Open to Students Grades 5-12 Entries must be received by February 1, 2025 Winners will be announced by March 1, 2025 One High School winner will receive a cash prize of $500 plus the opportunity to perform your song live at a JAS Cafe event! On Middle School winner will receive a cash prize of
When you hear the term Jazz, your mind may go to a particular type, hearing different instruments, and the beat could be fast or slow. Jazz is an open genre of music and can be categorized into subtypes. Below are the most common types of jazz, based on their styles and preferences. These subtypes have
JAS' Local Education End of Summer/Fall Happenings! Berklee College of Music/Berklee City Music and Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) presents the “Musically Me” workshop September 22nd, 2024 | 4:30pm to 7pm | Glenwood Springs High School Hosted at Glenwood Springs High School, the Musically Me workshop is directed to Middle and High School students who are
THE JAS ACADEMY PRESENTED BY JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ANNOUNCES THEIR SUMMER PROGRAMMING & STUDENT SELECTIONS The JAS Academy presented by Jazz Aspen Snowmass in collaboration with the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, will return to Aspen/Snowmass this summer
Please join us for an International Jazz Day celebration on April 30th from 5-7pm featuring the top student jazz bands from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Taking place at TACAW in Willits/Basalt, the evening will feature music from students from the following High Schools: Aspen Glenwood Springs Coal Ridge Rifle The concert is free
Congratulations to our Winners! Big thanks to all the students who shared their music with us this year! Once again, the amount of talent was astounding and we can’t wait to hear more from you all soon! Below is a list of the winners and their songs, including our Grand Prize winner and Honorable Mention
ACCEPTING referrals NOW!! Jazz Aspen Snowmass is looking for advanced student musicians to participate in the new JAS Street Horns program! Led by Basalt Band Director Chance Davis, alongside JAS In-Schools Director Chris Bank, additional JAS In-Schools Faculty and visiting professional jazz musicians, the Street Horns will be comprised of students referred to JAS by
In an effort to insure that the JAS Academy Afro-Caribbean Big Band Session has a different sound and feel than the first session, we are requiring some specific pieces and styles to be addressed by specific instruments in the audition process. Please see list below. Horn/Steelpan/Vibes Players (any two of the following) Mambo Inn https://youtu.be/DvwWtKyuCVs?si=L1dQWXNsriU3j_n4
In partnership with Action in Africa, JAS has the rare opportunity to bring Ugandan Musician (and 2023 JAS June Artists) Chinobay and Dance of Hope Youth to the Aspen Community and school systems for a life-changing week (Oct. 1-5, 2023) of performance, education, and connection. The week will be full of in-school seminars at local
Congratulations to our Winners! Big thanks to all the students who shared their music with us this year. Once again, the amount of talent was astounding and we can’t wait to hear more from you all soon! Below is a list of the winners and their songs, including our Grand Prize winner and Honorable
