*excerpts taken from ThoughtCo. “The Sexy, Hip Shaking, Mambo Dance” Feb. 25, 2019 With the exciting Cuban band Orquesta Akokan kicking-off our 2019 JAS Cafe Summer Series this week, we wanted to take a look back at history of mambo! Where Did Mambo Originate? Originating from Cuba in the 1930s, The Mambo Dance is
Join JAS in Israel! JOIN JAS IN ISRAEL! The JAS National Council is headed to Israel in 2010 and we'd love for you to join us! Trip is open to National Council members only. To find out more on membership visit us here or contact Holly Upper at 970.920.4996. More trip details to be released soon!
WE TRUST JAS PASSES ON SALE NEXT WEEK! 2020 We Trust JAS Pass Pre-Sale at the Belly Up on Friday, Nov. 29 2pm - 5pm Available On-Line Starting at 5pm MST Friday, Nov. 29 Jazz Aspen Snowmass is giving local’s a head start on We Trust JAS Pass sales once again this year
JAS Academy Student Highlights Week 3 JAS ACADEMY STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 3 Here are the next 4 (click on their names to read their full bios): Ohad Niceberg Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel School: Tel Aviv University What made you want to pursue a career in music? I come from a musical family, music is everything
JAS ACADEMY BRINGS 23 STUDENT MUSICIANS TO ASPEN FOR 2-WEEK RESIDENCY THE INAUGURAL JAS ACADEMY PRESENTED BY JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SET FOR AUG. 4 – 19 IN ASPEN JAS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 6-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER CHRISTIAN McBRIDE and JAS PRES/CEO JIM HOROWITZ
JAS ACADEMY STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 4 Here are the next 4 (click on their names to read their full bios): Mikailo Kasha Hometown: Mountain View, CA School: Florida State University What made you want to pursue a career in music? I have always loved the freedom and personal aspect of writing and playing music, in
JAS Academy Public Performances JAS ACADEMY PUBLIC PERFORMANCES The JAS Academy presented by Jazz Aspen Snowmass in association with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami kicks-off their two-week residency on Aug. 5! Twenty three student musicians from across the US and beyond will be participating in the program. Don't miss your
Academy Student Highlights Week 5 ACADEMY STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 5 Here are the next 4 (click on their names to read their full bios): Jered Byford (Stamps) Hometown: Snoqualmie, WA School: University of Miami What made you want to pursue a career in music? When I was a Junior in high school, Jiggs Whigham recommended
Academy Student Highlights Week 5 It is the last week of the Academy and here our final 3 students to highlight (click on their names to read their full bios): Patrick Campbell Hometown: Jacksonville, FL School: Florida State University What made you want to pursue a career in music? After listening to Lee Morgan for
JAS Introduces New “She-Bop” Jazz Workshop Exclusively for Young Women Ages 10-18 Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has partnered with the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) to bring CCJA’s existing She-Bop jazz workshop to Carbondale on October 18-19. This two day jazz workshop, open to female jazz musicians ages 10-18 from across the
