Leslie Odom Jr. is making his Aspen debut at JAS June Experience on June 22nd - but who is he? Short answer: one talented individual. A quadruple threat: singer, actor, dancer, and writer - accomplished in all that he has done. So here are some fun and interesting facts about Leslie Odom Jr. He grew
Bossa nova is a genre of Brazilian music which developed and was popularized in the 1950s and 60s, initially among young musicians and college students who chose to compose more optimistic music to describe their generation as opposed to the suffering in the tunes and lyrics of songs from the previous decades. The sound was
1. She was born on January 22, 1980 in the small town of Hahira, Georgia. Her father was the minister of her church and Lizz grew up singing in the choir and eventually became the church's musical director. 2. She attended Houston County High School, where she was heavily involved in choral singing, receiving the
As a leading advocate of Russian art in the world, Igor Butman is the most recognized jazz artist in the country. US President Bill Clinton said Butman "may be the greatest living jazz saxophone player, who happens to be Russian." Leading into Butman's performance with jazz vocalist Fantine at the JAS Cafe on July 14 we take
Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles take the JAS Cafe Stage at the Cooking School of Aspen on Friday and Saturday, December 28th and 29th with shows at 7pm and 9:15pm. Purchase your tickets here! Here is a little more about the band: “The human voice is so powerful,” says Cory Henry. “When I’m singing, it’s
As we prepare to welcome hot jazz band The Hot Sardines to the JAS Cafe, we take a look at the history of the music and how Prohibition advanced jazz. “The parties were bigger..the pace was faster…and the morals were looser,” – F. Scott Fitzgerald on Prohibition. While jazz music predated Prohibition, the new federal law restricting
What Is Big Band Music? A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. Big Bands evolved with the times and continue to this day. A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 25
JAS Labor Day Experience announcements are just around the corner and we are SOOOO EXCITED to share! But before we do, here is your chance to take a wild guess, a #JASGUESS that is!! Post pictures or the names of artists you think may be on this years line-up to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with
In the summer of 2017, JAS will be initiating a new education program aimed at adults. Expanding music education from the classroom to the community, inspiring knowledge in students of all ages and building a future audience for jazz and related forms of music. Full details on this initiative can be found here. As part of
"In Jazz, improvisation isn't a matter of just making any ol' thing up. Jazz, like any language, has its own grammar and vocabulary. There's no right or wrong, just some choices that are better than others." - Wynton Marsalis "Handful of Keys," the JAS Cafe performance taking place on July 27-28 will feature two of the most
