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
IT'S CARNIVAL AT THE JAS CAFE! MARCH 17-18 We're mixing things up at the JAS Cafe over World Cup weekend with a Carnival Dance Party on Friday, March 17 featuring the Etienne Charles Calypso Review! We'll be making room for a dance floor, because trust us, you don't want to sit down for this one.
"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
IT'S BACK: JAS #HOWDOYOU72 CONTEST STARTS TODAY! IT'S BACK: THE JAS #HOWDOYOU72 CONTEST! SEND IN PHOTOS SHOWING US HOW YOU ENJOY THE 72 HOURS OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN TWO PAIRS OF 3-DAY DECK PASSES TO THIS YEAR'S SHOWS! IT'S EASY! HERE'S HOW TO ENTER:
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,
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
IMPORTANT PERSONAL MESSAGES FROM THE JAS CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT/CEO From the Chairman: Dear Friends of JAS, “Where words fail, music speaks,” says the poet Hans Christian Andersen. The plight of African-Americans has been oft expressed in music, in the very foundations of jazz - in the work songs, the spiritual music and the blues,
#HOWDOYOU72 - LET US KNOW FOR A CHANCE TO WIN LABOR DAY TICKETS! It's Back: the JAS #howdoyou72 Contest! Send in photos showing us how you enjoy the 72 hours of Labor Day Weekend for your chance to win two pairs of 3-Day Deck Passes to this year's shows! It's easy! Here's how to
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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
