Litchfield Jazz Festival Opening Gala
Opening Night at the Litchfield Jazz Festival has a long- standing tradition: it has always begun with a party designed to entertain and, candidly, impress our guests. We presents our talented young Jazz Campers who show off what they’ve accomplished during the summer and helping us raise scholarship funds for
Sunday Brunch In The Garden – LATIN JAZZ BRUNCH W/ THE DAVID DEJESUS LATIN JAZZ BAND
Latin Jazz Brunch – Litchfield Jazz Festival Finale, July 30. w/ David Dejesus, saxophone, Luques Curtis, bass, Zaccai Curtis, piano, Dave Ballou, trumpet, Joe Beaty, trombone, Marco Torres, percussion Litchfield Jazz Festival’s popular Sunday Jazz Brunch is back, on July 30 at noon in the delightful Bourne Courtyard at Fredrick
BRANDON GOLDBERG TRIO
w/ Brandon Goldberg, piano, Ben Wolfe, bass, Jimmy Macbride, drums & Special Guest DON BRADEN Friday, July 28 Brandon Goldberg, now 17 years old, has been playing piano since he was three years old. His professional career began in earnest more than five years ago and he is now a
EHUD ASHERIE TRIO
w/Ehud Asherie, piano, Dezron Douglas, bass, Jason Brown, drums, Special Guest, Ken Peplowski Noon, Saturday, July 29 Self-taught Pianist, Ehud Asherie learned the ropes at New York Smalls, Jazz Club, where he spent much of his early teens becoming a fixture of the late-night jam sessions. Mentored by the late
STEVE NELSON QUARTET
w/ Steve Nelson, vibes, Rick Germanson, piano, Charles Goold, drums, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass 1:45, Saturday July 29 Steve Nelson is “…one of the most extraordinary musicians in jazz…His solo …made you not want to breathe until it was done.” Ben Ratliff, jazz critic Steve Nelson, born in 1954 in Pittsburgh, received
PETER BERNSTEIN QUARTET
PETER BERNSTEIN QUARTET/SPECIAL GUEST AL FOSTER W/ Peter Bernstein, guitar, Adam Birnbaum, piano, Doug Weiss, Bass, Al Foster, drums 5:15 PM Saturday, July 29 Guitarist Peter Bernstein has been part of the New York Jazz scene since 1989. He played at the inaugural Litchfield Jazz Festival in 1996 with Larry
Samara Joy
Samara Joy seems already marked for success. The young vocalist grew up in New York, surrounded by music. Her grandparents, Elder Goldwire and Ruth McLendon, led the well-known Philadelphia-based gospel group, The Savettes, and her father toured with Gospel artist Andrae Crouch. During high school, she joined the gospel choir
Gregoire Maret Trio
Grammy winner, Swiss-born harmonica player and composer, Gregoire Maret moved to New York City at 18 years old to study at the New School University. Over the past decade, he has emerged as a unique and compelling new voice in jazz. The extensive list of heavy- hitters who have enlisted
Mark Whitfield Band w/ Davis Whitfield, Mark Lewandowski, and Charles Goold
A great treat for us all will be the return of the extraordinary guitarist Mark Whitfield. Mark was a Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty member before he was whisked away for a long, steady touring career with trumpeter Chris Botti. He raised two musical sons, both former Litchfield jazz campers. For