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The deadline for scholarship applications to the Litchfield Jazz Camp is April 23rd, 2013. Be sure to register online before the deadline to qualify for financial support!
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Join us for an afternoon of great music and the chance to support up to 20 students in-need to attend Litchfield Jazz Camp!!
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We are happy to announce new merchandise for the Litchfield Jazz Camp. The t-shirts this year feature an all new design and for the first time we are offering slick drawstring bags with the camp logo on the outside pocket. The merchandise will be eventually available in our new online store (coming soon!) but is available immediately at a discount during student registration online for the Litchfield Jazz Camp. Check it out!
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The Litchfield Jazz Festival and Litchfield Jazz Camp are seeking summer interns to help run the Festival and Camp.
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Registration is now open for the 2013 Litchfield Jazz Camp!
We are offering 5 sessions with an all-star faculty line up.
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Our thoughts are with the families affected by the recent violence in Connecticut. We are saddened to hear about the events, and especially distraught to learn that faculty members and long time friends of Litchfield Performing Arts were among those who lost loved ones. We offer our deepest condolences to them and everyone else facing this difficult time.
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Videos are being posted from the 2012 Litchfield Jazz Camp. Check out the video past the break for a video of the Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty performing "There Is No Greater Love".
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Registration for the 2012 Winter Litchfield Regional Jazz Combos has opened for both New York City and Hartford. Head on over to read about the program, the dates, and to sign up!
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Did you know that the Jazz Camp awards over $100,000 in need-based scholarship every summer? Litchfield Performing Arts, the charitable organization that runs the Camp, is running an 23 item auction online at iGavel.com which ends on Wednesday, August 15 at noon. Many items donated by Jazz Camp faculty - private concerts, autographed instruments, private lessons etc.
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All Litchfield Jazz Campers are invited to attend the Litchfield Jazz Festival this weekend, August 10-12. They also have a chance to perform on our Student Stage with their combo (Session 5 students) or in a jam session (Session 1-4 students). See the schedule here.
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The noted trumpeter Wallace Roney and his Ensemble visited Litchfield Jazz Camp on Friday, August 3 at Kent School. He gave a workshop and performance for more than a hundred jazz campers and the public. But the underlying purpose of his visit was a spirit-lifting campaign to support the iconic 91-year-old trumpeter Clark Terry.
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Bassist Mario Pavone premieres two new works this Thursday, August 2nd with an 18-piece jazz orchestra made up of Litchfield Jazz Camp Senior Faculty, Teaching Assistants and talented students ages 15 to 72. The concert is part of "Kent has that Jazz," the free series produced by Litchfield Jazz Festival going on now in Kent.
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LJC is proud to have a camp alumnus, pianist Dale Rothenberg, as our media intern this summer. If you see a photo you love, you can purchase the image via our smugmug page.
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After a great first week we have posted pictures from camp online, and they are available for you to purchase through the website, smugmug.com.
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Looking for something to do tonight?! You're in luck because Litchfield Jazz Camp presents a FREE concert series almost every night of the week through August 9th.
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Litchfield Magazine's Amy Strada spent a day at Litchfield Jazz Camp last summer. Her article, "Getting Jazzed: Jazz Camp—where kids gig with legends" appears in the 2012 July/August issue of Litchfield Magazine.
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Jon Ross at DownBeat Magazine interviewed Litchfield Jazz Camp's Music Director, Don Braden, about preparing the jazz players of the future for the rigors of the music industry.
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The Litchfield Jazz Camp has applied to the CT Humanities Council for funding to present a new lecture series this season entitled “Contemporary Jazz and Its Cultural Roots.” This program will enhance the Camp’s current educational offerings by providing a cultural context for the music our students are studying and playing.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp is excited to announce a new course offering for 2012. Teaching Artist Doug Munro will offer a College Prep Seminar during sessions three (7/22-7/27), four (7/29-8/3), and five (8/5-8/10).
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Piano has been closed out for sessions 4 and 5, and drums are closed for session 3 with more instrument closures soon to follow. Be sure to sign up for the Litchfield Jazz Camp as soon as possible to make sure you can spend the summer learning from the pros!
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Litchfield Jazz Camp's new regional combo programs - "Litchfield in NYC," and "Litchfield in Hartford," presented their end of session showcase Sunday, May 6th in both cities.
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College Fair Night has been a camp highlight since 2008 with reps from the best jazz degree programs present. Sponsored by CollegeXpress.com.
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Our new media sponsor, EnjoyCTLive.com, published this great article about Litchfield Performing Arts' fundraising efforts for Jazz Camp today.
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WDNA 88.9FM is giving away a full scholarship to the 2012 Litchfield Jazz Camp! Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc., has been partnering with WDNA to offer this scholarship for a number of years now.
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The not-for-profit Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc. launched their online Indiegogo campaign today in efforts to raise money for Litchfield Jazz Camp scholarships this summer.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp has officially launched its spring Regional Teen Jazz Combos in Hartford and New York;
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Litchfield Performing Arts is seeking a summer intern to assist with the Litchfield Jazz Festival this summer.
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Our new program, Litchfield regional combo classes, just completed its first session with a great concert at the world famous Gershwin Hotel in New York. We are all set to begin our spring session, led by veteran Jazz Camp faculty member and baritone saxophonist Claire Daly in New York and pianist Jen Allen and saxophonist Kris Allen in Hartford, CT.
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DownBeat Magazine is accepting applications for its 35th Annual Student Music Awards. They have converted to an e-application, so interested students will need to visit their website in order to apply...
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Now’s your chance for one of the best music education experiences of a lifetime! Registration is ...
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"Litchfield Jazz Camp" is expanding it's horizon! Now, you can experience the joy of playing in a jazz group every week. Keep that good feeling going throughout the year, sign up now!
