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JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS
Annual Report
MISSION
The mission of
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
is to present and
preserve jazz and related
forms of music through
world-class festivals,
performances and
education programs.
CONTENTS
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2012 Board of Directors and JAS Staff
Letter from BOD Chairman
Letter from the President & CEO
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8-11
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National Council & The Band Members
JAS Education Initiatives
June & Labor Day Festival Overviews
2012 Audience Profile
JAS Downstairs @ the Nell
18-19 Special Events
20-22Financials
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Strategic Plan Update
24-25 2012 Donors for the Season
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2012 Corporate Sponsors
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2012
BOARD
JAS OF
STAFF DIRECTORS
James Horowitz
Founder
President & CEO
Andrea Beard
Director
of Marketing
& Sponsorship
Mindi VanMoorsel
Finance Director
Holly Upper
Development
Manager
Corree Isley
Administrative
Assistant
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James Horowitz
Founder
President & CEO
Marianne Elmasri
Buchholz
Chairman
David Chazen
Development Chair
Charles Cunniffe
Governance Chair
Kathryn Fleck Peisach
Strategic Planning
Chair
Marc Goldstein
Treasurer
Tim LaRose
Programming Chair
Douglas Paley
At-Large
Chairman Emeritus
James G. Fifield
Shelly Friedstein
John Provine
Geoff Barker
Susan Crown
Edouard Gerschel
Richard Goodman
Kitzia Goodman
Jerry Grilly
Scott Harper
Angela Hite
James Marcus
Thad Smith
Duer Wagner, III
Community
Board Members
Chris Bank
Helen Klanderud
JAS Lifetime
Trustees
Charles & Angela Cunniffe
James G. Fifield
Kathryn Fleck Peisach
& Harry Peisach
Shelly & Golda Friedstein
Bill & Marilyn Getz
John & Catherine Anne Provine
Harold & Dorothy Thau
Lantz & Laura Welch
For 22 years Jazz Aspen Snowmass has served
our community with world-class music festivals,
free concerts and essential music education
programs for thousands of children in the Roaring
Fork Valley and beyond. We have contributed
over $5.7million to music education since 1996.
Over the course of JAS’ history we have had
many successes but have also addressed many
challenges, none of which compared to the
headwinds met during the depth of the recent
financial crisis. JAS’ survival was dependent on
us redefining ourselves, and updating how we
approached the fulfillment of our mission.
The JAS Executive Committee, under the guidance of the De Vos Institute of Arts
Management at the Kennedy Center, undertook the development of an extensive
strategic plan that was completed and implemented in 2012. As a result, we
emerged with a fresh image of ourselves and a laser focus on our MISSION.
We made internal organizational changes; secured a new strategic partnership
with Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to assist in the programming and
production of our Labor Day festival; and refined our annual operating budgets.
As a result, we allocated a greater part of our financial resources to improving
the quality of our Festival programming and towards funding our year round Jazz
programming at our JAS Café at the Little Nell to a full winter and summer series.
Our 2012 initiatives yielded outstanding results fiscally, artistically and
educationally. We realized a $400,000+ operating surplus for the year with
29,200 people enjoying our Music Festivals, 4,000+ people attending our JAS
Café performances and 1,065 music students benefitting from our JAS In-Schools
music education programs.
Our accomplishments would not have been possible without the support and
guidance from our Board of Directors and dedicated staff. It has been an honor
for me to serve as Chair and work with each of them.
We commend and thank our individual and corporate donors for the investment
that they have made in our mission and our community. The trust that they placed
in our organization enabled us to realign ourselves and continue to achieve and
grow our music performance and education MISSION objectives.
We are excited about the many initiatives underway for the coming years.
We look forward to introducing our audiences to the world’s greatest musical
artists and providing educational programs that nurture tomorrow’s audiences
and offer students the opportunity to discover and develop their musical talents.
Marianne Elmasri Buchholz
Chairman
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In 2012 JAS presented its most widely heard and critically acclaimed series of festival
performances since 2008, when change brought on the economic downturn. JAS took
its most aggressive steps since its inception to embrace its jazz roots in a permanent and
sustainable way with a twice monthly series of winter and summer shows, re-branded
as the “JAS Café Downstairs @ the Nell”. We all feel a sense of balance about JAS’
programming which had eluded us for years, as our June & Labor Day festivals with their
large crowds and hugely popular stars are contrasted with the magic of world-class music
in an intimate setting at the JAS Café.
After years of nomadic presentations at diverse venues such as the old Silvertree Hotel
Cabaret Room, the Ballroom of the Hotel Jerome, Belly Up, Harris Hall & The Wheeler
Opera House, the expansion of the JAS Café to a year–round presenting status was
nothing short of a sea change for the organization. The JAS Café quickly caught on with
old friends of JAS, and earned us many new ones. Most importantly it has helped JAS
to finally, and perhaps permanently, ensure that JAS has a sustainable venue in which to
present jazz and related jazz influenced music to thousands of attendees throughout its annual season. This new home for jazz
at the JAS Café has hosted magnificent vocalists and brilliant instrumentalists and brought an international musical element
to our sophisticated town. Musicians from Cuba, Brazil, France, Italy and more brought unmistakably personal styles fusing
America’s classical music, jazz, with their own musical traditions. Attentive and appreciative audiences continue to fill the JAS
Café, which a noted local writer referred to as an “oasis of cosmopolitan cool.”
At the JAS June Festival, where JAS was born in 1991, we made enormous strides, establishing a new Lawn Party where preconcert revelers could enjoy great sounds and artisan food, expanding the Benedict Tent into the hub of a festival. In 2012 the
symmetry of being at the Benedict Tent, our birthplace, and settling into what feels like a permanent home for jazz at the JAS
Café gave JAS an aha moment long overdue.
