Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) is thrilled to reveal the initial artist and venue lineup for the 2025 JAS June Experience, taking place June 26–29 in downtown Aspen. With concerts happening daily at twelve different venues, the JAS June Experience offers fans an immersive musical journey through jazz, blues, soul, funk, world, New Orleans traditions, and more.
“The JAS June Experience has found its footing in the last few years and now is marked by huge anticipation. The multi-venue format really has become as much the star as any individual Artist. So much to choose from in such a small area, the downtown core of Aspen,” said JAS President and CEO Jim Horowitz. “With planning heating up for JAS’ permanent home at The Paul JAS Center above the historic Red Onion, it’s exciting to imagine the future of this event when we add this new venue to our collection of diverse concert locations at the June Experience.”
From Grammy® winners and nominees to the best emerging talents, international artists, vocalists, and instrumental groups, this year’s June Experience truly offers something for every music lover. Attendees can stroll from venue to venue throughout Aspen’s downtown core, with musicians often performing multiple times over the weekend—ideal for discovering new favorites or revisiting standout sets in an intimate, up-close setting.
PASS AND TICKET INFORMATION
On-Sale Date: Thursday, February 20 at 10 a.m. MST
General Admission Passes:
Single-Day (Friday or Saturday): $150 (plus fees)
Two-Day (Fri/Sat): $225 (plus fees)
Two-Day (any two days): $270 (plus fees)
VIP Passes (Three Nights): $1250 (includes a $500 tax deduction)
Nightly dinner, drinks, and concert at the VIP tent in Rio Grande Park
Access to all other venues
General Admission Passes include entrance to all venues each night, plus the opportunity to enjoy the late performance at the VIP tent in Rio Grande Park. Weekend VIP Passes include three nights of dinner and drinks at the VIP tent, stellar music performances at the tent, and entrance into all other venues.
VENUES
Rio Grande Park VIP Tent
Belly Up
Wheeler Opera House & Wheeler Lobby
Rooftop at the Aspen Art Museum
Limelight Hotel
Gravity Haus
Unravel Coffee + Bar
The Sterling
Hotel Jerome’s Felix Roasting Co., Wheeler Room & Bad Harriet
HIGHLIGHTED ARTISTS & PERFORMANCES
Cool, Cool, Cool (Rio Grande VIP Tent, Thurs) – Known for fusing funk, house, and R&B into an electrifying performance featuring female-led vocals, a soaring horn section, and dance-driven grooves.
Christian McBride Conducts the JAS Academy Big Band featuring José James & Alicia Olatuja (Rio Grande VIP Tent, Fri) – The multi-Grammy® winning bassist and Artistic Director leads the JAS Academy Big Band, joined by two of the hottest vocalists on today’s jazz, R&B, and soul scenes.
Samantha Fish (Belly Up, Fri) – Famed for her explosive riffs, visceral rhythms, and spine-tingling vocals, this singer/songwriter/guitarist has earned acclaim for her distinctive self-expression.
Marcia Ball (Wheeler Opera House, Fri) – A “killer pianist, great singer and songwriter” (Billboard) whose potent blues, sweet zydeco, and furious Texas boogie bring sunshine and soul to every performance.
Dumpstaphunk (Aspen Art Museum, Fri) – One of the funkiest bands to emerge from New Orleans, descended from the Neville and Meters bloodlines, igniting a deep, gritty groove.
Matt Schofield (Gravity Haus, Fri) – Multi-award-winning British blues guitar virtuoso who has redefined the boundaries of the genre and influenced countless musicians.
Salin (Unravel Coffee + Bar, Sat) – Thai-born drummer, composer, and Juno-nominated producer, blending the rhythms of Northeast Thailand and 70s West African psychedelia through a modern soulful lens.
Shayna Steele (Rio Grande VIP Tent, Sat) – An electrifying vocalist whose ability to traverse soul and jazz has captivated audiences worldwide—from Monterey Jazz Festival to North Sea Jazz and beyond.
Tank & the Bangas (Belly Up, Sat) – The Grammy-nominated group from New Orleans blends funk, hip-hop, rock, and gospel into exuberant stream-of-consciousness storytelling.
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Wheeler Opera House, Sat) – A Grammy®-winning guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter widely regarded as the defining blues voice of his generation.
Remembering Russell Malone with Christian McBride, Benny Green & Yotam Silberstein (Limelight, Sat) – A special tribute to the late virtuoso jazz guitarist Russell Malone, featuring world-class collaborators and friends.
Morgan James (Aspen Art Museum, Sat) – A Juilliard-trained singer, songwriter, and actress called “a phenomenal talent” by The New York Times.
JAS Academy Bands (Hotel Jerome, Sat) – Showcasing the next generation of jazz greats—Academy students performing in fresh ensembles developed during their residency.
OLATUJA (Unravel Coffee + Bar, Sat) – Infusing West African styles with soul and gospel harmonies for a rhythm-forward, uplifting performance.
Takuya Kurado (Gravity Haus, Sat) – Renowned trumpeter from Kobe, Japan, merging jazz, funk, hip-hop, and post-bop into high-energy, deeply rhythmic shows.
Parlor Greens (The Sterling, Fri & Sat) – A heavy, instrumental organ trio that delivers powerfully funky pockets and electrifying grooves.
Alex Cuba Duo (Bad Harriet, Fri & Sat) – A Cuban singer/songwriter whose warm, elastic vocals traverse funk, soul, and pan-Latin textures.
Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks.
CLOSING BRUNCH: SUNDAY, JUNE 29
The June Experience concludes with a New Orleans Brunch at the Rio Grande Park VIP Tent featuring Sasha’s Bloc, a hard-swinging jazz collective evoking the exuberant big band sounds of the 1920s–40s. Tickets include a classic New Orleans Jazz Brunch with bottomless mimosas, a Bloody Mary Bar, and authentic French Quarter–inspired cuisine.
ABOUT JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS (JAS)
Jazz Aspen Snowmass is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1991. JAS is dedicated to the preservation, performance, and perpetuation of jazz and related forms of music through world-class events, performances, and education programs.
For more information on the 2025 JAS June Experience, including the full daily schedule and ticketing details, visit jazzaspensnowmass.org
