JAS IN-SCHOOLS SPRING NEWSLETTER Check out the JAS Spring Newsletter here for information on what's going on in our local schools! And mark your calendars for these two upcoming FREE education performances: Wednesday, April 22 @ 6pm JAS Student Showcase Third Street Center in Carbondale   Saturday, May 9 @ 1-6pm JAS Band Battle Lion's

Recently there was an article in Jazz Ed magazine written by Dr. Andrew J. Allen, an acclaimed jazz saxophonist and an assistant professor of music at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he talks about the importance of teaching jazz through the Big Band. With the JAS Academy resurfacing, after an 8

JAS and JFMAF are two organizations with missions in music education that have recently partnered to increase awareness and reach of the existing JFMAF Scholarship Fund, and to co-present new programming creating more opportunities for local students in Colorado to expand their drive and expertise in the medium of sound. Explore our silent auction here to get

Berklee College of Music's summer program in Boston trains some of the brightest young musicians in the country through its five-week summer program—leading the ambitious Noah Rowe-Gaddis and Liam Laird to audition for a coveted placement. Eight local students in total plan to audition this year. The Berklee Summer Program is the largest, most comprehensive summer music

A group of extremely talented young jazz musicians are headed to Carbondale this weekend for the JAS District Eight Honor Jazz Band, sponsored by Jazz Aspen Snowmass. Taking place February 3-4 at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale the event showcases over one hundred Middle and High School student musicians and vocalists, representing multiple

Jazz Aspen Snowmass would like to congratulate the 2015 JAS Band Battle winners: Best Garage Band: The Brink Best Singer/Songwriters: Jacob Fowler & Hoyt Benson Great Divide Studios in Aspen has donated recording time to The Brink while Jacob and Hoyt were rewarded a chance to perform a KSPN Kitchen Concert, date to be announced

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

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

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