News | March 25, 2013

Ben Harper, Musselwhite, Tedeschi Trucks Added to Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival

News | March 25, 2013

By Christine Benedetti

Grammy winner Ben Harper, blues musician Charlie Musselwhite and the Tedeschi Trucks Band have joined the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June festival lineup. Harper and Musselwhite, who recently teamed up for the album “Get Up!”, will perform at the Benedict Music Tent June 22. Musselwhite is a Blues Hall of Fame inductee and harmonica legend, and Harper is an American singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy winner. The 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by husband-and-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, will play June 23.

Previously, Jackson Browne (June 21) and Pink Martini (July 5) have been announced for the multi-day festival.

Tickets for Browne, Harper and Musselwhite, Naturally 7 and Tedeschi Trucks Band can be purchased at 970 527-8499, jazzaspensnowmass.org or locally at the Belly Up box office at 970-544-9800. For information on VIP packages, call 970 920-4996.