Telluride Jazz Festival

Happy Leap Day! An extra day to start planning your trip to Telluride!! Lots going on this weekend... not to mention, the 13"+ we've received in the past 48 hours. The San Juans are skiing soooo well right now. Check out video on the bottom of the blog from yesterday's powdery face-shots. Lots going on in the Summer Festival world... discounted tickets and lodging available for Jazz Fest and Blues & Brews listed below! Came for the winter... stayed for the summer! Have a great weekend. 

Wednesday, February 29^th – Telluride Jazz Early Bird Tickets – Today’s the last day to get $99 passes to the 2012 Telluride Jazz Festival on August 3-5, 2012. After today, they will go up to the regular rate of $135. This year’s lineup is one for the books – Victor Wooten, Funky METERS, Soulive, Roy Hargrove Quintet, Roberta Gambarini, Jon Cleary, Astral Project, Marco Benevento Trio, Soul Rebels, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds and many, many more. Have Spotify? Listen to our Jazz Fest 2012 Playlist here: http://open.spotify.com/user/telluridefests/playlist/3tXYfUHPoQKONM4Uc17k3y

For more info and to purchase discounted festival tickets, visit: http://telluridejazz.org/

For discounted lodging and up to 15% off, visit: http://www.telluridelodging.com/15-select-festivals

Wednesday, February 29^th – Tim O’Brien – Grammy Award Winner Tim O’Brien will play a solo acoustic performance at the Sheridan Opera House tonight! Tim is an American folk & bluegrass icon who’s graced his presence numerous times in Telluride Town Park at many of Bluegrass Fests over the years. This show is sponsored by the Telluride Music Store and will start at 6:00pm. Reserved seats are $28. For more info or to purchase tickets, visit: http://sheridanoperahouse.com/events/tim-obrien-solo-concert

Thursday, March 1^st – Telluride Blues & Brews Tickets on Sale – Renowned as one of the most scenic and intimate music festivals in the country… Telluride Blues & Brews is one of Telluride’s favorite summer festivals for locals and visitors. Can you beat an eclectic mix of blues, rock, funk… with a Grand Tasting of 50+ microbreweries… with 13,000 foot mountains as a backdrop??? No… no, you can’t. Tickets for Early Bird, VIP, Juke Joint, Camping, Campground Vehicle and RV passes will all go on sale at 10:00am MST. Early Bird 3-Day passes are going for $145 and the VIP 3-Day passes are $385. These will sell-out extremely fast! Also, we’re offering discounted Early Bird lodging – Hotel rooms starting at $175/night and 3^rd night FREE in Mountain Village!!

For more info on discounted lodging, visit: http://www.telluridelodging.com/early-bird-blues-brews-specials-starting-175night-mountainside-inn

For festival information or to purchase tickets, visit: www.tellurideblues.com

Friday, March 2^nd – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band concert – Asheville, NC based funk band is back! They played on Town Park stage this past fall at the 2011 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival and rocked the entire crowd. Get ready for Mohawks, Saxophones, loud bass and a funky good time. If you’re in town this Friday night… GOTO the Llama for this awesome show! Doors open at 9:00pm and tickets are $10 in advance. For more info, check YMBFBB on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/yomamasbigfatbootyband

Saturday, March 3^rd – TAB Gala Fashion Show – The biggest night of the winter is back. The Telluride AIDS Benefit hosts the Gala Fashion Show which features local models and AIDS activist displaying the latest lines from Perry Ellis to Diane Von Furstenberg in a New York-like production. These are the hottest tickets in town… if you don’t already have a ticket, you might be out of luck. BUT! The Town of Mountain Village will be streaming the March 3^rd event LIVE on their website! Visit: http://www.townofmountainvillage.com/index.aspx?nid=452