In this podcast AspenRealLife Editor in Chief, Jillian Livingston, interviews Jim Horowitz, Founder, President and CEO of Jazz Aspen Snowmass and JAS Cafè.
An evangelist for the gospel of jazz, Jim tells of the summer JAS Cafè schedule and all that is happening this summer at the Aspen Cooking School, The Little Nell and ....
Jazz Aspen began in June 1991 as a small 3 day event. Over time they grew to add a second multi genre outdoor event in Snowmass Town Park in 1996. JAS ( Jazz Aspen Snowmass ) continued to grow through the years, adding music education programs for local public school students as well as high level career training for gifted young artists.
In 2012, The 501 C 3 Not for Profit organization JAS launched a new intimate nightclub at the prestigious 5 star Little Nell Hotel in Aspen , called the JAS Cafe, which has quickly earned a permanent spot on the busy Aspen culture calendar, with year round jazz and world music concerts in both winter and summer.
JAS is now in its 27th Season