Emmett Goods
Dr. Emmett C. Goods is a trombonist and Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He has been performing for over 25 years. As a performer Emmett has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists crossing over multiple genres. In
Anton Kot
Anton Kot, drummer, pianist, gamelan player and composer, premiered his first commission, the piano concerto, Let’s Try This, with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at age 18. Other works of his have been premiered at the Berkshire, Litchfield, and Bronx River Jazz Festivals, and the Ravinia Music Festival. He is
Peter Brainin
Peter Brainin is a Grammy and Latin Grammy winning saxophonist, composer and educator who has toured internationally with Mongo Santamaría, Valery Ponomorev, Hilton Ruiz, Bebo Valdez, Chico O’Farrill, Bobby Sanabria, Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Joris Teepe, Willie Colon & Legal Alien, Samuel Torres, the Mambo Legends
Jimmy Greene
A native of Connecticut, Jimmy Greene is one of the most respected saxophonists of his generation. He tours internationally and appears at storied clubs and festivals with his own groups and as a member of the Ron Carter Quartet. He has also toured and/or recorded with Horace Silver, Tom Harrell,
Steve Kortyka
Based out of Astoria, NY, Steve Kortyka is an accomplished mulit-instrumentalist, composer, educator and full time performer. He is a main member of the Brian Newman Quintet/Quartet, one of NYC’s modern working bands currently holding a residency at The Jazz Club at the Aman hotel. Since graduating from the Cincinnati
Troy Roberts
Embracing his love for a vast variety of stylistic genres, three-time GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, Troy Roberts is quickly becoming one of the most widely recorded touring artists of his time. As a go-to first call saxophonist, his name adorns several essential recordings ranging from the legendary Joey DeFrancesco, the iconic Van Morrison, the quintessential Jeff
Will Evans
William Evans is a pianist and composer based in New York. From Providence, Rhode Island, Evans developed his love of music through a wide variety of recordings, from Bach to the Beatles. He received the George Wein Jazz Ambassador award in 2016 and graduated with highest honors from Brown University
Alejandra Williams-Maneri
Alejandra Williams-Maneri is a passionate and dedicated pianist and educator. She is also a former Litchfield Jazz Camper and has been studying piano for 19 years and is trained in both jazz and classical piano. Graduating with a degree in Jazz Piano Performance from Oberlin Conservatory, Alejandra was the recipient
Caili O’Doherty
New York-based pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Caili O’Doherty, is known for integrating structures of language in both her compositions and her approach to improvisation. Her recent music focuses on the celebration, preservation, and expansion upon the achievements of jazz’s unsung women heroes. O’Doherty holds a Bachelor of Music in
Dan Liparini
Dan Liparini is a guitarist, composer, and arranger based in Hartford, CT. As a student at the Hartt School of Music he had the opportunity to study with Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Rene McLean, Chris Casey, Rich Goldstein and other great musicians. Since graduating in 2013 he has stayed busy