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Included in student tuition is a 3-day festival pass for each student, master classes with festival stars and a performance opportunity for each student on a dedicated Student Stage we call our "Gazebo Stage." Organized Jam Sessions will take place between Main Stage acts all weekend long. The Jam Sessions allow students who attended the camp in Sessions 1, 2 and 3 to perform on the festival. Most students who attend Session 4 will be scheduled to perform with their Session 4 Combo. Session 4 students are also welcome to participate in jam sessions, but priority is given to students whose combos could not be reformed for the festival.
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NEA Jazz Master, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, is the 2011 Guest Artist. He's slated to spend the day at camp on Thursday, July 28th (Session 3). He'll observe and add his thoughts to classes in the morning, then give a master class for the whole camp in the afternoon. He then returns Sunday, August 7th at the Litchfield Jazz Festival for an Artist Talk with the Festival's Artist-in-Residence, Matt Wilson, AND closes the festival with his Big Band at 7pm that evening.
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A huge highlight at Litchfield Jazz Camp is nightly concerts from July 10 through August 3, 2011. Music Director Don Braden is pleased to announce the 2011 Faculty Concert Schedule and Line-up.
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Guitarist Dave Stryker was invited to write a Master Class for DownBeat's Woodshed feature. Dave has been teaching at Litchfield Jazz Camp since 2000. Learn about his 'Minor Sub' Approach.
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The Litchfield Jazz Festival is more than an August weekend of great music on the campus of the bucolic Kent School. It is also the culmination of a four-week camp that offers intensive music education for some 550 students. RuralIntelligence.com
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Baritone saxophonist Claire Daly has been teaching at Litchfield Jazz Camp since 2000. She is featured in the February 2011 issue of DownBeat Magazine -- "Stayin' Alive" on page 70. Claire explores how the music industry has changed, from how music is recorded and distributed to how musicians make a living. Great insight!
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Litchfield Jazz Camp announces summer 2011 dates and opens registration. Session 1: July 10 - 15, Session 2: July 17 - 22, Session 3: July 24 - 29, Session 4: July 31 - August 5. Apply now for the week(s) of your choice.
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3rd Annual Jazz College Fair Night at Litchfield Jazz Camp to be held on Wed. July 28th from 7-9 PM. Open to campers and the general public with representatives from some of the best jazz college programs in the country.
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Tuning up the students of jazz...Litchfield Jazz Camp, held in Kent, attracts young musicians. By Brynn Mandel.
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KENT — The Litchfield Jazz Camp, held on the grounds of the Kent School, started its 14th session on July 11. “Jazz is such a great thing to study,” Music Director Don Braden said. “It’s the kind of music that is really fun and expressive, yet has quite sophisticated emotional elements that are positive and fun. For more and to watch a video of Jazz Camp students performing...
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The Marsalis Family, including trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, has been named a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. We're proud to announce that Delfeayo Marsalis will be a LJC Guest Artist on Saturday, July 24th. He'll give a master class in the afternoon and a performance and conversation with the audience, "Jazz is Cool" at 7:30pm that evening.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp announces an innovative program that will bring our formidable jazz resources to the classroom teacher. Teach the Teacher is a 2-day workshop designed to help school teachers at all grade levels develop or expand effective strategies for educating their students about jazz. CLICK MORE TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT TEACH THE TEACHER.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp Music Director, Don Braden's new CD is #4 on the JazzWeek Chart and got a nice 3 1/2 star review in DownBeat Magazine's May issue.
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One of the most exciting and virtuosic guitarists in jazz, Pat Martino will join LJC as a special guest artist on Thursday, July 22 (Session 2). He began playing guitar when he was twelve years old and left school in tenth grade to devote himself to music. An amazing career and life, Pat Martino survived a severe brain aneurysm and miraculously returned to music. He will give a master class for the all Litchfield Jazz Camp students the Thursday of Session 2.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp photos from 2009 can now be seen in the Photo Gallery Section. Get an inside look at life at Litchfield Jazz Camp.
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Attend Litchfield Jazz Camp in Kent, CT and see what all the buzz is about. LJC is not just a life-changing musical experience – it’s a whole lot of fun. Featured in TIME, DownBeat, JazzTimes on CNN and CPTV, LJC is “one of the best and most popular jazz camps in the country,” (JazzImprov Magazine).
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Litchfield Jazz Camp students Robin Baytas, Ben Lusher, Gabe Schnider, Evan Sherman and Dominic Sbrega named members of the 2010 Grammy Jazz Ensembles. All five students have been attending LJC for many summers -- this is where they fell in love with jazz!
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NBC Connecticut's Anjuli Porter interviews Festival PR & Marketing Director, Lindsey Turner and Litchfield Jazz Camp students perform in the new NBC studios in West Hartford on Friday, July 31st. Read more to watch the interview and hear the camp students.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp students are all invited to perform at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on our Gazebo Stage. The “Jam Sessions” are open to all Litchfield Jazz Camp Attendees. Read more to see when your student is performing if they have been scheduled with their combo.
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I was blown away by Litchfield Jazz Camp in Kent, CT. The atmosphere was pure learning. The young people were hungry and joyful. My colleagues on the faculty were giving it every minute. What a wonderful exchange.
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Mario Pavone, internationally respected bassist and LJC teacher, has been awarded a 2009 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant. He was one of a handful of recipients chosen from a pool of 161 applications.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp is thrilled to announce the launching of a new partnership with Kent School in Kent, CT.
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"Camptime Opportunities” by DownBeat and “Camp Swing: A survey of U.S. summer jazz programs for 2009” by JazzTimes.
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This past July Diane Smith and her crew came to experience the great things happening at the Litchfield Jazz Camp...
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By Joe Jessop for the Register Citizen
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