At its annual season closing Labor Day weekend festival, JAS continued the second year of its most important new structural
relationship in years with AEG. Programming the festival in collaboration with AEG, the concert industry giant who dominates
concert bookings at Red Rocks in Denver, is an important factor in determining which major artists will play for JAS and when.
We continued to make important strides in the regional marketplace of major concert talent, with Grammy winning emerging
artists like Mumford & Sons headlining, further cementing JAS’ reputation as a festival venue for the newest stars, as well as
iconic veterans. (Ed Note: Mumford & Sons’ recording Babel won the Grammy for “Album of the Year in 2012, and went
#1 world-wide).
In addition to our programming success JAS In-Schools music education programs further solidified and strengthened in 2012.
Highlights include the addition of the new JAS Student Teacher Assistant Program which gives Music Directors more time to
focus and provide one on one attention to students, as well as the integration of the Berklee City Music PULSE program an
integral teaching resource which JAS has made available to our teachers and students for year-round use.
Jazz Aspen Snowmass, at 22 years, is knocking on the door of real institutional status in Aspen/Snowmass, having weathered
the storm of the economic downturn and emerged a more vital, sustainable, balanced and exciting presenting and educating
organization. In 2012 JAS put great effort into a crucial updating of its Strategic Plan, and launching plans for our 25th
Anniversary in 2015. We’ve set very high standards for ourselves: our best season ever, chocked full of great artists and new
discoveries, and new thematic programming and initiatives which collectively will help ensure that JAS remains a vital and
beloved member of the Roaring Fork Valley’s community of extraordinary Not for Profit Art organizations for years to come.
On behalf of all of us here at JAS, our Board of Directors, our dedicated staff and volunteers, we want to thank each and every
one of you who purchased a ticket, made a donation, sang along or laughed, danced or was moved to tears by someone you
heard at a JAS event, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING!
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Best regards,
Jim Horowitz
Founder, President & CEO
2012
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Gerhard & Jeanne Andlinger
Chris & Paula Bank
Geoff Barker
Archer & Sandie Bishop
Scott & Ella Brittingham
Libby & Tim Brown
Don & Marianne Buchholz
Tony & Terri Caine
Dennis Carey
Caribou Club - Billy Stoltz &
Richard Edwards
Greg & Rhonda Casillas
David Chazen
Thomas J. & Linda Coates
Michael Connolly
Rick Crandall & Pamela Levy
Steve & Nancy Crown
Susan Crown & William Kunkler
Laurie Crown & Rick Ortega
Charles & Angela Cunniffe
Lawrence F. DeGeorge & Suzanne Niedland
John Devaney
Carol Dobson
Donald Drapkin
David & Holly Dreman
Bruce Etkin & Tania Dibbs
Matt & Karen Fairbairn
Art & Marcy Falcone
James G. Fifield
Kathryn Fleck Peisach &
Harry Peisach
Shelly & Golda Friedstein
John & Jessica Fullerton
Edouard & Brooke Gerschel
Bill & Marilyn Getz
Marc & Carol Goldstein
Richard & Kitzia Goodman
Richard & Eileen Greenberg
Gerald & Ellen Greenspoon
Gerald & Glenda Greenwald
Michele & Leticia Grendene
Gerald & Bonnie Grilly
Donna Harper
Scott Harper
Toby & Elizabeth Hatfield
Henry & Angela Hite
Dave & Ruthie Hoff
Woody L. & Gayle Hunt
Scot & Barbara Hunter
Robert & Soledad Hurst
Ms. Liba Icahn
Jim & Michele Jackoway
Tom & Mary James
Patricia & Howard Jenkins
Danny Kaye & Silvia Fine Kaye
Foundation
Helen Klanderud
Tim LaRose & Lorrie Wright
Kelly Lasher
Mark & Robin Levinson
Richard & Rebecca Lewis
Toby Devan Lewis
Donna Livingston
Monty & Paula Loud
Lee & JoAnne Lyon
Bob & Nancy Magoon
James Marcus
Steve Marcus
Larry & Susan Marx
Alec & Gail Merriam
Elizabeth Milias
Josh & Elizabeth Mondry
Ben Morris
Richard Morris
Doug Paley
Robert Pew and Susan Taylor
Sheldon & Doren Madey Pinnell
Robert & Lexie Potamkin
Bill & Carolyn Powers
John & Monika Preston
John & Catherine Anne Provine
Allen & Kelli Questrom
Richard & Nancy Rogers
Andy & Ivette Rothschild
Patrick & Mary Scanlan
Robert & Deborah Newman
Sharpe
George & Teena Shaw
Jacqueline & Neal Shear
John H. & Patsy Shields
Thad & Sarah Smith
Jenna & Walker Stapleton
Harold & Dorothy Thau
Jack & Viki Thompson
Duer Wagner, III
John Walton
Michael & Adelaide Waters
Celia Weatherhead
Lenny Weinglass & Susan
St. John
Lantz & Laura Welch
Eric Whitney & Mattie Roberts
Larry & Lorrie Winnerman
Joe Wise
William & Heather Wrigley, Jr.
