Listen Up! History of New Orleans Piano

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

2020-07-29T13:47:45-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, JAS Cafe|

Early Labor Day Announcements! Zac Brown Band & Lionel Richie to Headline

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

2020-07-29T13:38:45-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, Labor Day|

JAS Academy Student Highlights Week 2

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

2020-07-29T13:22:23-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, Education Highlights|

25th Anniversary JAS Labor Day Experience to Feature: NO DOUBT, HOZIER, LENNY KRAVITZ, THE FRAY + MORE

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

2020-07-29T13:17:43-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, Labor Day|

JAS Plans for a Permanent Home in the Aspen Core

"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

2020-07-29T13:12:02-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, General|

JAS to Revitalize Former All-Scholarship Summer Program for College Students

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,

2020-07-29T13:06:27-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, Education Highlights|

The Django Influence

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

2020-07-29T13:04:56-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, JAS Cafe|

Three Generations of Cuban Pianists

Pianist Chuchito Valdes is heir to a great Cuban jazz tradition which started with his grandfather, Ramon Emilio “Bebo” Valdes, and continued with his father, Dionisio Jesus “Chucho” Valdes. Both musicians have been revered throughout the jazz world for decades: Bebo for creating the batanga rhythm and for serving as the director of Havana’s Tropicana club, and Chucho

2020-07-29T12:36:39-06:00July 29th, 2020|ALL, JAS Cafe|
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