World-class saxophonist, flutist, composer and educator, Don Braden will close the Litchfield Jazz Presents series at the Palace Theater’s Poli Club with a special Father’s Day Jazz Brunch, Sunday June 16, 11AM.. The show, entitled Earth, Wind, & Wonder in honor of Braden’s chart-topping 24th record, features jazz arrangements of the music of the great artists Earth, Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder.

Don Braden’s career spans 40 years of touring worldwide and recording with jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock and many others. He has been the Music Director of Litchfield Jazz Camp for 27 years and also serves as Director of the Harvard Jazz Combo Initiative.

Braden will be joined for his Poli outing by top-flight jazz musicians pianist Jen Allen, bassist Matt Dwonszyk, drummer Ian Carroll, and violinist Conor McMillan.  With the exception of Conor, the band are all long-term members of the Litchfield Jazz Camp Faculty.

Conor, age 16, a student at St. Anne’s School, Brooklyn NY, is the First Place Winner of the inaugural, 2024 Litchfield Jazz Camp Talent Search. He won the title in March out of a field of 22 semi-finalists from across the Northeast.

Conor will be attending Litchfield Jazz Camp on his talent scholarship in July. The Camp, at the Frederick Gunn School in Washington CT, marks its 28thappearance this summer. The month-long program hosting some 300 campers this year from ages 13 to 83, also offers Jazz After Work, a series of 20 free nightly concerts sponsored by Litchfield Bancorp.

For Tickets for the Poli Father’s Day Jazz Brunch Click Here: BRUNCH TICKETS