Vanessa Adam
Richard Berkshire
Jen Bruno-Hartley
Christopher D. Bryan
John Caulfield
Marina Chiasson
Christine Chiasson
David Cook
Dusty & Alexis Diaz
Kristin Dittmar
Jarka & Jacqueline Duba
David Garrison
Melina Glavas
Jeffrey Hancox
Leticia Hanke
Sarah-Jane Johnson
Lisa Kantor
Chris & Missy Klug
Michael Krentz
Kale Lacroux
Janice Louthis
Anthony Lygizos
Danielle Myers
Damon Oliver
Lauren Popeil
Shawna Rahm
Chad & Kirsten Schmit
Oliver Sharpe
Derek Skacko
Beth Slater
Jennifer Slaughter
Chris Tuller
Seth Wagner
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“If all you know about Jazz Aspen
Snowmass (JAS) is that they bring
pop acts like Kid Rock and Sheryl
Crow to the valley in the summer,
or that they stage intimate jazz
shows in the basement of the
Little Nell in the winter, you don’t
Daily News
know half the story.” Aspen
February, 2013
AVERAGE ANNUAL ROARING FORK
VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC BUDGET:
$1,600
2012 JAS CONTRIBUTION TO
IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
$100,000+
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JAS EDUCATION
INITIATIVES
JAS Local Education Initiatives complement existing public school music programs
and replace programs where schools suffer losses in music education. The goal is
to ensure that these schools maintain band and music programs in their curriculum.
JAS IN-SCHOOLS FACULTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Provides funding to bring local musicians into classrooms to offer student assistance
in an instrument that is not their teachers discipline, or in classes that are too large
for the teachers to provide individual instruction.
502 Hours of Faculty Assistance provided in 2012 to the following schools:
Aspen Middle & High Schools
Basalt Middle School
Carbondale Middle School
Glenwood Springs Middle & High Schools
Rifle Middle & High School
Yampah Mountain High School
Riverside Middle School
Coal Ridge High School
“This program is absolutely crucial to the successful operation of our band
program.” —Nick Lenio, Basalt MS/HS Band Director
“Thank you very much for taking the time to care about a small band with
35 kids in it. When I walk into the band room it adds a lot of joy to
my day and with your help our band can make it to the top.” ­­—7th Grade Student,
Glenwood Springs MS
PAYS TO PLAY
A fund allowing youth to take private music lessons in any discipline from an
instructor recommended by JAS. JAS pays for the first three hours of lessons to
increase opportunities for music education while supporting the economy of local
musicians.
193 Hours of Instruction provided to 67 Students in 2012
Instruments taught: piano, trumpet, guitar, saxophone, trombone, french horn,
cello, clarinet, flute, tuba, drums, bass, violin and voice.
100% of parents were satisfied with their child’s Pays to Play experience!
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STUFF FOR STUDENTS
Supports local schools through instrument and equipment grants and funds to
repair broken instruments throughout the school year.
2012 Donations:
12 flutes
11 trombones
15 clarinets
14 trumpets
1 saxophone
“I am so thankful for the clarinet you gave me, it is one of the greatest gifts I have
ever gotten.” —8th Grade Student, Glenwood Springs MS
$20,000 loan provided to Glenwood Music in order to provide instruments
for Aspen Middle & High School: Upon arrival to his new job at AMS
& AHS, Music Instructor Steve Heldt was welcomed by an empty classroom.
The former instructor had returned all the schools instruments prior to leaving.
Desperate for assistance Steve contacted JAS who provided a $20,000 loan
to keep the music playing!
JAS DISTRICT 8 HONOR JAZZ PROGRAM
Students from across the Western Slope of Colorado are nominated by their
instructors to attend a weekend of workshops, sectionals and public concerts with
a faculty from accredited music programs at CU, DU and Mesa State College.
100 student participants in 2012
“The addition of a choir to the Honor Jazz Program is fantastic and my best
kids are super-excited about the possibility of being nominated.” —Sue Wasienko,
Aspen MS & HS Choir Director
BAND BATTLE
20 bands from elementary, middle and high schoools from throughout the Roaring
Fork Valley and beyond compete for bragging rights at this popular annual event.
The event provides an opportunity for students to perform in front of family, friends
and music lovers of all ages at Sopris Park in Carbondale. It features a diverse
range of music from Heavy Metal to Gypsy Jazz.
75 student participants in 2012
JAS SUMMER CAMPS
Three sessions of music camps are hosted in the Roaring Fork Valley including a
beginner, intermediate and advance session each summer. At the end of each session
students showcase their acquired skills at a public performance.
50 student participants in 2012
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TICKETS FOR TEACHERS
Provides complimentary performance tickets to teachers and students throughout
the Roaring Fork Valley school districts to JAS Festivals, JAS Café @ the Nell shows
and more.
500 tickets distributed in 2012
“Thanks so much for hooking us up with tickets to this incredible show
(k.d. lang, JAS June Festival). Fun! Afterwards a senior in Chamber Choir said
that it might have been the most amazing vocal experience she’s ever had. She
was freaking out about k.d. lang’s voice, which is exactly what I was hoping
would happen.” —
­ Katie Hone Wiltgen, Basalt MS/HS Choir Director
JAS STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Implemented in 2012, the program provides grants for public music teachers to receive
administrative assistance from an upper level student, thereby allowing them more
time to focus on teaching vs. the administrative tasks that are often so overwhelming.
8 students assisted at 8 schools in 2012
“She (student) showed initiative and the ability to work independently, and saved
me many hours of work.” —Mark Grey, Roaring Fork High School Band Instructor
CAROLYN POWERS JAS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Provided two (2) $2,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from Basalt High
School and Glenwood Springs High School.
JAS OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS
Provided $250 gift certificate for music supplies to three (3) middle school
students and three (3) high school students.
ALLIANCE WITH BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Jazz Aspen Snowmass is a member of the Berklee College of Music’s “Berklee
City Music”, a non-profit music education program that harnesses the energy of
contemporary music to reach underserved 4th to 12th graders across the country.
