A crowd dances to the music of New Orleans Revue in the ballroom of Hotel Jerome at the JAS June Experience in downtown Aspen on Friday, June 25, 2021. The event includes four nights of live music at varying venues throughout the downtown core. The Hotel Jerome checked vaccine cards and concert tickets simultaneously to keep attendees safe and healthy during the musical experience. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
With howls of joy from stages and smiles on mask-less faces filling crowded dance floors, Aspen marked a milestone in its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic Friday night as concert-goers flocked to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience.