2023 Litchfield Jazz Fest – Tickets on sale!

Litchfield Performing Arts announces the 28th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival, 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. Last summer the iconic

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NEW & IN PERSON! Litchfield Jazz Presents at the Poli Club Caili O’Dohertey 3/24

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

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Litchfield Jazz Presents – Duchess, April 29

The DUCHESS April 29 show will welcome a limited live Studio Audience with a ticket-holder reception to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments. Proceeds from both ticket sales and live-stream listener donations will help fund need-based scholarships for the 26th Annual Litchfield Jazz Camp.In the fall of 2020, Litchfield Jazz

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March 25 – Litchfield Jazz Presents Concert

Litchfield Jazz Presents, a free, live stream series from Telefunken Soundstage, presents the third concert of its 2021-22 season on March 25th. Rising star vocalist Melinda Rodriguez, will tip her hat to two of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time— Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson. Her band includes Matt

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FUNDRAISER FOR LITCHFIELD JAZZ

We are offering the chance for up to 40 friends and supporters to attend our newly minted winter/spring fundraisers in person*. Our first fundraiser event is set for December 17th and our second for April 29th. The evenings will begin a 6:45 with a pre-concert reception. Concerts will begin promptly

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Save The Date – Litchfield Jazz Fest July 31, 2021

In 1996 a small gem of a music celebration popped up in a nature preserve in Litchfield County Connecticut. That debut was to become one of the longer standing jazz festivals in the United Stess.  After running a classical concert series for 15 years and exploring jazz in small venue

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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

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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

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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

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