We are very excited to announce the outstanding group of students who have been selected to join us at the 2019 JAS Academy presented by Jazz Aspen Snowmass in collaboration with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. The group includes two existing small ensembles: SLAM from Michigan State University and Stamps
We aren't just pulling your leg when we say the JAS VIP Experience is unlike any other live music festival VIP Experience around! We've worked hard at creating a "Patron" experience that stands apart and we hope you'll join us for it. Here are 10 reasons why: 1. The purchase of your VIP ticket helps
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. and
“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 me
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. The
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 the
Grace Kelly is taking the jazz world by storm with her "electric charisma on-stage that instantly ignites the room," says band leader Jon Batiste. As we get set to welcome Kelly to the JAS Cafe stage for her first ever Aspen appearance, we wanted to take a look back at the influence other women like Kelly have
(Excerpt from Rolling Stone Magazine, April 2015, By Andy Greene) Join us for Lean on Me: Jose James Celebrates Bill Withers at the JAS Cafe On a clear day you can see the Staples Center from Bill Withers' house, which sits high in the hills above West Hollywood. Today, in about two hours, the Los
JAS CAFE WINTER SERIES AT THE LITTLE NELL This winter's JAS Cafe Downstairs at the Nell series promises to be one of our best yet, with multiple new artists and a few of our favorites returning. We've got guitars, Hammond B-3, vocalists, Grammy winners and more! Not sure who you'd like to see? Listen to
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
