Give Local April 24-25

Plan your gift for Give Local! We have received a generous pledge to match the first $5,000 raised during Give Local, dollar for dollar! With this, and bonus funds from the Connecticut Community Foundation based on the total amount raised, your gift can have more than double the impact!! Give

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2024 WDNA Music Scholarship Winners

2024 WDNA Music Scholarship Awards MIAMI, FL (April 8, 2024) – For the eighteenth consecutive year WDNA 88.9FM conducted its much-anticipated Music Scholarship Awards Competition. The event which was held at the station’s Jazz Gallery in front of a receptive audience on April 7 accommodated students from various high schools

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LJC Students need help funding their summer education at Litchfield Jazz Camp

We have raised $30,000 so far and need $50,000 more to reach our goal! GIVE HERE Litchfield Jazz Camp is excited to be back for its 28th year! This year it looks like we‘ll have a record number of applicants, which is pretty amazing. As always, 20-25% of them will

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Litchfield Jazz Camp Talent Search Winners!

Litchfield Performing Arts, a not-for-profit organization, held its first Litchfield Jazz Camp Talent Search Competition in 28 years, on Saturday, March 2nd at the Litchfield Community Center. Twenty-one finalists ages 13 to 17 competed for Litchfield Jazz Camp scholarships. The first-place prize, a $2000 scholarship, went to violinist Conor McMillen,

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Jay Leonhart Trio Jazz Brunch March 10 @ Poli Club

Litchfield Jazz Presents Jazz Brunch returns to the Poli Club with Jay Leonhart and his outstanding Trio.  Across his career, Jay Leonhart was named The Most Valuable Bassist in the recording industry three times by the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, the presenter of the GRAMMYS. The bassist,

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Scholarship Opportunity for Fairfield County Jazz Students!

If you are a high school senior or college freshman living in Fairfield County, enrolled, or enrolling in a music degree program at an institution of higher education, you can apply for the scholarship offered by the Jazz Society of Fairfield County, Inc. Created to honor the memory of Myron

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Music From The Movies – Rich Baratta – February 16 Show @ Poli Club

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and since February 14th falls on a Wednesday—not the best night for those who have to get up in the morning—Litchfield Jazz has declared Friday, February 16th the official holiday. Everyone knows sweethearts don’t need any more cologne, overpriced roses, or expensive gifts.

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Register for Jazz Camp and get BIG Perks and Discounts

Litchfield Jazz Camp Registration for summer 2024 has been open since November and students are coming in at a clip. The camp is hosted by The Frederick Gunn School, a private day and boarding school on a safe, beautiful campus in Washington, CT.  LJC welcomes musicians age 13 and up.

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