Café Performances, Summer Camps, Community Night’s and More
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After an extremely successful inaugural winter season at the new Paul JAS Center, Jazz Aspen Snowmass is thrilled to announce a packed schedule of events coming up this summer, including an expanded JAS Café series, new summer camps for students, the continuation of Tuesday Community Nights and more.
The JAS Café Summer Series will take place over twenty-three summer nights, starting in July and running through September. Tickets can be purchased here. Each night will feature two performances taking place at 6:30 and 9pm. The series will highlight a mix of returning Café artists, such as pianist Shelly Berg and vocalists Bria Skonberg & Veronica Swift, plus the French Gypsy jazz of the Django Festival Allstars; as well as new artists to the Café stage like The Brass-A-Holics, the emerging Blues star D.K. Harrell, multi-Grammy winning Trumpeter Randy Brecker and the funk-jazz of the Golding Bernstein Stewart B-3 Organ Trio.
Fans of jazz vocalists will also enjoy the debut of Ashley Pezzotti, one of the hottest new voices on the scene, and the Aspen debut of legendary multi-Grammy winning vocal group wizards The New York Voices, celebrating (36) years of world-wide performances.
As always, the series will include an eclectic blend of musical styles from jazz to funk, blues, soul, Latin, New Orleans music and more.
JAS will continue to highlight dance-friendly performances through their “Café-Dance” format, offering SRO tickets in designated dance areas of the venue for certain high energy shows. Café’-Dance highlights for the summer include a packed July 4th weekend with the British Rhythm & Soul of the James Hunter Six on July 3rd and funk, jazz and soul with the “all trombone” band & New Orleans natives Bonerama on July 4th, and later summer performances including soulful blues and funk from The Boneshakers on July 17th , George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners on Aug. 1st and the renowned Afrobeat band, Antibalas on Aug. 9th.
The current full schedule of JAS Café performances can be found here with September shows to be added at a later date.
The Paul JAS Center will feature the option of dining before or during shows with an exceptional small-plate menu from Epicure Catering, the Paul JAS Center’s in-house catering team.
TUESDAY COMMUNITY NIGHTS
Starting on June 2, every Tuesday of the summer will be Community Night at the Paul JAS Center, with a fun mix of free programming from open mic nights, to music trivia, local band showcases, salsa nights and more. Doors open at 5pm each week with a great selection of discounted food and drink specials available. You can find the current announced schedule here.
EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
JAS will be offering three camps to local students this summer starting with the JAS Street Horns Summer Camp from June 22-26. Perfect for intermediate to advanced students, the Street Horns Camp provides direct musical instruction from professional musicians including elements of live performance.
New beginner to intermediate DJ Bootcamp and Beatmaking 101 camps will be offered from July 6-9 and July 13-16. The DJ Bootcamp will teach the basic skills and techniques for live DJing while in Beatmaking 101 students will learn the process of creating digital music beats from square one.
More details on the camps and enrollment information can be found at https://jazzaspensnowmass.org/jas-summer-camps/ JAS will be offering camp scholarships for any students who may need them.
ADDITIONAL SUMMER PROGRAMMING
Currently scheduled additional special events at the Paul JAS Center for this summer include: a Family Jam on June 6, perfect for families with children under five; Local Comedy Showcase on June 11; free Salsa After-Dark Nights led by Mezclas Social Dance on July 11 and Aug. 8; JAS Saute & Swing Celebrity Chef Dinner and Concert featuring St. Paul and the Broken Bones on June 18; and a Jazz Brunch on Sunday, Aug. 16 with the King Cabbage Brass Band.
For a full list of all the exciting activities taking place at the Paul JAS Center this season please visit us here and look for more concerts and events to be added throughout the season.
JAS Café Summer 2026 Schedule – BUY TICKETS HERE
Friday, July 3 – The James Hunter Six* – British native Soul R&B
Saturday, July 4 – Bonerama* – New Orleans’ All Trombone Band: high energy funk, jazz & soul
Thursday, July 9 – Maruja Limon – All Women’s Flamenco Band from Barcelona
Friday, July 10 – Bria Skonberg Quartet w/Mathis Picard – Jazz Trumpeter & Vocalist (Supper Club-Early Show)
Saturday, July 11 – Delvon LaMarr B-3 Organ Trio* – Funk, jazz & soul
Friday, July 17 – The Boneshakers* – Gritty & Soulful Blues vocals w/ an R&B Vibe
Saturday, July 18 – The Brass-A-Holics* – NOLA natives who all play, sing & dance
Friday, July 24 – Veronica Swift w/Colorado Jazz Rep Orchestra – Jazz/Pop vocals with Full Big Band
Saturday, July 25 Benny Banack, III – World-class Trumpeter/Vocalist & Entertainer
Friday, July 31- D.K. Harrell – Award-Winning Louisiana Bluesman
Saturday, Aug. 1 – George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners* – New Orleans Funk
Sunday, Aug. 2 – Shelly Berg w/Special Guest Vocalist Ashley Pezzotti – (Supper Club-Early Show)
Friday, Aug. 7 – Randy Brecker in Brasil – Fiery Brazilian jazz & Latin rhythms
Saturday, Aug. 8 – JAS Afro-Caribbean Big Band w/Etienne Charles Director. Calypso, Reggae, Salsa, Ska
Sunday, Aug. 9 – Antibalas*- Legendary NYC-based “Afrobeat” Band
Friday, Aug. 14 – Django Festival Allstars – Hot Gypsy jazz from the Parisian based strings of Guitar & Violin
Saturday, Aug. 15 – Golding Bernstein Stewart B-3 Trio* – Funk & Jazz
Sunday, Aug. 16 – Jazz Brunch with the King Cabbage Brass Band – Brass band jukebox of funk. Soul, jazz and R&B
Sunday, Aug. 16 – New York Voices – Vocal supergroup of brilliant harmonies, celebrating their last year of touring together!
*Café-Dance performances