The heart of this music education program is the Berklee PULSE, or “Pre University
Learning System Experience”, which supports guided teaching and learning of
popular music through the use of an innovative online music education resource.
Rob Merritt represented Jazz Aspen Snowmass in the summer of 2012 at the
Berklee School of Music PULSE training program in Boston, and became an
official PULSE-Certified Instructor on January 18, 2013. Along with the additional
members of the JAS Educational Outreach Staff including Chris Bank and Chris
Harrison, Merritt has enrolled 685 music students in the PULSE program in the
Aspen, Basalt and Glenwood Springs schools.
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JUNE
FESTIVAL
The 2012 Jazz Aspen Snowmass June
Festival turned out to be one of the most
successful in the event’s 22 year history.
With two sold out shows at the Benedict
Music Tent alongside sold-out shows at
the JAS Café Downstairs at the Nell,
total attendance reached over 8,500.
The introduction of a new “Lawn Party”
on the Music Festival grounds prior to
performances on the Benedict Music
Tent stage, brought concert-goers out
early for live music, drinks, and dinner
provided by the Caribou Club and
Randy Placeres Catering. 91% of event
attendees ranked their experience with
the highest satisfaction!
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“The annual Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Labor Day Festival is one of Colorado’s
proudest traditions held in a setting that
can’t be beat” – Denver Post
Now two years into a partnership with AEG Live, JAS has been able to secure topnotch talent and streamline production operations, creating a bigger buzz around
the Labor Day Festival and an outstanding experience for guests.
Some of the highlights of this year’s Festival include:
» First ever advance 3-day sell-out of the Patron (VIP) Tent!!
» New “72 Hottest Hours of the Summer” marketing campaign launched with
intentions of drawing destination attendees to all 3-days of the festival.
» Successful introduction of discounted 3-day festival pass.
» General admission ticket sales evenly spread over all 3-days for the first
time in JAS history! (with the exception of Saturday which was significantly
higher)
» Return of the big screen to the JAS Village & the incorporation of the existing
park for a more family friendly atmosphere.
»
Year two of the Big Night After Party in the Festival VIP Tent following Mumford
& Sons on Saturday night.
» All shows but one scored 5 out of 5 in satisfaction!!
» 81% of attendees scored the overall festival satisfaction at high satisfaction!!
LABOR DAY
FESTIVAL
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2012 FESTIVAL LINE-UPS
JAS June Festival: June 22 – July 7 {Benedict Music Tent, Aspen}
Friday, June 22
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 24
The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue
featuring Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald & Donald Fagen
Generously Hosted by Richard & Nancy Rogers
Joe Cocker
Presented by Casillas Petroleum Group
k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang
JAS CAFÉ DOWNSTAIRS @ THE LITTLE NELL:
Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo, Hot Club of Detroit, Wil Campa y Su Gran
Union and Lucien Barbarin New Orleans Rhythm Revue
Saturday, July 7
Chris Botti presented in association with the Aspen Music Festival & School
JAS Labor Day Festival: Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 {Snowmass Town Park}
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Friday, Aug. 31
Sugarland & Steve Miller Band
Generously Hosted by Richard & Nancy Rogers
Saturday, Sept. 1
Mumford & Sons, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue,
Saints of Valory
Presented by Casillas Petroleum Group
Sunday, Sept. 2
Kid Rock, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Vintage Trouble
Presented by XOJET & The Denver Post
2012 JAS Times Square NYC Billboard
AUDIENCE PROFILE
JUNE FESTIVAL
PATRON (VIP) ATTENDEES
Geographical Breakdown
LABOR DAY FESTIVAL
Total Festival Attendance: 8500*
Total Festival Attendance: 23,300
Friday, June 22nd:
SOLD OUT – 2,000 attendees
The Dukes of September
Friday, Aug. 31st:
7,300 attendees
Sugarland, Steve Miller Band,
Saturday, June 23rd:
SOLD OUT – 2,000 attendees
Joe Cocker
Saturday, Sept. 1st:
8,500 attendees
Mumford & Sons, Trombone Shorty &
Orleans Avenue, Saints of Valory
Sunday, June 24th:
1,700 attendees
k.d. lang & the Siss Boom Bang
Saturday, July 7th:
1,800 attendees
Chris Botti - presented in association with
8%
43%
Out of State
Roaring Fork Valley
Denver Metro Area
Elsewhere in CO
12%
Age
25%
31%
Household Income
12%
17%
19%
33%
Out of State
Roaring Fork Valley
Denver Metro Area
Elsewhere in CO
21%
35%
24%
30%
49%
20%
less than $250,000
$250,000 - 499,999
$500,000+
5% 3%
12%
8%
60%
46%
Sunday, Sept. 2nd:
7,500 attendees
Kid Rock, Michael Franti & Spearhead,
Vintage Trouble
Geographical Breakdown
3%
20%
Aspen Music Festival & School
Geographical Breakdown
Household Income
32%
32%
Out of State
Denver Metro Area
under 21
30-39
50-59
less than $50,000
$100,000 -199,999
Roaring Fork Valley
Elsewhere in CO
21-29
40-49
60 & older
$50,000 - 99,999
$200,000+
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
60% of attendees have an annual
household income of $100,000+
Average attendee age 55
80% of attendees have a college degree
66% of attendees are homeowners
80% have a full time job
66% are homeowners
96% have a Facebook account
What is important to their lifestyles?
91% outdoor activities
92% traveling/vacations
90% exercise
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JAS CAFÉ
The JAS Café Downstairs @ the Nell
has virtually exploded in popularity in
just its second full season, attracting a
growing audience of both locals and
visitors enthusiastically attending the
intimate and sophisticated concerts.
(As of March 2013 attendance and
earned revenues had doubled from the
same point in the 2011/2012 season).
The JAS Café has quickly become JAS’
most important Programming Initiative
in years, enabling the organization
to educate thousands of attendees
annually about the wide influences of
America’s classical music, jazz. JAS
has quickly morphed into a year-round
cultural presence while affirming
its core Mission of broadening the
appreciation of and audience for
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jazz. After 22 years of nomadically
presenting jazz in the Roaring Fork
Valley in locations as diverse as the
Silvertree Hotel Cabaret Room, the
Hotel Jerome Ballroom, The Wheeler,
Harris Hall and L’Hostaria Ristorante,
JAS has finally found a seemingly
permanent home for world-class jazz
on a year-round basis, that should
only grow in audience and popularity
with time.
The series is called “Jazz Spoken
Globally” as JAS has presented a
majority of these concerts highlighting
artists from around the world who
create uniquely cross-cultural blends
of their indigenous music through
the language of jazz improvisation.
Artists from countries including Brazil,
France, Italy, Cuba and Jamaica
have been seen side by side with
American musicians. The international
imprint of the JAS Café seems ideally
suited to a community which boasts
a disproportionately large number
of international visitors and, whose
perspective as a modern community
has been heavily influenced by the
stream of year-round visitors to its
globally minded institutions like the
Aspen Institute, Aspen Music Festival &
School, Aspen Physics Institute, Aspen
Art Museum and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
The JAS Café is increasingly fielding
inquiries from major agents and artists
who have heard very positive feedback
about the concerts and audiences, and
are seeking performance opportunitites
at the venue, a solid indication of the
program’s growing national reputation.
JAS anticipates that the JAS Café
will play an increasingly important
role in the future as a bridge to other
important not for profit organizations
and their constituencies, whom JAS
believes will increasingly become Café
attendees, opening the door to future
productive collaborations between
JAS and Aspen’s other leading not for
profit organizations.
2012 JAS Café Performances
Jan. 13-14: Jan. 27-28: Feb. 10-11: Feb. 24-25: Mar. 9-10: Mar. 30-31: June 29: June 30: July 5: July 6-7: July 27: Aug. 10-11: Dec. 14-15: Dec. 27-28: Cyrille Aimee &
Diego Figueroa
Tuck & Patti
Curtis Stigers
Jon Cleary Trio
Jackie Ryan
Chuchito Valdes
Cyrille Aimee &
Diego Figueiredo
Hot Club of Detroit
Wil Campa y su Gran Union
Lucien Barbarin
“New Orleans Rhythm Revue”
Christian McBride
Raul Midon and
Russell Malone
Tierney Sutton
Allan Harris
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SPECIAL EVENTS
The Band - February 2
In 2012 JAS created The Band, a
membership to encourage philanthropy
and social membership from young
community members. JAS kicked-off the
new membership with a party at Casa
Tua. The party and the outstanding
support from JAS Band Co-Chairs:
Vanessa Adam, David Cook, Leticia
Hanke, and Kevin & Jenny Roberts,
combined to bring in 31 new members
by the end of the year.
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National Council
Kickoff Party - March 16
Doug Paley graciously opened his
doors last March for the NC Kickoff
Party. The night’s festivities were
kindly co-hosted by Doug Paley and
Mayo Aviation. The Jeff Jenkins Afro
Brazil Funk Experience got everyone
on their feet after the fabulous dinner
prepared by Martin Oswald of
Pyramid Bistro.
July Pre-Concert Patron
Party - July 7
It was a perfect evening under the
tent at Suzanne Leydecker’s, the host
of the JAS July Pre-Concert Party.
Everyone enjoyed delectable cuisine
from Caribou Club Catering and then
after walked over to the Benedict
Music Tent for a wonderful evening
of music featuring Chris Botti.
Modewalk - June 22
The trending Modewalk, with the
latest couture and designer apparel,
came to Aspen. Susan Plummer and
Laura Welch kindly hosted a day of
shopping and fun with a portion of the
proceeds benefiting JAS.
PRADA Event - July 26
For the 3rd year JAS was fortunate
to collaborate with PRADA for a
private cocktail reception in July with
a portion of the proceeds benefiting
JAS music education & programming.
It was a great success with everyone
shopping and enjoying the music of
the Jon Jorgensen Quintet.
Aspen Casa Tua Event July 18, 2012
Robin & Mark Levinson, Ellen & Gerry
Greenspoon, and Barbara & Scot
Hunter hosted a party at Casa Tua
benefiting JAS. It was a real Aspen
meets Florida event with most of the
people in attendance being from South
Florida. There was a live auction with
five great items that generated funds
for JAS.
JAS Prohibition Party @
The JASpeakeasy - July 28
Hosted by Susan Crown and William
Kunkler, the Sundeck was transformed
into an above ground Speakeasy
with everyone in their best mobster
and swinger costumes. Everyone
looked fabulous! The night boasted
a performance by Grammy Winners,
Take 6; dancing to Steve Lucky and the
Rhumba Bums; and a late night lounge
with Christian McBride and Friends.
The event generated substantial support
that will enable JAS to sustain and grow
music education and performance
programming. The 2012 Philanthropic
Honoree was JAS’ longtime friend and
supporter, Shelly Friedstein.
Labor Day Kickoff Party August 30
Presented by Patron Spirits, the Labor
Day Festival weekend kicked off on
the luxurious roof top lounge area of
the Dancing Bear. Party goers were
enjoying all things Patron including
drink specials, Patron popsicles and
Patron soaked cake. It was a great
way to start the festival.
