Castenada The Japanese born and raised (and now NYC resident) Hiromi is a hurricane of virtuosity and harnessed energy and a mesmerizing talent.   Her unique sound and sheer presence are commanding, despite her diminutive stature.   I’ve heard her inspire pin-drop silence and

2020-07-30T11:49:36-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, JAS Cafe|

JAS Cafe Corner – Dizzy Gillespie

  The Bronx Horns are headed to the JAS Cafe on Sunday, Aug. 12 to celebrate the music of Dizzy Gillespie, who would have been 100 years old in 2017. An iconic figure in the history of jazz music who was instantly recognizable even to millions of non-jazz fans by his puffed-out cheeks and his

2020-07-30T11:37:55-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, JAS Cafe|

JAS & Jake Foerster Music Arts Fund to Partner on Local Music Education Initiatives

Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) and the Jake Foerster Music Arts Fund (JFMAF) have announced a new partnership to increase awareness and reach of the existing JFMAF Scholarship Fund, and to co-present new programming creating more opportunities for students to expand their drive and expertise in the medium of sound. The JFMAF was created in 2014 in

2020-07-30T11:35:59-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, Education Highlights|

30 Years of JAS Memories

2020 marks the 30 year anniversary for Jazz Aspen Snowmass. Thirty years full of wonderful memories. For the next 30 days, while many of us find ourselves isolated, we invite you to join us as we look back with pictures and stories of some of our favorite JAS performances, a list compiled by JAS

2020-07-30T11:30:22-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, General|

JAS In-Schools Spring Newsletter

JAS IN-SCHOOLS SPRING NEWSLETTER Check out the JAS Spring Newsletter here for information on what's going on in our local schools! And mark your calendars for these two upcoming FREE education performances: Wednesday, April 22 @ 6pm JAS Student Showcase Third Street Center in Carbondale   Saturday, May 9 @ 1-6pm JAS Band Battle Lion's

2020-07-30T11:26:40-06:00July 30th, 2020|ALL, Education Highlights|
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