What our festival goers are saying about their experience
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I was overjoyed with my experience at the Jazz festival. Remarkable. Each performance alone was worth the price of admission. I have not stopped talking and email everyone I know.
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A model jazz line-up.
New York Times -
A lovely addition to the Litchfield Summer Scene!
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Nothing beats the Litchfield Jazz Festival…an ongoing tradition for those in the know.
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The Litchfield Jazz Festival is awesome!! Thank you and keep up the good work!
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Top-ranked … not one of [those] fests packed with pop fizzle and no jazz sizzle.
Owen McNally, Hartford Magazine -
Always an incredible experience. Thank you for making it happen!
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The sweetest little festival in the United States.
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This is the best jazz festival anywhere!
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Stands Tall…
Wall Street Journal -
Litchfield Jazz Festival is “a most mellow and tasty event.”
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Litchfield really is what other jazz festivals wish they could be…it [is] a true gem.
Dave Hershorin, NewOrleansRadio.com -
One of the best festivals.
Diana Krall -
A summer in the Litchfield [hills] is always green and glorious, but how much sweeter it becomes when the strains of jazz, pure and beautiful, are carried on the summer wind.
2025 will be the 30th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival
In the news
- 23 Aug
Litchfield Jazz Festival 2024 is in the books!
Read moreLitchfield Jazz Festival 2024— July 26 – 28, our 29th outing— is now in the record books. The weekend weather was glorious and the music dazzling. We opened on Friday night with our Gala whose highlight was the music by our very best jazz camp players. The party was a treat for the ears, eyes
- 06 Aug
Litchfield Jazz Presents @ The Poli Club Fall/Winter Schedule
Read moreAll events take place at the Palace Theater’s Poli Club in Waterbury. Litchfield Jazz Presents now serves both in-person audiences and live-stream listeners. This series runs in collaboration with Mike Gow’s New England Arts & Entertainment. Concert Schedule: September 22 – Eddie Allen Quintet: Sunday Jazz Brunch – BUY TICKETS October 11 – Matt &
- 16 Jul
Saturday Festival Act: Bill Charlap Trio
Read moreTime Magazine described Grammy-winning pianist Bill Charlap perhaps best: ”No matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.” Charlap who has performed with the leading artists of our time—Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, to name a few—has been playing piano
- 04 Jul
Friday Festival Act: Alexa Tarantino Quartet
Read moreFriday, July 26, 7:45 pm Alexa Tarantino Quartet Buy tickets here: TICKET LINK “[Alexa is] a one-woman wrecking crew, […] an indomitable force for expression, education, and absolute excellence.” – Wynton Marsalis Alexa Tarantino is a vibrant, young jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator. She was named one of the “Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of
- 28 Jun
Saturday Festival Act: Amina Figarova Sextet and Matsiko World Orphan Choir
Read moreSaturday, July 27, 3:00 pm Amina Figarova Sextet and Matsiko World Orphan Choir Buy tickets here: TICKET LINK The Band: piano Amina Figarova, tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, flutist Bart Platteau, trumpeter Alex Pope Norris, bassist Luques Curtis, and drummer Rudy Royston and West Africa’s 24-piece Matsiko World Orphan Choir. Pianist/composer Amina Figarova pairs her stellar
Special Events Calendar
- 08 Dec, 24Upcoming
Litchfield Jazz Presents: Jazz Brunch – David Penn & Creative Tone – Poli Club Sunday December 8
Sunday, 11:00 AM
Get Involved
The Litchfield Jazz Festival is a proud production of the not-for-profit Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc (LPA). LPA’s internationally renowned Litchfield Jazz Festival is celebrating 25 years in 2020. While we will not be able to gather together in person this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will still be bringing you the great jazz music audiences have been loving for a quarter century. Tune in on July 25 from 1-6pm for the FREE Litchfield Jazz Festival live stream featuring concerts, artist talks and interactive Q & A sessions.
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LJF is Different This Year - What to Expect - Litchfield Jazz Festival says:
May 22, 2019 at 1:43 PM[…] This year the opening night gala will be held at The Judy Black PARK & GARDENS on Friday evening July 26, Washington Depot (at the foot of the RT 47 hill). Enjoy fine french wines, appetizers, an art exhibit by local mixed-media artist Peter Wooster, and live jazz music by top Litchfield Jazz Camp students. Learn more about the Gala HERE […]