FREE SUNDAY GOSPEL
Featuring Davell Crawford & The Davell Crawford Singers - noon
Music is an incredible feast of possibilities, and Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has arranged a menu for the summer of 2008 that will touch every taste, salute every genre, and please the most jaded palate. JAS presented by Calamos Investments will kick off its mid-June festival (Thursday, June 19 to Sunday, June 22) in Rio Grande Park, Aspen, on the 19th with the Queen of jazz vocalizing, Dianne Reeves. The extraordinary Brazilian newcomer Bebel Gilberto will open the evening.
On Saturday, June 21st, the 28-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra, will rock and swing the grand white tent to its foundations, with soul sensation Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings opening. The lineup for Friday, June 20th will be announced shortly. On Sunday June 22nd, Los Lonely Boys will rock the house with co-headline act tba.
Finally, on Tuesday June 24th, The Count Basie Orchestra will back 2008 Grammy winning vocalist Patti Austin in her tribute “For Ella," in a collaborative show with the Aspen Music Festival and School at the Benedict Music Tent.
A second collaboration with the AMFS will take place on Tuesday July 22 featuring the brilliant Cuban salsa and timba singer Issac Delgado, the first major artist to defect from Cuba in the last twentyfive years.
In between the two big events, on July 24th JAS will present The Blues Brothers for its JASummerNights Gala, supporting JAS music education programs, at the Belly Up in Aspen.
The second stage of the summer's music will come Labor Day weekend (Thursday, August 28 to Monday, September 1st) at Snowmass Town Park, when JAS presented by Calamos Investments will offer up five varied days and nights of music: on both Thursday the 28th and Friday the 29th, the hugely popular Southern jam band Widespread Panic; on Sunday, August 31st, the founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, and on Monday, September 1st, the leading edge of current American string band music, Yonder Mountain String Band, with the legendary dobro player Jerry Douglas opening.
This season's festival sponsors include title sponsor Calamos Investments, host sponsors The Town of Snowmass Village, the Silvertree Hotel, Centre of the Rockies, Miller Genuine Draft, The Denver Post and CME. Other sponsors include the Viceroy Resorts and Residences Snowmass, Outside Magazine, Alpine Bank, SkinCeuticals, KSPN, Patron Tequila, and DownBeat.
06/19/2008 BEBEL GILBERTO 7pm - doors 6pm
06/19/2008 DIANNE REEVES 9pm
06/20/2008 THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER 8pm - doors 6pm
06/20/2008 ANITA BAKER 8pm
06/21/2008 SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS 6:30pm - doors 5:30pm
06/21/2008 BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA 9pm
06/22/2008 THE CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE SITUATION 6:30pm - doors 5:30pm
06/22/2008 LOS LONELY BOYS
Tickets for both Festivals will go on sale to the public on Mon April 7 by telephone at 866-JAS-TIXX (527-8499), or on-line at jazzaspen.org
For information on festival patron tickets please contact the JAS office at 970 920 4996.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
