Date: Thursday July 29th Friday July 30th
Time: 9 PM
Michael Franti returns after multiple sold out shows and the first time Spearhead will be performing at the Belly Up.
Franti, who recently completed a tour with John Mayer, has long been known for his electrifying live show. “Music is sunshine”, says Michael Franti, one of the most positive and conscious artists in music today.”Like sunshine music is a powerful force that can instantly and almost chemically change your entire mood. Music gives us new energy and a stonger sense of purpose” If in Aspen a must see!
For more information call 970-544-9800
On Monday August 2, Vince Gill and Amy Grant will perform an exclusive concert at Aspen Meadows Resort. The evening will be complete with cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions all benefiting Challenge Aspen.
Challenge Aspen provides year-round recreational, cultural and competitive experiences for anyone with a disability.
For information contact Challenge Aspen at 970-923-0578 ext. 205
JW and his family stopped in for the event and commented, “What a wonderful store! Sheila and Lisa were so friendly and fun. Some of the most Amazing instruments I’ve seen in one place. One of hte flat coolest stores I’ve been in in years!”
Date | Friday February 26th - Saturday February 27th
Time | 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Where | The Little Nell
Phone | 970.920.4996
Admission | $30
Website | www.jazzaspen.org
Jazzy Bossas, sambas, choros and a little African Highlife!
As a jazz pianist, Jeff has worked with many American jazz legends including: Freddie Hubbard, David Fathead Newman, Marlena Shaw, Eddie Harris, Richie Cole, Dakota Staton, and Clark Terry. He is heard regularly with many groups, including the Ken Walker Sextet.As a recording artist Jeff’s ‘07 release “Cique” received high acclaim, including being selected as one of the ten top jazz CD’s in the Boston Globe. He has three solo releases on American Gramaphone Records, and has appeared on dozens of CD’s as a sideman.
He currently teaches at the University of Colorado at Boulder and for the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts. He is co-owner of successful Denver based recording studio - Mile High Music.
Date | Sunday, February 28th - Friday, March 5th
Phone | 970.923.0578
Location | Buttermilk
Schedule of Events
Feb. 28: Downhill training
March 1: Downhill training
March 2: Downhill race
March 3: Downhill race
March 4: Super Combined (slalom and super G) race
March 5: Super G race
Challenge Aspen welcomes the U.S. Adaptive Ski Team and national adaptive ski teams from 13 countries to Buttermilk Mountain this March for the prestigious International Paralympic Committee 2010 Alpine World Cup finals, presented by U.S. Paralympics. Some 130 athletes and 50 coaches are expected to attend. READ MORE »
Radney Foster will be stopping by the Two Old Hippies store on Friday, February 19th at 5:30PM to meet with his fans before his show at the Wheeler Opera House. The show with Guy Clark begins at 7:30PM.
One of Texas’s newest favorite sons, Radney Foster, whose songwriting talents while half of Foster & Lloyd made for nine singles on the country charts. Overall, Foster has charted thirteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country chart, including the Top Ten hits “Just Call Me Lonesome” and “Nobody Wins.” Plus he keeps making hits for other country artists, including Sara Evans, Keith Urban and Jack Ingram.
Date | Mon, Feb 22nd
Time | Concert 8PM (Doors 7PM)
Where | Belly Up Aspen
Buy Tickets $15.00 / $17.00 day of show
Presented by Brazilian Nites: Carnaval of Bahia! The largest Carnaval on the West Coast, Brazilian Nites Carnaval has consistently sold out, drawing a crowd of 3000+ for the past 9 years. This music and dance spectacle offers club goers an authentic demonstration of Carnaval dance, costuming, parading, live music and drink. At the heart of the 2010 celebration is the legendary Carnaval band direct from Bahia, TRIO ELETRICO Armandinho, Dodo & Osmar (led by descendants of the originators of the Brazilian band on wheels from 1950) with top-notch musicians performing irresistible Carnaval beats.
Date | Mon, Feb 15th
Time | Concert at 7:40PM (Doors at 6:55PM)
Where | Belly Up Aspen
Buy Tickets $13.00 / $15.00 day of show
?Hearts for Haiti? is a benefit concert for the earthquake stricken people of Haiti. Sharing their heart for the people of Haiti have are Chris Clarke, Gregory Page, Allen Singer w/ Dane Terry, Robin Henkel, Sara Petite and the legendary Jim Kweskin. All money raised from this event will be donated directly to the San Diego American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. Our goal is simple ? Raise as much money as we can. Please share your heart with us and support the earthquake stricken people of Haiti.
Date | Sunday, February 14
Time | 6pm
Where | Snowmass Base Village
Frankenreiter is known for his soulful surfer rock sounds, including his first hit “Free,” in collaboration with long-time surfing buddy and friend Jack Johnson as well as more recent hits such as “Move By Yourself” and “Life, Love and Laughter.”
The Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series hosted by Aspen/Snowmass debuts in November and continues through March with a series of free outdoor concerts held during key events and peak weekends throughout the season.
For live music, it doesn't get any better than Belly Up Aspen. This intimate (450-person capacity), smoke-free, all-ages venue provides a spot for musical talents including Ben Harper, B.B. King, ZZ Top, G Love, Blues Traveler, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker, Gomez, Wyclef Jean, and The Pretenders to jam. While you're there, take advantage of two full bars and a menu that offers handmade brick-oven pizzas, hamburgers, veggie burgers, fish tacos, and more.
Today Aspen's Wheeler Opera House is home to a variety of movies, lectures, concerts, and festivals-including the Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival each June. Recently, big names such as The Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Jerry Seinfeld, and Oprah have entertained on the historic stage. The theater was the talk of the mining town when it opened in 1889, complete with rich Moroccan leather seats, a deep blue ceiling studded with silver stars, and a breathtaking chandelier. But then it endured tough times, including a shutdown after the 1893 silver market crash and a string of 1912 fires that left it abandoned and near ruins. After Aspen's revival, the renovated opera house opened again in 1984-and has been a premier entertainment venue ever since.
Local Instructors
Paul Buechler
Guitar
Paul Buechler has performed in the Roaring Fork Valley for years, presently as lead guitarist for Straight Shot. In addition to teaching the full range of rock and pop music, Paul specializes in jazz and classical styles. He has taught guitar for more than ten years. Paul's formal music training includes classical guitar study with Hugh Geoghegan at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts; jazz study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston; and a master's in music theory from the Yale University School of Music.
Sandy Munro has taught guitar, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle for the past thirty years. In addition Sandy taught bluegrass and old-time classes at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen. And he's still the longest-serving teacher at the RockyGrass Academy at Planet Bluegrass, bringing his multi-instrument experience and infectious enthusiasm to bluegrass academy participants. When he's not teaching, Sandy performs with the Flying Dog Bluegrass Band and the Crowlin Ferlies, a Celtic/Old-Time Band.
