Musical acts

We offer a wide range of bands and styles! Check out the descriptions and videos below to find the act that's right for you.

Jazz Trumpet with Dustin

This is Dustin's solo act, a unique vision of music grounded in jazz that explores manifold sounds and genres. He plays the trumpet over custom live tracks, changing elements in real time as his smooth brass tones relay melodies from the past and tunes of today. With a catalog of over 250 songs, he covers a wide range of jazz standards from Dixieland to Gypsy Jazz, Bebop to Bossa Nova, and everything in between. Dustin's performances are classy and sassy, perfect for a cocktail party, fancy picnic, or as background music at any small event. Dustin is available for studio recording sessions, either remotely or in-person, and also works with real estate agents to bring life and energy into empty spaces during house showings. This one-man show will liven up any space on any occasion!

The Confluents

The Confluents are the Roaring Fork Valley's premiere funk band! This six-piece group is guaranteed to get everyone up and moving with their high-energy performances. The Confluents play a wide range of funk, soul and reggae music, including tunes by The Meters, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Vulfpeck, Bob Marley, and Kool & the Gang. This is the act you want at your wedding reception or your rowdy bar patio. Dancing shoes required.

The Jazzmonauts

The Jazzmonauts are the hottest new addition to the local music scene! This quintet of seasoned pros perform a wide variety of jazz standards and original tunes. Members include Dustin on trumpet, Tim on alto saxophone, TJ on electric guitar, Ashton on upright bass and Chad on the drums.

Those Austrian Guys

Those Austrian Guys are the biggest Polka band in Colorado! Hailing from the Tyrolean Alps, these lifelong musicians bring the traditional sounds of their homeland to American audiences. Those Austrian Guys have been the headlining act at the Oktoberfest celebrations in Breckenridge, Keystone, and A-Basin for decades, and have also played shows in Denver, Vail, Carbondale, Frisco and Aspen. The group ranges from 2 to 8 members, depending on the gig, and plays lively music that will get everyone clanking their beer steins and dancing with joy!

Frank & Dustin

With six decades of experience performing music in town, Frank Todaro is Aspen's Godfather of Jazz Piano. He linked up with Dustin in 2016 and they immediately bonded over a shared love of the jazz greats: Miles Davis, Fats Waller and Duke Ellington, especially. Together they perform over 120 jazz standards from the 1920s - 1960s. Frank's piano and Dustin's trumpet blend seamlessly, weaving a unique tapestry of sound filled with skillfully improvised solos. Their act is perfect for cocktail bars and hotel lobbies, or as ambient music at any gathering. Frank & Dustin are bridging generations to keep American Jazz music alive and thriving!

8th St Bus Stop

This local Aspen band combines elements of rock, funk, country and blues into a musical whirlwind of dance floor enthusiasm. What started out as a busking trio has evolved into a 6-piece group that regularly sells out the Belly Up. Group members hail from Argentina, America and Australia, merging the various styles of their native lands to capture love, spontaneity and revelry through the musical zeitgeist of a small Mountain town.

Stevie Lizard and the Perpetrators

Stevie Lizard is a Force of Nature. As a singer and guitarist, he has been the frontman and sideman in multiple groups, and even played alongside Junior Wells on a Grammy-nominated album. Stevie specializes in rock, soul and blues, playing electric performances around Aspen for the past twenty years. His set lists include songs by Bill Withers, The Police, Leon Bridges, The Beatles, Van Morrison, and The Rolling Stones. Stevie's guitar solos melt faces, and his late-night sets put every bar patron into party mode.

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