Cartagena: National Council
Trip - November 8-14
A group of 16 National Council
members traveled to beautiful
Cartagena, Colombia for an extended
weekend of amazing food and soulful
music. The adventure started in Miami
at the exquisite restaurant Juvia with
a rooftop terrace overlooking South
Beach. The next day the group took
a short flight to beautiful Cartagena
where the city was in full swing with
parades and celebrations to honor
the Ms. Colombia Beauty Pageant
that was hosted that week, and their
Independence Day. The cuisine was
an amazing fusion of their history
and so was their music with Latin,
Cuban and African synthesis. It was
an amazingly beautiful place with
an exquisite history to create a
memorable experience.
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Financials
Jazz Aspen
Snowmass
Statement
of Financial
Position
2012
Non-GAAP
JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS 2012
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
[NON-GAAP] JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2012
ASSETS
2012
ASSETS:
Cash and cash Equivalents
Accounts Receivable
Prepaid items and Deposits
Pledges Receivable
Inventories
Property and Equipment , Net
Beneficial Interest @ ACF/SJ
621,046
41,775
66,535
100,000
11,243
78,786
58,795
TOTAL ASSETS
978,180
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES:
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Deferred Revenues
Note(s) Payable
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
Temporarily Restricted
Unrestricted
TOTAL NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
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ja z z a s p e n s nowma s s
171,690
767,497
501,800
1,440,987
100,000
-562,807
-462,807
978,180
Jazz Aspen
Snowmass
Statements of
Activities 2012 NonGAAP
REVENUES
JAZZ
ASPEN
SNOWMASS
2012
STATEMENTS
OF
ACTIVITIES
[NON-GAAP]
JANUARY 1 –
DECEMBER 31, 2012
Educational
Programs &
JAS Café
CONTRIBUTED REVENUES
Contributions
Sponsorships
Host Sponsorships & Underwriting
Corporate Sponsorships
Municipal Sponsorships
Total Sponsorships
Grants
TOTAL CONTRIBUTED REVENUES
EARNED REVENUES
Patron & General Ticketing
Special Events
Concessions, Merchandise & Misc.
TOTAL EARNED REVENUES
TOTAL REVENUES
June
Festival
Labor Day
Festival
Management
& General
Fundraising
77,452
213,763
646,717
201,936
100,572
22,000
100,000
110,500
156,053
357,500
195,000
100,000
39,074
122,572
210,500
708,553
139,074
70,000
270,024
424,263
1,355,270
107,444
479,935
1,671,509
341,010
2012 GRAND
TOTALS
378,495
1,518,363
0
456,625
529,074
195,000
0
1,180,699
30,600
100,600
409,095
2,799,662
2,202
2,258,888
214,786
313,289
214,786
16,855
294,232
107,444
496,790
1,965,741
214,786
2,202
2,786,963
377,468
921,053
3,321,011
555,796
411,297
5,586,625
54,545
218,358
4,977
20,182
298,062
359,415
278,086
27,700
44,871
710,072
1,192,380
1,655,728
111,704
142,697
3,102,509
0
0
1,606,340
2,152,172
144,381
207,750
4,110,643
79,576
51,472
67,368
448,520
79,576
51,472
67,368
96,462
334,216
430,678
448,520
743,398
334,216
1,077,614
377,638
761,544
3,169,877
430,678
448,520
5,188,257
-170
159,509
151,134
125,118
-37,223
398,368
EXPENSES
PROGRAM EXPENSES
Production
Programming
Ticketing
Marketing
TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Management & General
Fundraising
TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
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JAZZ ASPEN SNOWMASS 2012 FINANCIAL CHARTS
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2012 CONTRIBUTED/EARNED REVENUES
2012 CONTRIBUTED REVENUES
2012 EARNED REVENUES
2012 EXPENSES
ja z z a s p e n s nowma s s
JAS
STRATEGIC
PLAN
OVERVIEW
2013 - 2015
JAS completed an update of
its Strategic Plan in 2012,
and a current version can be
found on the JAS website at
jazzaspensnowmass.org.
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DONORS FOR THE 2012 SEASON
$100,000+
Greg & Rhonda Casillas
Susan Crown & William Kunkler
Richard & Kitzia Goodman
Danny Kaye & Silvia Fine
Kaye Foundation
Richard & Nancy Rogers
$25,000 – $99,999
David Chazen
Thomas J. & Linda Coates
Donald Drapkin
David & Holly Dreman
Art & Marcy Falcone
Shelly & Golda Friedstein
Bill & Marilyn Getz
Henry & Angela Hite
Tim LaRose & Lorrie Wright
Bob & Nancy Magoon
Steve Marcus
Robert Pew & Susan Taylor
Robert & Lexie Potamkin
Bill & Carolyn Powers
Allen & Kelli Questrom
John Walton
City of Aspen
Key Bank
$10,000 – $24,999
Gerhard & Jeanne Andlinger
Robert Andy
Geoff & Susan Barker
Ed Bass
Libby & Tim Brown
Don & Marianne Buchholz
Dennis Carey
Rick Crandall & Pamela Levy
Laurie Crown & Rick Ortega
Charles & Angela Cunniffe
John Devaney
Kathryn Fleck Peisach &
Harry Peisach
John & Jessica Fullerton
Edouard R. Gerschel Foundation
Marc & Carol Goldstein
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ja z z a s p e n s nowma s s
Richard & Eileen Greenberg
Michael & Lisa Holthouse
Woody L. & Gayle Hunt
Jim & Michele Jackoway
Patricia & Howard Jenkins
Toby Devan Lewis
Monty & Paula Loud
Larry & Susan Marx
Alec & Gail Merriam
Earl Michie
Richard Morris
John & Monika Preston
Byron & Anda Roach
Billy & Rozanne Rosenthal
Family Charitable Fund
Robert & Deborah Newman Sharpe
Jacqueline & Neal Shear
Thad & Sarah Smith
Charif Souki
Walker & Jenna Stapleton
Duer Wagner, III
Lantz & Laura Welch
Larry & Lorrie Winnerman
William & Heather Wrigley, Jr.
