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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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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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

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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

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International Jazz Day

Today is International Jazz Day.  That put me in mind of a sweet story involving one of our very favorite jazz musicians and human beings, the late, great Dave Brubeck.  2001 marked Dave’s first appearance at Litchfield Jazz Festival with his wonderful quartet, with Bobby Militello on sax, Michael Moore

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Save The Date, Jazz & Friends is BACK – May 3

This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the Litchfield Jazz Festival.  The lead up to it will begin with a fundraising gala for Litchfield Jazz Camp scholarships. On May 3, Litchfield Jazz will bring back its popular Jazz & Friends fundraiser party, this time at a South Kent estate.  The

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Calling all volunteers! Volunteer opportunities with Litchfield Jazz

Volunteer opportunities abound! There are so many ways to get involved with Litchfield Jazz.  Volunteering is a great way to have fun, make friends, learn new skills, and even build your resume.  It is a rewarding way to engage with others and lend your skills and talents, helping us carry

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End of year Appeal is in full swing!

Please consider a 100% tax deductible year end donation to Litchfield Jazz A Message from our Founder As we approach 2020, we are asking you one final time to help Litchfield Jazz have a financially successful season. We hope to persuade you to give generously by considering the following facts. 2019 was

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