The JAS Labor Day Experience Gets a New Start

The Jazz Aspen Snowmass nonprofit started throwing an eclectic music festival on Labor Day more than twenty years ago. Now it has expanded to three days, and this year includes headliners like Carrie Underwood and Fun. In this week's music feature, now posted on the Backbeat blog, A.H. Goldstein explores...

By A.H. Goldstein

August 28, 2014

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The Jazz Aspen Snowmass nonprofit started throwing an eclectic music festival on Labor Day more than twenty years ago. Now it has expanded to three days, and this year includes headliners like Carrie Underwood and Fun. In this week's music feature, now posted on the Backbeat blog, A.H. Goldstein explores the history of JAS and looks to the changes in store.

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