Litchfield Jazz Festival & Jazz Camp

Photo By Ben Kimmerle

The Four Freshmen at 6:45 PM

Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks at 9:00 PM

"Friends of the Festival"
Opening Night Gala

Please join us to help our young people continue America’s true art form -- jazz.  Your participation will support the future of live jazz by helping the ground breaking Litchfield Jazz Camp continue to build a scholarship fund for students in financial need.

To kick off the celebration of the 17th Anniversary of the Litchfield Jazz Festival in Goshen we’re returning to our old home at the Goshen Fairgrounds and celebrating the move back by hosting our Gala in the ALL NEW Sunset Lounge.

Enjoy fine foods catered by The Litchfield Inn's Bantam Bistro, private reserve French wines courtesy of Vandoren Vineyards, microbrews by the Olde Burnside Brewing Company, signature cocktails, and music and dancing all night long. Dress fabulously! It's a party!

VIP parking on site, up-front seating, and access to the Sunset Lounge is included in your Friends ticket.

“Friends Gala” Sponsors include Vandoren Vineyards, The Olde Burnside Brewing Company, and Goshen area restaurants.  Friday night Friends Gala parking will be a reserved section directly on the site at the Goshen Fairgrounds.  

Opening Night Concerts at the Festival

In the Mainstage Tent at the Goshen Fairgrounds
116 Old Middle Street
Goshen, CT 06756

See the 2012 Line-up here.

Click here to see which students will be performing at the Gala

Proceeds support Jazz Camp scholarships.

Litchfield Performing Arts, the not-for-profit that runs the Festival and Camp, is dedicated to changing lives through the arts.  The Litchfield Jazz Festival’s educational arm, Litchfield Jazz Camp, has been awarding need-based scholarships to students in financial need since its inaugural year in 1997. In past summers we have been able to award up to $100,000 in scholarships! Becoming a “Friend” or “Best Friend” of the festival will help us ensure we never have to turn away a child in need.