DanceAspen partners with JAS for unique show alongside Okan
DanceAspen dancer Jonah Delgado, right, watches as Nicole Bui, center, performs alongside the Afro-Cuban jazz duo, Okan, bottom left, as part of a special collaboration with Jazz Aspen Snowmass on Thursday, March 26, 2026, inside the Paul JAS Center in Aspen.
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DanceAspen and Jazz Aspen Snowmass came together for a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the organizations, hosting a show both Wednesday and Thursday night inside the Paul JAS Center in downtown Aspen.
Headlining both shows was the Afro-Cuban jazz duo Okan, comprised of Canadian musicians Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne, with various DanceAspen performers taking the stage at the same time for “soulful improvisations, unscripted.”
Elizabeth Rodriguez of the Afro-Cuban jazz duo, Okan, performs alongside DanceAspen as part of a special collaboration with Jazz Aspen Snowmass on Thursday, March 26, 2026, inside the Paul JAS Center in Aspen.
The new Paul JAS Center only opened this past December and hosts events or concerts most nights. JAS will host its two largest events of the year in the coming months: the June Experience (June 25-28) and the Labor Day Experience (Sept. 4-6). For more and to buy tickets, visit jazzaspensnowmass.org.
