If you haven't heard Marcus Miller's latest album Afrodeezia, now is the time (see Spotify playlist below). The album was inspired by Miller's role as a UNESCO Artist for Peace and spokesperson for the organization's Slave Route Project. "For this project, I collaborated with musicians from West Africa, South America, the Caribbean, the southern U.S.
“When I do something I'm passionate about, it reduces stress, and I can go back to studying. The cello will keep music in my life.” - Maddy, Glenwood Springs High School Sr. Cello is the instrument of my soul. When I play cello, I feel invincible, I feel strong, I feel beautiful. Cello lets
JAS Aspen Snowmass is looking for volunteers to assist with our Newly Formatted JAS June Experience June 20th - 23rd! With more venues and artists more help is needed! We are looking for people to help assist with ticketing, doors at our venues and Jazz Ambassadors (helping with questions and information)! Earn an Experience ticket
Jazz Aspen Snowmass To Go Menu Chef Martin Oswald of Pyramid Bistro proudly presents a to go menu to compliment your Jazz Aspen June Experience on June 26-28. He has composed three menus for each day of the virtual events. You may pick up your freshly prepared 3 course dinner at the to-go station
JAS Labor Day Experience Postponed & Re-Scheduled to 2021 Deadline for Donation or Refund Tuesday, June 9 As announced earlier JAS has decided to postpone and re-schedule the 2020 JAS Labor Day Experience out of COVID-19 concerns and Pitkin Counties prevailing summer health guidelines, to the following year, September 3-5, 2021. All of the artists scheduled to perform at the Labor Day Experience
At this time, JAS is still planning on presenting its 30th Anniversary Season JAS June Experience, scheduled for June 25-28, 2020, at multiple downtown Aspen venues, as well as the summer season of JAS Café July 9 – Aug. 16. The full schedule of Artists for JAS June is available here https://jazzaspensnowmass.org/june-experience.html. The full schedule of JAS
In 1968, the U.S. State Department created the Jazz Ambassadors program, hiring leading American Jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington to represent the U.S. overseas, particularly to improve the public image of the U.S. in light of criticism from the Soviet Union around racial inequality and racial tension.
For many YouTube is a great way to entertain yourself, share videos and catch up on the latest pop culture sensation. For a select few it is how you get "discovered". Our Thursday June Experience highlightee is one of those select few. Jacob Collier's YouTube videos were speeding around the internet when they caught
With Poncho Sanchez’s latest album Trane’s Delight, he pays tribute to one of the more prominent figures that informed his music, the iconic saxophonist John Coltrane. Coltrane, who passed more than fifty years ago, continues to influence a mix of styles and genres, transcending cultural boundaries. His saxophone sound – brooding, searching, dark –
Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Aspen is giving local’s a head start on Blind Faith sales this year with one catch, you have to go to the Belly Up Box Office to purchase. On Friday, Nov. 23 the popular deal will be available for purchase at the Belly Up beginning at 2pm mst. That evening
