Litchfield Jazz Camp gears up for year 28

Litchfield Jazz Camp announces its 28th season.  Litchfield Jazz Camp returns for its 28th summer on June 30th, 2024. It will run through the entire month of July and it culminates in the 29th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. The program and festival occur at the Frederick Gunn School in Washington

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Don Braden Celebrates his 60th at Dizzy’s

Our Jazz Camp Music Director Don Braden is celebrating his 60th Birthday by doing what he loves most at Dizzy’s Jazz Club in New York City. Don will perform a late set starting at 9:30 p.m. on November 20th. Braden’s ensemble presents music from his highly acclaimed release Earth Wind

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Litchfield Jazz Festival is less than two weeks away!

28th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival, on July 28, 29, and 30th in Washington, CT. The event will be held on the beautiful grounds of the Frederick Gunn School and in its new, acoustically-excellent Tisch Auditorium with unobstructed views from every seat. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/28th-annual-litchfield-jazz-festival-tickets-493925684017 Last summer the festival made its first

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LITCHFIELD JAZZ PRESENTS JAZZ@THE POLI – WHAT’S IN STORE

Litchfield Jazz Festival’s Litchfield Jazz Presents series has a new home. Its 3-year-old live-stream series is now presented for both in-person audiences and live-stream listeners at the Poli Club at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. This series, runs in tandem and collaboration with New England Arts & Entertainment, opened with the Caili

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Thank You Litchfield Jazz Donors – Letter From Vita Muir and Board of Directors

Thanks to all of you who have brought the dreams of so many young jazz musicians a step closer to the real thing with your generous support! Litchfield Jazz Camp is having a great season already! We start on July 2 with the largest registration we’ve had in years with

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LITCHFIELD JAZZ CAMP JULY 2 – 28, 2023—-CALLING ALL BASSISTS!

Litchfield Jazz Camp enrollment is record-breaking this year– our busiest since 2010.  But, as always, we are still looking for BASS players for all four sessions. Pianos, which closed out in 3 weeks last summer, are still welcome in weeks 1 – 3.  They were eclipsed this year by a country mile

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Save the date! June 2 – The Joe Alterman Quartet feat. Ken Peplowski

Litchfield Jazz Presents is closing the Spring season of Jazz at the Poli Club in Waterbury, CT, with pianist Joe Alterman, drummer Anton Kot, bassist Conway Campbell and special guest, world famous clarinetist and saxophonist Ken Peplowski. The date is June 2nd, with shows at 7 and 9PM. A native

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Jazz After Work starts 7/3

We are excited to announce that our annual “Jazz After Work” concerts are back in person starting on Sunday, July 3.  Jazz After Work is a free nightly (Mon -Thurs.) Concert Series, 7:15 pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings through the month of July. For close to a decade years

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Recognizing 25 years of LJC

Thursday, July 26th. So glad I decided to pick up the mail today. A very pleasant surprise was waiting. In an unprepossessing manila envelope was a beautiful, ready-to-frame certificate honoring Litchfield Jazz Camp in its 25th year. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes from Connecticut’s 5thDistrict had arranged for “Special Congressional Recognition” to

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The Mario Pavone Scholarship & Celebration of Remembrance

On May 21st, Litchfield Jazz will launch the Mario Pavone Scholarship established by his wife Mary Pavone, to annually enable a talented student with limited means to attend Litchfield Jazz Camp. Gifts can be made to the Mario Pavone Scholarship on Venmo, PayPay or by check (to POB 69, Litchfield

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