Jazz Aspen Snowmass announces lineup
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)