Jazz Aspen Snowmass and founder Jim Horowitz to be inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame

Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) and founder Jim Horowitz will be inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame at the 2025 JAS Labor Day Experience in Aspen/Snowmass over Labor Day weekend, August 29-31. Founded by Horowitz in 1991, JAS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with a mission to present and preserve jazz and related forms of music through world-class events, performances and education programs.

“Jim’s contributions, the contributions of his dedicated team, and the entire organization’s contributions to music and music education in our great state are unparalleled and so deserving of this honor,” commends Colorado Music Hall of Fame’s board co-chair, Scott Tobias, who has professionally worked with JAS for decades through his publishing company, Westword, and his digital advertising agency, V Digital Services.

Most often recognized for JAS June and Labor Day Experience (multi-day outdoor music festivals), JAS also produces an intimate and musically diverse summer and winter series, the JAS Café, featuring world-class, live jazz, blues, soul, world music and more at various downtown Aspen venues, as well as year-round music education programs stretching across the entire Western Slope. Since 1996, JAS has generated over $10 million to support its music education programming. JAS’ latest initiative is slated to open next winter: the Paul JAS Center, above the historic Red Onion in downtown Aspen, Colorado. The Center will serve as a music club, community event space, recording/broadcasting studio and music classroom for JAS’ many music education programs and will give JAS its first permanent home.