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Colorado Creative Industries
$5,000 – $9,999
Raul Abuchaibe
Lawrence & Joan Altman
R. Buford
Tony & Terri Caine
Steve & Nancy Crown
Greg Curran
Lawrence F. DeGeorge &
Suzanne Niedland
Carol Dobson
Anders Eisner
Bruce Etkin
Matt & Karen Fairbairn
Tom & Darlynn Fellman
James G. Fifield
Paul Foster
Robert Graham
Jim & Pamela Graham
Bill Greenfield
Gerald & Ellen Greenspoon
Gerald & Glenda Greenwald
Dr. Bryan & Sue Griffith
Toby & Elizabeth Hatfield
JoAnne Hoellein
Dave & Ruthie Hoff
Ms. Liba Icahn
Tom & Mary James
Debbie & Richard Jelinek
Scott & Elizabeth Kimple
Helen Klanderud
Stephen Lambright
Kelly Lasher
Les Dames d’Aspen, Ltd.
Richard & Rebecca Lewis
Lee & JoAnne Lyon
Scott & Nichole Mather
Joseph Mello
Randy Meridith
Veronica Navarretta
Mr. Richard Nye
The Andrew M. Paul Family
Foundation
Ed & Pat Peterson
Drs. Sheldon & Doren Madey Pinnell
Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan Family
Foundation
John H. & Patsy Shields
Daryl & Dallas Snadon
David & Linda Stein
James & Lanette Valerio
Russell Wasendorf
Michael & Adelaide Waters
Celia Weatherhead
Lenny Weinglass & Sandy St. John
Staci Wilks
Joe Wise
Judith Wolpert
$2,500 – $4,999
Jeff & Rita Adler
Jeb & Lora Ball
Amanda Barajas
Elizabeth Barbatelli
Michael Barber & Angela Dominguez
Michael Baumann
Marc Bern
Archer & Sandie Bishop
Pamela Braden
Gail Bratz
Scott & Ella Brittingham
Gerry Buchheit
Christopher & Sharon Cain
Patrick Callahan
Rick & Rita Case
Richard & Tracy Cheatham
Tom & Megan Clark
Frank Cohen
Micheal F. & Dr. Veronica
Selinko Curran
Gary DePersia
Lori Dresner
Steven & Kiki Esrick
Sarah Fearn
Steven Feiner
David Flake
Amber & David Flint
Bram & Susan Flynn
David Garden
Diane Gibson
Kristi Gilliam
Ellen Glimcher
Laura Gottesman
Amy Hall
Steve & Sally Hansen
John Hansen
Donna Harper
J.D. & Kathy Hoyt
Bill Hunckler
Robert & Soledad Hurst
Robert Jacobson
Richard Jenkins
Holly Jensen
Paula Kadison
Jim & Erin Keller
Mark Klechner
Eric Konick
Gary & Linda Krat
Alex Krys
Warren Lichtenstein
Donna Livingston
Stephen Loyd
Rob Lyon
Robert & Judy Mann
Charles & Alison McAdam
Bill & Yvonne McCallum
Brett McKenzie
Michael & Debbie McNamara
Elizabeth Milias
Jack Miller
Esther Miller
Elizabeth & Josh Mondry
David Moray
Ronnie Morgan
Craig & Mariah Morris
Jeffrey & Karen Oddo
Janet O’Grady
Robert & Christyne Olson
John Olson
Lisa Owens
Brett Parise
Suzanne Pfister
Doug Phelps
Kathryn & Richard Rabinow
Jodee Rager
Bryan Reeder
Peter Rispoli & Donna Di Ianni
David & Meg Roth
Andy & Ivette Rothschild
Michael & Tricia Sakich
Steve Savor
Mary Schmidt-Libby
Phyllis & David Scruggs
George & Teena Shaw
Arnold Simon
Ted & Shannon Skokos
Elliott & Donna Slade
Stephen Smith
Susan Sparks
John Special
Gail Stanger
Steven & Sandy Stay
Tracie Stiles
Adam & Jill Stone
Jack & Viki Thompson
Ben & Ricki Tischler
Charles Weaver
Jay Webster
DONORS FOR THE 2012 SEASON
Charles West
Kim White
Eric Whitney & Mattie Roberts
Regina Williamson
Scott & Tana Wood
Mike & Heather Young
David W. Zalaznick
Curt & Carole Ziegler
$1,000 – $2,499
Pam Alexander
Jill Alfond
The Edith & David Altman
Foundation
Jon & Jennifer Anda
Sheri Applebaum
Dawn Arnall
John Arnoldy
Lisa & Richard Arnoult
Tom Bailey
Lisa & George Baker
James L. Barksdale
David Barnes
Gil Beesing
Kevin Berg
Donna Kay Berger
Charles Block
Randall & Allison Bone
Bruce Bowen
Richard Brooks
Janet Brooks
Russell Bruce
Chandler Buss
Marie Calvin
Coley Cassidy
Robert Casterline
Laurel Catto
Kara A Clark
Kathy & Bob Courson
Lorrie Croft
Kevin Cuevas
Sherry Anna Daton
Lynn & Sandra Davis
Mark & Yoly Davis
Kristin Dittmar
Kevin Donohoe
Jeffrey Donovan
Ann Foster & Kurt P. Duldner
William Dunk
Edelstein Foundation
Sean Edrington
Kareem Edwards & Mary Jo
Archibeque
John & Martha Eggemeyer
Gail & Al Engelberg
Gregory & Billie Erwin
