Recently JAS partnered with the Jake Foerster Music Arts Fund (JFMAF) to increase awareness and reach of the existing JFMAF Scholarship Fund. To date JFMAF has awarded over $40,000 in scholarships to 13 students from Basalt and Aspen High Schools. In an effort to reach more students and expand the program to both Carbondale and
Jazz Aspen Snowmass announced today a new partnership with Merrill Lynch Aspen. The sponsorship is focused on the organization’s 25th Anniversary Season. “I have been part of the Aspen community for 20 years, and am very proud to support Jazz Aspen Snowmass. The music, culture, and fun they bring to our community is enjoyable
I'd heard Bria's name last year for the first time, as she was pitched to me for the JAS Cafe by the same agent who first told me about Cyrille Aimee, the French jazz singer who had a great debut here in January 2012. With our "Jazz Spoken Globally" themed series at the
MASS JUNE EXPERIENCE The 2016 Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience looks to consist of one of the strongest June JAS line-ups in the organizations history. Motown legends, country rockers and exciting jazz performers are all accounted for, with additional acts still to be announced. JAS will kick-off the June Experience with a special
Five local music students are the benefactors of scholarships from Jazz Aspen Snowmass allowing them to attend prestigious summer music camps for advanced studies. Liam Laird and Renee Bruell, both from Roaring Fork High School, along with Joseph Thompson from Coal Ridge High School have been accepted to attend the Berklee Five Week Music Intensive program at Berklee College of Music
It's finally here! Order your copy of 25 Years of Jazz Aspen Snowmass, a hard copy book celebrating JAS' 25th Anniversary Season through the photography of Steve Mundinger and memories of James Horowitz. Get yours today with a $50 donation to JAS Music Education Programming. Visit us here to purchase and enjoy the memories!
JAS Summer Camps 2019 are now open for registration! The JAS Summer Camps are designed for middle and high school music students. The camps provide direct music instruciton from professional musicians, including private lessons and group workshops as well as live performance elements. JAS Summer Camps are led by JAS In-Schools Program Director, Chris
Carbondale is known as an incubator for artists and musicians with young talent emerging this time from the middle school band: two flautists Bailey Griebel and Samantha Anderson. Both students joined our new Local Education Initiative, New Year, New Sound to set intentions and improve their musicality this year. JAS funded three private lessons for each
On Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 The Roger Kellawy Trio with Special Guests Brazilian Vocalist/ guitarist Téka and saxaphonist Tom Scott with Jay Leonhart on bass and Roni Ben-Hur on guitar will take the JAS Cafe Stage Downstairs at The Little Nell. But who are all these amazing musicians? Roger Kellaway:
"The food is better than any festival food I've ever tasted. Chef Martin Oswald of Aspen's Pyramid Bistro curated a menu that this year ranged from super tender grilled veal tongue with harissa honey carrots to sushi and nutritarian turmeric curry with broccoli, roasted peppers and forbidden black rice." - Forbes Chef Martin Oswald (seen above
