"The food is better than any festival food I've ever tasted. Chef Martin Oswald of Aspen's Pyramid Bistro curated a menu that this year ranged from super tender grilled veal tongue with harissa honey carrots to sushi and nutritarian turmeric curry with broccoli, roasted peppers and forbidden black rice." - Forbes Chef Martin Oswald (seen above at
Hozier won not one but two Billboard Music Awards at Sunday's ceremony picking up Top Rock Song for ‘Take Me To Church’ as well as Top Rock Artist. See his performance from the show below. Don't miss Hozier's performance at the JAS Labor Day Experience on Friday, Sept. 4th. Find full details here!
Christian McBride has deep JAS history. He is a member of our musical family going back nearly 20 years. He played many memorable shows and he was the Artistic Director of the JAS Academy Summer Sessions from 1999 – 2008. One of his most memorable shows, highlighted in our new “25 Years of Jazz Aspen Snowmass” coffee table book
If you purchased tickets to the 7pm JAS Cafe performance on Friday, July 14 featuring Butler Bernstein & the Hot 9, we encourage you to join us at 5:30pm for a pre-concert Listen Up! talk (included in all 7pm tickets). JAS Founder/President Jim Horowitz will be joined by trumpeter Steve Bernstein in an interview that will get inside
See the official announcement video here Following a record setting year in 2017, which saw the first ever two-night advance sell-out in JAS history, the organization has announced two headliners and supporting acts for the 2018 JAS Labor Day Experience. Multiplatinum Grammy-award winning artists the Zac Brown Band will return to JAS, following sold-out stadium shows at
JAS ACADEMY STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 2 Here are the next 4 (click on their names to read their full bios): Luther S. Allison (SLAM) Hometown: Charlotte, NC School: Michigan State University What made you want to pursue a career in music? It was a desire of mine for as long as I can remember to travel
The 25th Anniversary JAS Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience will feature one of the most exciting line-ups in the non-profit organization’s history. Held Labor Day weekend in Snowmass Town Park (Sept. 4-6) the event features three nights of headliners, all of whom will be making their first ever Aspen appearance. Three day passes for the event
"The JAS Center" Includes the Historic Red Onion and Adjacent New Construction See Aug. 2 Aspen Times Article: "New JAS Performance Center will be built around historic Red Onion in downtown Aspen" Aspen, CO, - Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) announced today that it is under contract to purchase the existing 2nd floor of the historic Red Onion
New JAS Academy Big Band Sessions to be led by Jazz Bassist Christian McBride Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) will be reviving the former JAS Academy Summer Sessions program for gifted college music students this August. The new format, JAS Academy Big Band Sessions, will be led by former Academy Artistic Director and 2018 Grammy Nominee, the
When the John Jorgenson Quintet takes the JAS Cafe stage on February 9-10 Cafe regulars will notice a familiar sound and style coming from Jorgenson's guitar. John is the latest Cafe artist to bring the Django style of playing to the Cafe. All About Jazz describes the Quintet's performance as "a mix of soulful romance and rollicking