Joanne Esposito
Jim Farmer
Cliff & Jean Findeiss
Aaron & Barbara Fleck
Martin & Sarah Flug
Patrick Forte
Matt & Anna Freedman
Jeff Friedstein
Michael & Barbara Gamson
Ron & Lily Garfield
David Garrison
Julie Garside
Betty Gates
Jeff Geller
Wheatie Gibb
Gary Gilbert
Tracy Gillette
Stevie Gillman
David & Louise Gitlitz
Jordan Goodman
Andrea & Jim Gordon
Richard Gordon
Gerald Grilly
Jasprit Hanger
Bryan & Rebecca Hardeman
Deborah Harrison
Peter Helburn
Lita Heller
Alyson Heller
Bruce & Vicki Heyman
Greg Hills
Gerald & Barbara Hines
Jason Hirschhorn
Russell Hoffberger
Don Hogg
Dale Hollinger
Matt Horvitz
Catherine Howell
James Huffines
Margaret Iverson
Robert Brinker & Pamela Joseph
Alex Kaufman
Stephen Kemph
Bill Killian
Dr. Gail King
Steven & Sue Kinney
Bill Kretschmar
David Kudish
Karyn Lamb
David & Paige Lane
Glen & Tracy Larner
Sigrid Lee
Nancy Lesley
Jimmy & Suzann Levine
Mark & Robin Levinson
Victor Levy
Suzanne Leydecker
David & Barbara Lipman
Karen & Courtney Lord
John & Rosemary R. Lowenberg
Kristin MacDermitt
Kristen Maley
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Malkin
Alan Mandell
Mike & Monica Maroone
Brent Martin
Tony & Mona Look Mazza
Hugh McGee
Areta & Milt McKenzie
Jeff & Valerie Montgomery
Michael & Patti Morgan
Sara Nelson
Monica New
Russel Owens
Nancy Paley
Kevin Patrick & Andrea Wendel
Michael Penegor
Anthony Petro
John Phillips
Tim & Courtney Presutti
Charles Raymond
Mary Virginia Reid
Jeff & Katie Rhodes
Carolyn Rider
Robert & Karen Ritter
Jay Schmitz
Elisabeth Schreiber
Jonathan Schulhof
Deborah & John Scott
John & Margaret Shaffer
Tony Sherman
Noah Shore
Ann Short
Nancy Shute
John Silberman
Alan Smith
Chad Smith
Art & Sandy Soares
Steven Spiritas
Scott Stackman
Ron Stone
Christian Stracke
Leisa Street
John Suarez
Gloria Talkow
Jeannie Terilli
Mark Thiros
Shawn Thompson
Dennis Thompson
Greg Topper
Joel Towbin
Cheryl Towning
Stuart Townsend
James & Linda Trotter
Chris Tullar
Lesley & Robert Vecsler
John & Jan Walker
Patrick Wallace
Sam & Tillie Walton
Joe & Leslie Waters
Carmen Werner
George Steve & Lydia Whipple
Eve & Mark Whitson
John R. Williams
Ellen Wiss
Robert & Michelle Yeager
Nina & Milton Zale
Jeffery Zander
Garfield & Hecht
Aspen Community Foundation
$50 - $999
Edmund Aller
Matt Axtell
Lisa Bako
Ben Bayko
John Beeson
Stuart Bernstein
Martha Brassel
Bill & Jess Budinger
Oni Butterfly
Eric Calderon
Trevor Cannon
Dennis & Dexter Cirillo
Darcy Clark
Courtney Clark
Corinne Clifford
Kenesa Collins
James Collins
Sheldon & Clayton Erikson
Ashley Fields
Patty & Peter Findlay
Adam & Katy Frisch
Catherine Fry
Ken Furgey
Nicole Giantonio
Alicia Goldstein
Susan Hamley
Andy & Georgia Hanson
Douglas Hayes
Andy & Jody Hecht
Craig & Patty Heydenberk
Shannon Hill
Jane Hire
Peter & Sandra Johnson
Warren Jones
Bruce & Arlan Kardon
Jennifer Kennedy
Dave Kingen
Susan LaConti
Thomas & Margi Wilkinson Levitt
Sam & Judy Linhart
Jerome & Karen Maddock
Debra Majoria
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
Marty & Carolyn Manosevitz
Susan Maynard
Corene McGovern
Margo Miller
Steve Miller
Ellen-Jane Moss
Bill Pope
Lauren Popeil
John Quigley & Chris Nolen
Frank & Melissa Wood Reynolds
John-Paul & Kerry Schaefer
Judy & Lee Schumacher
Allen & Gail Schwartz
Gordon & Carole Segal
Tim & Heidi Semrau
David Simonds
Patrick Smith & Jennifer Burrows
Nancy Snell & Rodney Knutson
Tina Staley
Shelley Summers
David Taylor
Thomas Van Straaten
Ted Wachel
Marjorie Wallace
Wendalin Whitman
Roy & Donna Wiedinmyer
Wendy Williams
Steev Wilson
Judy Zisook
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ja z z a s p e n s nowma s s
HOST
SP ON SORS
MA J OR
SPONSORS
AD D IT IONAL
S P ONS ORS
SPECIALIZED
PROTECTIVE
SERVICES
110 E. Hallam, Suite 104
Aspen, CO 81611
970.920.4996
www.jazzaspensnowmass.org
JAS is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization