'Janus Jazz Aspen at Snowmass' Kicks Off Labor Day with Performances by The Allman Brothers, Joe Cocker, Lyle Lovett, Burning Spear, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones and Many More.Entertainment Editors/Music Writers ASPEN, Colo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 13, 2000 Janus Jazz Aspen at Snowmass (JAS JAS James JAS Journal of Animal Science JAS Jamaica AIDS Support JAS Journal Abbreviation Sources JAS Japan Air System JAS Just A Second JAS Japanese Agricultural Standard JAS Jordanian Astronomical Society (Amman, Jordan) ) announced today an all-star line-up for its 10th Anniversary Season Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. festival. Beginning September 1 through September 4, the festival will host four exceptional days of eclectic rock, R&B and world music with performances by The Allman Brothers, Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Biography Early life Lovett was born in the unincorporated region of Klein, Harris County, Texas, the son of Bernell (née Klein), a training specialist, and William Lovett, a , Joe Cocker, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Burning Spear Winston Rodney, OD (born March 1, 1948), also known as Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages. , Hugh Masekela Hugh Ramopolo Masekela (b. Witbank, South Africa, April 4, 1939) is an South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer. Masekela is an acknowledged master of African music. Biography He began singing and playing piano as a child. and Jimmy Cliff, with additional artists to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . "This year's tenth anniversary Janus Jazz Aspen at Snowmass Labor Day festival is truly exceptional," said Executive Producer Jim Horowitz, "featuring a trio of headline artists we've long hoped to present topping off our finest and deepest array of talent ever presented in one season." On September 1, The Allman Brothers Band will kick off the JAS Labor Day Festival with their jam-oriented, show-stopping grooves that combine rock, blues, R&B, country, and gospel. The Allman Brothers Band remains one of the most loved American groups by legions of fans across the country. On September 2, the weekend continues to rock with Lyle Lovett, and his new ten-piece band. For more than a decade, Lyle Lovett has defied convention, resisted any kind of pigeonholing pi·geon·hole n. 1. A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole. 2. A specific, often oversimplified category. 3. The small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting. tr. and delighted both audiences and critics. With a stagefull of musicians including horn and vocal sections, Lyle's band will perform songs that extend past their original recorded versions. They're songs are as apt to contain a cello solo as a pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. The pedal steel is placed horizontally on a stand, with the strings facing up towards the player, and is typically plucked , gospel songs about long-winded preachers, lullabies or penguins. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones are also performing on September 2 and bring their exciting and virtuosic banjo-driven mix of jazz, bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. and beyond to JAS. (On July 25, Columbia Records For the Columbia Records label which was a unit of EMI, see . For the Columbia Records label in Japan, see . Columbia Records is the oldest surviving brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as will release their new album, "Outbound." "Outbound" is Bela Fleck and the Flecktones 7th album and follows their 1998 Grammy-nominated album Left of Cool.) Joe Cocker, one of the truly great rock voices of all time, will bring down the house on September 3. More than three decades after he first topped the world's charts with that blistering cover version of Lennon & McCartney's 'With a Little Help From My Friends', Joe Cocker remains one of the best and, certainly, most distinctive voices in popular music. No Ordinary World, his most recent album, showcases the best blue-eyed soul Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a term used to describe R&B or soul music performed by white artists. The term is a misnomer, in that the artists don't all have blue eyes. to emerge from the British Isles British Isles: see Great Britain; Ireland. of his birth. Cocker showcased his immense talents last year as a guest on Pavarotti and Friends, the Italian tenor's annual charity fundraising concert. Cocker lives with wife Pam in Western Colorado in rural Crawford, where the Cockers have helped rebuild the town and its activities through their resident 'Mad Dog Ranch'. Closing the festival on September 4 is an eclectic blend of world music and reggae, featuring three legendary performers, Jimmy Cliff, one of Bob Marley's contemporaries, and, Burning Spear. A six-time Grammy nominee, a winner in 2000 for Reggae Album of the Year, Burning Spear lives up to his moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. as the "Master of Music." He is one of the few living legends whose vision continues to grow with each new release. Hugh Masekela, a longtime apartheid era exile from his native South Africa, brings his unique blend of jazz and African music to the festival stage. Additional artists will be announced June 1. Located in Snowmass Town Park and nestled in a valley with a backdrop of the cascading Elk Mountain Range, JAS has been producing premiere events since its inaugural festival in 1991. The festival was inspired by its prestigious sister event in Marciac, France, a charming village in the rolling hills of Gascogne. The Janus Jazz Aspen at Snowmass Labor Day Festival comes on the heels of this year's spectacular June Festival (June 15-18) featuring Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Cole, Wynton Marsalis, Wilson Pickett and Grammy Award-winning pianist-vocalist Diana Krall, among others. Tickets to the Labor Day festival go on sale to the public on Monday, June 26. Prices start at $48 general admission per day Fri - Sun and $30 on Monday. For tickets call the Wheller Box Office (970) 920.5770. For Discount lodging & Ticket packages call 1 800 Snowmass (766.9627). For VIP and general information, call 970.920.4996 or visit www.jazzaspen.com. Janus Jazz Aspen 10th Anniversary Labor Day Festival: The Allman Brothers Fri, Sept. 1 6:00 PM TBA Sat., Sept. 2 2:00 PM Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Sat., Sept. 2 4:15 PM Lyle Lovett (New 10 Pc. Band) Sat., Sept. 2 6:30 PM TBA Sun., Sept. 3 2:00 PM TBA Sun., Sept. 3 4:15 PM Joe Cocker (Full Touring Band) Sun., Sept. 3 6:30 PM Hugh Masakela Mon., Sept. 4 2:00 PM Jimmy Cliff Mon., Sept. 4 4:15 PM Burning Spear Mon., Sept. 4 6:30 PM |
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