An interview with Jazz Aspen Snowmass executive director: Joe Lang! podcast thrusday sept 1, 2011 Read More →
June Jumping With Aspen, Snowmass Festivals
ASPEN – Memorial Day might mark the beginning of the summer season for many communities. In Aspen, it marks the beginning of festival season.“We have definitely seen, over the past several years, a shift to having more e Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Fresh faces featured at upcoming JAS festivals
Last spring, Jazz Aspen Snowmass – from the festival organizers to the concert-going public – was singing the blues. Getting the 2010 festival lineup into place was a protracted process, and when the results were announced Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Labor Day Fest Won’t Be Buttermilked
Don’t ask Jim Horowitz about his dream band for next fall’s Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival. Horowitz won’t reveal a choice, lest that weaken his negotiating powers.But this much is for sure: The headline act for the 21st annual festival will perform in Snowmass Village,... Read more →
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Rocks The Boat
ASPEN – Jazz Aspen Snowmass is joining forces with a Los Angeles-based entertainment and sports company in an effort to attract bigger and better talent to its music festivals, President/CEO Jim Horowitz said Thursday.The new alliance with AEG Live should help JAS compete for the best musical... Read more →
JAS And All That Jazz @ Tent
“From a close-up perspective,” writes Stewart Oksenhorn, “it’s odd that Jazz Aspen needs to pronounce its jazz bona fides. Jazz has always been a significant part of the mix on the big stage, and the June Festival has usually included a handful of small-venue shows exclusively... Read more →
The Return Of Chick Corea
“Considering the staggering volume of his recorded output over the past 40 years, it is no overstatement to call Chick Corea one of the most prolific composers of the second half of the 20th century. From avant-garde to bebop, from children’s songs to straight-ahead, from hard-hitting fusion... Read more →
Aspen Cop Gone After JAS Snafu
“An Aspen police officer who allegedly used her influence to gain access to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass concert series last fall for herself and members of her family is no longer a member of the department.” Read More →
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Black Eyed Peas w/ Elvis Costello & the Imposters and Umphrey’s McGee at Snowmass Town Park. Read More →
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Michael Franti and Spearhead w/ Citizen Cope kicks off the Labor Day festival. Read More →