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CARRIE UNDERWOOD, ONEREPUBLIC, FUN, EARTH, WIND & FIRE, ZIGGY MARLEY and more Headline the JAS Aspen Snowmass Experience Labor Day Weekend Aug 29-31, 2014
The 2014 JAS Aspen Snowmass Experience, held Labor Day weekend, will bring new artists, new ticket options and a new name to Snowmass Town Park Aug. 29-31, featuring a star-studded blend of both timeless and timely Artists, attracting a broad range of audiences and genres. The event kicks-off on Friday, August 29th with reggae superstar […]
Why Jazz Matters- Track 5
by Norm Provizer This month, drummer Ginger Baker celebrates his 75th birthday. From the perspective of the 1960s, when Baker propelled Cream (the first rock super group with Baker, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce) and Blind Faith (with Steve Winwood and Clapton), the very idea that the drummer, who had a lot of habits, would […]
Why Jazz Matters: Track 4
by Norm Provizer In its Michael Jackson obituary, The New York Times noted that the singer’s Thriller disc had sold, across the planet, to date, some 100 million copies. While that figure has been debated, there is a general consensus that Thriller has, at least, sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 55-to-65 million copies. Either […]
Java Jam Cafe Providing Service to Community in Englewood
by Tim Wenger The city of Englewood has a new home for live acoustic music. Java Jam Café, a coffee house and wine bar located directly across from the Swedish Medical Center’s drop off circle and next door to The Copper Pot, opened its doors late last year to provide not only a gathering place […]
Paa Kow- Ask
by Tim Wenger Something different is often so refreshing, it is hard to put into words. Such was my reaction at hearing Paa Kow’s new record Ask. Simply put, this guys can drum. Like no one I’ve ever heard. Add on top of it an eclectic mix of West-African music (Paa Kow is a native […]
Why Jazz Matters: Track 2
by Norm Provizer At the start of the 1950s, a Cleveland disc jockey by the name of Alan Freed took the phrase “rock and roll” and attached it to the emerging new music that blended rhythm and blues with pop vocals and rockabilly. So, if you have ever wondered why the Rock and Roll Hall […]
Why Jazz Matters: Track 1
by Norman Provizor [email protected] While no one has ever invited me to walk down a red carpet, I did get to walk next to one when I attended the 50th edition of the Grammy Awards back in 2008. The show was filled with artists from Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis […]
The Manager’s Corner-“I’m not in it for my Health” (Levon Helm)
by Chris Daniels I’ve managed my own band since the 1980s, and despite the amazing change in technology, success in the music business is built around four tried and true elements: great music, really hard work, and timing (often mistaken for luck). The other key element is getting the help you need to make that […]
Venue of the Month-El Chapultepec
by Ryan Edwards Denver has a lot of newer venues, but it’s nice to come across a place that has a lot of history and has been a part of the Denver music scene for a long time. El Chapultepec sits on the corner of 20th and Market, right across the street from Coors Field, […]
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