{"id":9149,"date":"2026-03-04T16:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/playing-for-change-foundation-celebrates-music-and-purpose-in-aspen\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:34:24","slug":"playing-for-change-foundation-celebrates-music-and-purpose-in-aspen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/playing-for-change-foundation-celebrates-music-and-purpose-in-aspen\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing For Change Foundation Celebrates Music and Purpose in Aspen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/DJ-Naka-G-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1790\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>DJ Naka G (Photo Courtesy of Playing For Change)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>SPIN<\/strong> recently partnered with the <strong>Playing For Change Foundation<\/strong> to present <strong>SOUND &amp; SOUL,<\/strong> an unforgettable night of music and purpose. Held on\u00a0 February 18th at the world famous <strong>Belly Up Aspen<\/strong>, the evening was punctuated by electrifying DJ sets by<strong> Xandra <\/strong>and <strong>DJ Naka G.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SOUND &amp; SOUL brought together longtime supporters and new friends in celebration of music, community, and impact. Guests arrived to an energized atmosphere and kicked off the evening learning about the mission of Playing for Change Foundation: to use music to drive unparalleled social change.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/03\/rabbit-has-a-gun-returns-with-cherry-wine-a-love-metal-confession-made-for-empaths\/\">Rabbit Has A Gun Returns With \u201cCherry Wine,\u201d A Love Metal Confession Made For Empaths<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/02\/where-did-all-the-southern-california-festivals-go\/\">Where Did All the Southern California Festivals Go?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2026\/02\/pop-musics-new-independent-force-inside-the-studio-with-tina-win\/\">Pop Music\u2019s New Independent Force: Inside the Studio with Tina Win<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The excitement in the room lasted long into the night, as Xandra and DJ Naka G kept elated revelers on their feet. The music served as a powerful reminder of how creativity and culture drive connection and impact, and reinforced the shared commitment of PFCF\u2019s mission and the communities it serves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-1290x847.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655495\" style=\"width:2080px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-1290x847.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-340x223.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-498x327.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Xandra-1668x1096.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xandra (Photo Courtesy of Playing For Change)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSOUND &amp; SOUL captured the heart of our mission \u2014 bringing people together through music to create meaningful, measurable impact,\u201d said PFCF CEO Jake Groshong. \u201cThe evening reflected a growing community that believes in music as a force for connection, opportunity, and lasting change. We\u2019re deeply grateful to our chairs, sponsors, and supporters who are helping expand our global impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-chaired by Whitney Kroenke Silverstein and Josh Taekman, SOUND &amp; SOUL celebrated the commitment of Playing For Change and helped heighten awareness of the Foundation. The Host Committee \u2014 Corey Gamble, Amy &amp; Gary Green, Jimmy Hutcheson, Daniel Neukomm, Myles Shear and Nick Silverstein \u2014 helped bring together an incredible community of supporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-1290x860.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-1290x860.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-498x332.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/03\/Whitney-Kroenke-Silverstein-Josh-Taekman-Jake-Groshong-1668x1112.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Whitney Kroenke Silverstein, Josh Taekman, &amp; Jake Groshong (Photo Courtesy of Playing For Change)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event was made possible thanks to generous sponsors, including Palm Tree Crew, Fluent Wines, LALO Tequila, and SPIN Magazine. These partnerships elevated every aspect of the experience.<\/p>\n<p>SOUND &amp; SOUL attendees were privy to the Playing For Change Foundation\u2019s mission firsthand. The global nonprofit has spent nearly two decades using music education as a vehicle for opportunity. Since launching in 2007, the foundation has grown into an international movement, supporting young people in more than 137 communities across 26 countries with instruments, teachers, mentorship, studio spaces, and creative environments where confidence and possibility can take root. It\u2019s music as infrastructure \u2014 not just expression, but access.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJ Naka G (Photo Courtesy of Playing For Change) SPIN recently partnered with the Playing For Change Foundation to present SOUND &amp; SOUL, an unforgettable night of music and purpose.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,5518],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ad-takeover","category-impact"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}