JAS ANNOUNCES FULL JUNE FESTIVAL LINE-UP: BEN HARPER & CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, NICOLE HENRY, RAUL MIDON & OTHERS

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite (Photo: Danny Clinch)

GRAMMY® Award-winning blues-rock singer Ben Harper & bluesman Charlie Musselwhite have been added to the JAS Aspen Snowmass June Festival line-up, performing on Saturday, June 22nd at the Benedict Music Tent. Harper recently teamed up with the harmonica legend and Blues Hall of Fame inductee Charile Musselwhite to release a collaborative blues album titled Get Up!. On Sunday, June 23rd the 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by the husband-wife team of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi will perform with special guests the vocal play group Naturally 7. These artists will join previously announced Friday, June 21st performer Jackson Browne and July 5th performers Pink Martini, presented in association with the Aspen Music Festival and School.

JAS has also announced an expanding FREE Festival Lawn Party taking place on the Benedict Music Tent grounds starting at 6pm June 21-23. Two bands will perform nightly including Cuban born Pablo Menendez "Mezcla" and rising world-fusion star TIZER. Multiple food and drink vendors will be on-site creating a festival feel for the entire community to come enjoy.

The JAS Cafe at the Nell Summer Series, which kicks off as part of the JAS June 21 - July 6 Festival has also been announced to include the guitar & vocal wizardry of Raul Midon double-billed with the singer/pianist Karrin Allyson on June 26; the funky & soulful New Orleans' keyboard & vocals of Jon Cleary on June 28-29; The Jeff Hamilton Trio on July 3; The 12 Pc. Cuban Big Band Wil Campa Y su Gran Union on July 5; The suave & high energy Pianist/Vocalist Tony DeSare on July 18-19; The Malian guitarist/vocalist Vieux Farka Toure on Aug 7; The Jazz & Soul vocalist Nicole Henry on Aug 9-10 and the Italian jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini on August 17-18 with additional dates and artists to be announced at a later date.