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Jazz Aspen Snowmass will kick off their 20th Anniversary season this June with some of the biggest names in jazz, pop and world music. Tickets for the event are on-sale this Friday, February 12.
Making his first ever JAS appearance jazz pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. and Orchestra have been added to the June Festival lineup appearing at the Benedict Music Tent (pictured at right) on Friday, June 25. Over the past two decades Connick has taken a very hands-on approach to his recording career, calling the shots at the numerous phases of his albums projects. Whether performing the American Songbook or in the jazz, blues or funk idiom, the process has yielded consistent success, not to mention worldwide sales of over 25 million discs. In Connick’s latest release, Your Songs, he has expanded his vision to encompass 14 classic popular songs; his instrumental pallet through a striking integration of a string orchestra and his swinging Big Band; and his basic approach to recording, with his interpretation of such classics as Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are,” Elton John’s “Your Song,” and Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.” Continue reading