LJC Spring Semester April 10-May 15
The Litchfield Jazz Camp team have developed a fun, informative, and interactive virtual enrichment program. This program will run for 6 weeks on Saturdays. We are offering Master Classes, Special Interest topics, and Theory Lessons. Students can register for all available courses, or can choose between Master Classes & Special
FREE VIRTUAL CONCERT! Emmet Cohen Trio on Dec 17
“As he strides through Fats Waller with his left hand while his right is tossing off shimmering passages conjuring up Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, and Art Tatum, Emmet Cohen would be the first to acknowledge he hasn’t bested these heavyweights….but by deciding to play ball, he surely honors what they
NEW! Litchfield Jazz Fest Presents – FREE Virtual Concert Series
Litchfield Jazz Festival is a stickler for doing whatever we do first rate. With 25 years of Festivals showcasing the talents of people like Wayne Shorter, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Gregory Porter, Hubert Laws, Roy Haynes, Ahmad Jamal and hundreds of others, allowing
Virtual Concert w/ Mario Pavone & his Dialect Trio – October 23
Bassist/composer Mario Pavone turns 80 on November 11th. Like the postman undaunted by rain, sleet, snow or hail, nothing, not even a pandemic, will keep us from marking this major milestone in the life of a musician who deserves all the accolades we can bestow on him. Litchfield Jazz will
2020 Litchfield Jazz Fest featured on JazzPolice.com
There is a great write up of the recent jazz festival on the popular website, JazzPolice.com: On Saturday, July 25, 2020, the Litchfield Jazz Festival held a virtual event. During this pandemic, it is wonderful to see organizations still bringing music to the people. This is the 25th anniversary of the
In Memoriam – Charli Persip
CHARLI PERSIP (1929 – 2020) One day in the Spring of 2015, drummer-with-a heart-of-gold and dear friend and colleague Matt Wilson proposed we honor the great drummer Charli Persip at the upcoming 20th anniversary of Litchfield Jazz Festival. Matt pointed out that so many salutes and tributes happened after people
Wrapping up a great summer
For those who hadn’t the foggiest notion how or if they were going to be able to attend Litchfield Jazz Camp or Litchfield Jazz Fest this summer, we found an answer! As our own Albert Rivera often says for emphasis, I’m not gonna lie—it was not easy! But we have
Jazzy Nights At Home – Starting Tuesday, July 14
For a half dozen years Litchfield Jazz Camp has been opening evening concerts to all comers at its summer locations for free in a series dubbed “Jazz After Work.” With little or no jazz available in Northwest Connecticut, the public was delighted, and we refused to let a pandemic sink
Virtual camp updates
We are 2 weeks away from the start of Virtual camp! We have a fantastic faculty lined up with fun and engaging classes! You won’t want to miss the faculty concerts either – these will be live streamed via our social media channels throughout the two weeks of camp. There
Andrew Hadro is Teaching at Litchfield Jazz Camp – Virtually Yours!
Today is the first day of Litchfield Jazz Camp – Virtually Yours! Andrew Hadro is teaching Listening/Music Appreciation this summer. Born abroad in Mexico to American parents, Andrew spent most of his childhood in the Chicago area before moving to New York City to study at the New School for