Jazz Aspen Snowmass is pleased to announce the remainder of
their summer season including line-ups for both the JAS June Experience and the
JAS Café Summer Series.
The JAS June Experience will kick off on Thursday, June 21
at the JAS Café Upstairs in the Aspen Art Museum with widely acclaimed rising
star, contemporary vocalist, and saxophone player Grace Kelly. On Friday, June
22 the Experience moves over to the Benedict Music Tent with an evening of
"NEW VOICES" featuring acclaimed vocalist Lizz Wright and Hamilton
Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. (the original Aaron Burr in the smash
international hit). Odom Jr.'s debut solo album Leslie Odom, Jr. was released
in June 2016 on S-Curve Records and quickly rose to number one on the Billboard
and iTunes Jazz charts. He will be joined on-stage with special guests the
Aspen Music Festival & School Student Musicians (AMFS).
Opening for Odom Jr. is Lizz Wright, returning to the JAS
June main stage after her tour de force guest appearance last year as part of
the "Ella at 100" tribute concert collaboration with AMFS & JAS.
Through an inimitable voice that The New York Times touts as, "a smooth,
dark alto possessed of qualities you might associate with barrel-aged bourbon
or butter-soft leather," Wright sings with a soaring reflection of the
cultural fabric of America.
Lyle Lovett will appear Saturday, June 23 for the first time
in Aspen with His Large Band on the June JAS Benedict tent Main Stage. Lovett's
live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend's deep
talents, but also the diversity of his influences making him one of the most
compelling and captivating musicians in popular music.
JAS plans to bring back the popular FREE Gospel Brunch on
Sunday, June 24 featuring New Orleans natives Josh Kagler and Harmonistic
Praise, a high energy outfit including a full band plus eight singers on stage.
The performance will be free and open to the public both inside the Benedict
Tent and on the lawn. A pre-concert brunch prepared by Chef Martin Oswald of
Pyramid Bistro in Aspen will be provided in the JAS Patron Tent for just $40
per person.
Later that evening guitarist/vocalist Raul Midón will
perform at the JAS Café Downstairs at the Cooking School of Aspen. The New York
Times called Midón, "a one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra
and his voice into a chorus."
The final show at Benedict Music Tent: "Georgia on My
Mind, A Tribute to Ray Charles," will take place on Saturday, June 30.
This collaboration between JAS and AMFS will feature 10-time GRAMMY®
Award-winners and a cappella vocal wizards TAKE 6, with special guest vocalists
Nnenna Freelon and Clint Holmes, plus GRAMMY® Award-winning saxophone player
Kirk Whalum. The performance is all backed by the H2 Big Band in a brassy,
swinging tribute to the iconic "Genius of Soul."
Tickets for the June Experience go on-sale Tuesday, February
20 at 9:00 am MST. For the June 22-24 shows tickets can be purchased at
jazzaspensnowmass.org, 866-JAS-TIXX (527-8499) or at the Belly Up Box Office in
Aspen. Tickets for the June 30 performance are available now through the AMFS
box office, aspenmusicfestival.com or 970.925-9042. Patron (VIP) two-day passes
(June 22-24) are available now at jasstore.org.
Jazz Aspen has also announced the line-up for their Summer
JAS Café Series featuring performances at four venues: Upstairs at the Aspen
Art Museum (AAM) and Downstairs at both the Cooking School of Aspen (CSA) and
The Little Nell (TLN) and new this summer a special performance at The
Temporary in Basalt.
The 2018 JAS Café Summer Series is dedicated to the late Bob
Magoon. Bob and his wife Nancy have been "season underwriters" of the
JAS Café's year-round series since its inception. "JAS is honored to
dedicate its 2018 Summer JAS Café series to the memory of our dear friend Bob
Magoon, who provided crucial support from the first note and encouraged many
others to join he and Nancy in supporting the JAS Café year-round!" says
JAS President Jim Horowitz.
The Café series will kick-off June 15-16 with a fun weekend
of shows taking place over Food & Wine weekend with New Orleans' Dirty
Dozen Brass Band, and a special dinner provided by Chef Michael Sichel from the
famed New Orleans restaurant Galatoire's. Remaining summer shows include:
June 21 - Grace Kelly - Aspen Art Museum
Contemporary Saxophone/Vocals
"Jazz Innovator...Making jazz young." - Billboard
June 24 - Raul Midón - Cooking School of Aspen
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
"A one-man band... who is spiritually connected."
- The New York Times
June 28-29 - Laila Biali - The Little Nell
Canadian Jazz/Pop Pianist & Vocalist
July 6-7 - The Hot Sardines - Cooking School of Aspen
Witty Retro-Swing, a la Francaise!
"One of the best jazz bands in NY today!" - Forbes
July 13 - Scott Tixier Quintet - Aspen Art Museum
French violinist/composer
"...the future of jazz violin." - DownBeat
July 14 - Igor Butman & Fantine - Aspen Art Museum
Internationally acclaimed Russian Saxophonist
w/ explosive Global R&B/Jazz Vocalist
July 21 - Django Festival All-Stars - The Temporary
Hot French Gypsy Jazz, smash hit band
returning for 4th JAS Café appearance
July 27-28 - Handful of Keys: Emmet Cohen Meets Christian
Sands
- Cooking School of Aspen
Two brilliant young pianist face to face. Four hands,
two pianos, one Hammond B3 Organ.
Aug. 10 - Nicki Parrot Tribute to Peggy Lee - Aspen Art
Museum
Sultry & Swingin' Bassist/Vocalist's
homage to an American vocal legend
Aug. 11 - Allan Harris with the H2 Big Band with
Special Guests Carolyn Leonhart & Shirazette Tinnin -
Aspen Art Museum
Big Band Swing to Swaggering R&B & selections from
Allan's
hit off Broadway show Cross That River
Aug. 12 - The Bronx Horns: Tribute to Dizzie's 100th - Aspen
Art Museum
Explosive Latin Rhythms: Mambo, Rhumba, Salsa
Aug. 17 - Dianne Reeves - Aspen Art Museum
5-time GRAMMY® Award-winner & the pre-eminent jazz
vocalist of her generation
Aug. 18 - Christian McBride, Benny Green & Russell
Malone - Aspen Art Museum
Classic "Drumless" Jazz Trio. Three Masters
Re-unite!
Aug. 19 - JAS Academy Big Band
directed by Christian McBride - Aspen Art Museum
Tickets for the summer JAS Café series will be available
starting on Monday, February 26 at 9:00 am. Visit jazzaspensnowmass.org for details.
In August JAS will be reviving the former JAS Academy Summer
Sessions program for gifted college music students. The new format, JAS Academy
Big Band Sessions, will be led by former Academy Artistic Director,
world-renowned bassist Christian McBride. In 2018 McBride won the GRAMMY® Award
for Best Large Jazz Ensemble with his Big Band, making this format an even more
incredible opportunity for participating students.
Up to twenty students will be selected from top music
programs across the country, to work with McBride and other Jazz Masters
(including Dianne Reeves, Benny Green and Russell Malone) on an interactive
curriculum designed around the "Big Band." The week will conclude
with a live performance at the JAS Café in which all students will perform as a
Big Band under the direction of McBride.
Closing out the summer, the 2018 Labor Day Experience
line-up announced earlier this year includes Zac Brown Band, Jack Johnson,
Lionel Richie, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Fitz & the Tantrums, Gary
Clark Jr., Bahamas, and The Record Company. Tickets for these shows are
available now.
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