History of Gullah Music

Grammy Award winners Ranky Tanky will be joining us at the JAS Cafe on July 2 performing timeless music born from the Gullah culture of the southeastern Sea Islands. Before you go, get to know a little more about the origins of the music you'll be hearing!   The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of

2022-06-27T22:52:07-06:00June 27th, 2022|ALL, JAS Cafe, Uncategorized|

JAS June Experience – Where to Go & What to Know!

The JAS June Experience is just a few days away and we have all the info you need to make your weekend extraordinary! First and foremost, check out the full schedule here. Not sure where all these awesome venues are located? Start mapping out your journey by downloading our event map here. Already have your passes?

2022-06-20T18:16:23-06:00June 20th, 2022|ALL, General, June|

JAS Crawfish & Cruisers – June 9th at Aspen Historical Society

Join us on June 9th, from 5:30-8pm at the Aspen Historical Society for this family friendly, fun kick-off to summer! Live music, delicious Woody Creek Distillers cocktails/beer/wine, and dinner including bbq, mac n' cheese and of course: crawfish provided by Smoke, are all included with your $50 ticket. Event is free for all JAS Band

2022-05-23T20:53:40-06:00May 23rd, 2022|ALL, General|

JAS Academy Public Performances

The JAS Academy presented by Jazz Aspen Snowmass in collaboration with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami will return to Snowmass/Aspen this summer with 42 students from 14 of the top music schools in the US in attendance. While they will be busy studying and rehearsing with Academy faculty and guests,

2023-08-15T13:16:09-06:00May 23rd, 2022|ALL, Education Highlights, General|

Samba Origin

Updated: May 2022 On August 18th Brazilian pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias will return to the JAS Cafe in a special celebration of the music known as Samba. Samba is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style, with its roots in Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions, particularly of Angola and the Congo, through the

2023-02-14T18:44:59-07:00May 12th, 2022|ALL, JAS Cafe|

Snowmass Free Series Just Announced

The Town of Snowmass just announced the Thursday Night Summer Free Series line-up, booked in association with Jazz Aspen Snowmass. All concerts will take place on Fanny Hill starting at 6:30 pm. See you there! June 16 - Hot Buttered Rum June 23 - MarchFourth June 30 - The Altons July 3 - Hazel Miller

2022-05-06T15:07:39-06:00May 5th, 2022|ALL, General|

Join the JAS Band to Support Music Education

The JAS Band Membership was created to encourage philanthropy and social membership from young community members. Your contribution goes to grow and sustain JAS’ MISSION to educate students & audiences. Band Memberships are $300 ($100 tax deduction) and include an array of exciting benefits: Two (2) tickets to the JAS Crawfish & Cruisers event taking

2022-05-02T15:43:46-06:00May 2nd, 2022|ALL, General, Get Involved|

JAS Performers Win Big at Grammys

Just in case you missed it, JAS Labor Day Experience headliner Chris Stapleton had a VERY big night last week! Stapleton took home three Grammys at this years award ceremony including: Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. He also performed his winning song "Cold" which you can see here.  Tickets

2022-04-08T20:21:54-06:00April 8th, 2022|ALL, General|

JAS Summer Cafe Artist Announcements

Click here For 2023 Jas Cafe Series announcements & Updates! Thank you for joining us for the 2022 SeasonJazz Aspen Snowmass announced the 2022 Summer JAS Café series line-up with all shows taking place rooftop at the Aspen Art Museum. Tickets for the series will go on-sale Thursday, March

2022-10-12T20:09:24-06:00March 8th, 2022|ALL, General, JAS Cafe|
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