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Feb
Litchfield Jazz Festival 2026 Tickets On Sale
Read moreTickets are now on sale for the 2026 Litchfield Jazz Festival, a special celebration honoring the 30th Anniversary of Litchfield Jazz Camp featuring an exciting lineup of longtime LJC faculty alongside distinguished alumni who began their journeys as campers. Tickets Lineup July 24: Friday Night Opens In Style! Opening Night Gala – 5:30 PM Music
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12
Dec
LITCHFIELD JAZZ PRESENTS: A Valentine’s Celebration With Albert Rivera & Friends
Read moreTickets This January marks the beginning of Litchfield Performing Arts’ 45th Anniversary year, and the first show on that calendar of events drops February 13th at the Poli Club. It features Albert Rivera & Friends in a Valentine’s Celebration. Albert is a jazz star with connections to our region and to Litchfield Jazz that
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03
Nov
Litchfield Jazz Camp 2026 Registration Is Open
Read moreLitchfield Jazz Camp will celebrate its 30th anniversary this summer. This annual 4-week program begins on June 28th and ends July 24th with the opening of the Litchfield Jazz Festival. This year the fest will honor the camp and the extraordinary artists who made it what it is—one of the most highly regarded music camps
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10
Sep
Our Board Of Directors’ Grand Gesture
Read moreOn Opening Night at the Litchfield Jazz Festival, our Board of Directors had a stunning surprise for our founder. Director Mark Ferguson presented Vita Muir (who has served as Executive and Artistic Director of Litchfield Performing Arts for 44 years) with the exciting news the Board had established a fund in her name to support Litchfield Jazz Camp
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30
Oct
Litchfield Performing Arts & Milton Music Present The Conn Artists – November 23
Read moreKick off your holidays with something unexpected. There’s more to getting ready for the season than Handel’s Messiah, Turkey and visits to Santa. Make your way to Milton Congregational Church on Sunday, November 23rd, 4 pm for a performance by The Conn Artists. No, that’s not a joke. That’s really their name. Continuing this play
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Aug
Adam Birnbaum Trio – Friday September 19th, Waterbury, CT
Read moreFriday, September 19th, the Adam Birnbaum Trio will play at the Palace Theater’s Poli Club for a show at 7PM. Adam will be joined by Joe Martin on bass and Jochen Rueckert on drums. Adam Birnbaum is recognized as one of today’s leading jazz pianists. A Juilliard-trained artist, he has performed at top New York venues including the Village Vanguard,
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Jun
LJF Art Show Artist Danielle Mailer’s New Mural In Bantam, CT
Read moreLitchfield Jazz Festival Art Show Artist Danielle Mailer painted a new community mural on the elevator tower of the Bantam Arts Factory this Monday! The mural features a central image of a woman making pottery surrounded by references to other defining elements of Litchfield, including agriculture, the cinema and residents in the film business, the
Festival Testimonials
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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.
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A lovely addition to the Litchfield Summer Scene!
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Ariel D. Teitel, JazzImprov Magazine
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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Stephen, Brighton, MA
The sweetest little festival in the United States.
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Robin, Southington, CT
This is the best jazz festival anywhere!
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Stands Tall…
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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.
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One of the best festivals.
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Litchfield County Times
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.
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2026 Lineup
LPA’s internationally renowned Litchfield Jazz Festival is celebrating 31 years in 2026.
The Festival will be held July 24-26 in Washington Connecticut!
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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 […]