The Denver Post

Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces lineup

- John Wenzel: 303- 954- 1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com

Tickets on sale

2015’ s Jazz Aspen Snowmass summer festival will focus on classic and adult contempora­ry names Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson and Sheryl Crow. Tickets for the June 24- July 6 “June Experience” at the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen, which also features Gregory Porter ( June 23) and Bria Skonberg ( June 30- July 1), are on sale Feb. 12. ( Prices TBA, jazzaspens­nowmass.org)

Although it premiered in Montreal only last month, Cirque du Soleil’s latest touring spectacle, “Toruk: The First Flight,” has made plans to visit Denver’s Pepsi Center July 21- 24. Tickets for the show, which is inspired by James Cameron’s sci- fi blockbuste­r “Avatar,” are on sale now. ($ 40-$ 105, altitudeti­ckets.com)

The 43rd annual Telluride Bluegrass lineup once again unites traditiona­lists and innovators, pop stars and folk artists for a weekend of musical celebratio­n in a stunning mountain setting. This year’s roster includes new and returning artists Sam Bush Band, Neil Finn, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Telluride House Band featuring Sam, Bela, Jerry, Edgar, Stuart & Bryan, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass and many more. Four- day passes for the June 16- 19 event at Telluride Town Park are sold out, but single- day tickets remain via shop. bluegrass. com. ($ 80)

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