Opinion: Not Enough Jazz “Instead of scholarship, we get spectacle.”
At the 2016 Jazz Festival, we invited a talented group of jazz musicians from Yale University to play on the Second Stage. One of these young men, Jack Broza Lawrence, published an article last week in a Yale magazine on the status of Jazz Studies at Yale and the university’s rejection of
Jobs and Internships now available for Litchfield Jazz Festival and Jazz Camp!
New summer internships and job openings have been posted for both the Litchfield Jazz Camp and Litchfield Jazz Festival. Come be a part of the team that presents one of the best camps and festivals! Every summer we take pride in working with and training new staff. Many of our
A Touching Sendoff
Over 100 friends and fans joined us on February 5 to say a musical goodbye to Litchfield Performing Arts co-founder Arthur Muir. Art passed away on January 22nd, and LPA has established a jazz camp scholarship fund in his memory. Gifts are still coming in, and the fund now stands
Celebrating the Life of Arthur J. Muir – Co-Founder of Litchfield Performing Arts
Arthur Muir left this world on January 22st just three weeks after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He would have been 84 in May. Before he died at his home in Goshen which he shared with his wife and love of his life, Vita, and his daughter Lindsey and her
Remembering Nat Hentoff (1925-2017)
Influential journalist and jazz critic Nat Hentoff passed away on Saturday January 7. Hentoff wrote for The Village Voice for 50 years. He also write for DownBeat Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post among many others. He was the first jazz critic to be named Jazz Master by the
Get involved in 2017
Now is a great time to start thinking about ways to get involved for 2017. We have many different types of opportunities available. We offer summer internships, sponsorship and advertising opportunities for our business fans, vendor opportunities for artists and chefs, and of course volunteer opportunities abound – many of
GIVING TUESDAY: 11-29-16
Date Posted: Nov 28, 2016 – Last year, more than 45,000 organizations in 71 countries came together to celebrate #GivingTuesday. Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in greater donations, volunteer hours, and activities that bring about real change in communities. If music matters
2017 Registration for LJC is OPEN!
Date Posted: Nov 23, 2016 – Get a head start on summer! Registration for the 2017 season of Lithfield Jazz Camp is now open. Register before January 10 and get a tuition discount and other perks! Register by January 10, 2017 and you will receive: – $75 discount on tuition
An Evening of Jazz and World Music – A concert to benefit the people in Syria through SAMS
Date Posted: Nov 23, 2016 – November 29, 2016 at 7:30 PM at Saint Peters Church, 619 Lexington Ave at 54th Street, Manhattan, NY