Festival Artist Danielle Mailer Featured in NY Times
Date Posted: Jul 16, 2016 – Local Artist and Festival T-shirt designer Danielle Mailer was featured in the New York Times this week for her upcoming “Project FishTales”, a public art initiative to create a 186′ x 22′ outdoor mural above the Naugatuck River in Downtown Torrington. Come see Danielle
Jazz Camp Week 1 Student Concert live!
Date Posted: Jul 15, 2016 – The first student concert for the Litchfield Jazz Camp is now streaming live on Facebook Live and Periscope! Watch on Facebook! (Part 1) Facebook (Part 2) Watch on Periscope! The whole concert is now up on YouTube as well.
Scat & Scramble Benefit Brunch
Date Posted: Jul 5, 2016 – This year, the Litchfield Jazz Festival introduces its first-ever Friends of the Festival Scat & Scramble Jazz Brunch. Sunday August 7, the final day of the 21st annual Litchfield Festival, will kick off with a New Orleans style brunch, music, and silent auction. The
Danielle Mailer to design Festival T-shirt
Date Posted: Jul 1, 2016 – We are pleased to announce that Danielle Mailer is the artist that will be designing the Litchfield Jazz Festival t-shirts this year. Long time friend of the festival, Danielle is currently working on a very exciting project in downtown Torrington, CT. Developing fish design
Jazz After Work – Free LJC Faculty Concerts Weeknights at Canterbury School
Date Posted: Jun 29, 2016 – Litchfield Jazz Camp Faculty perform 3-4 nights a week for four weeks at Canterbury School in New Milford. Concerts are free, and open to the public. Performers will include Jazz Camp teaching artists trumpeters Nick Roseboro, Dave Ballou, Jean Caze and Russ Johnson, bassists
2016 Artist Spotlight: Nicole Zuraitis
Date Posted: Jun 28, 2016 – “Zuraitis has a voice that has been called ” hard to ignore… (with) remarkable range… you can’t help but stop and take notice” Growing up in the Litchfield Jazz Camp family, it was very difficult to choose only one mentor, because each faculty member
REMINDER: Private lessons deadline
Date Posted: Jun 20, 2016 – If you are thinking about registering for private lessons at camp and haven’t yet, make sure you sign up by July 1. Private lessons are a great opportunity for one on one instruction at camp. In order to prepare and ensure we have the
Lizz Wright at Ridgefield Playhouse June 25
Date Posted: Jun 17, 2016 – Bring your family to see this incredible performance with Lizz Wright! NEAE is offering you ½ price tickets to this show – and free tickets for students 18 and under! Click for more info. Ms. Wright appeared on the Festival Mainstage in 2003 and
Sponsor Spotlight – North Coast Brewing Co
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2016 – This summer we welcome a very special first-time sponsor, North Coast Brewing Co. from Fort Bragg, California. North Coast is unique in the industry: they are true jazz benefactors with a special interest in jazz presentation and education. We first heard about them from
Dr. Lonnie Smith Receives Jazz Master’s Award
Date Posted: Jun 14, 2016 – Congratulations to the amazing organist Dr. Lonnie Smith for his NEA Jazz Master’s Award announced this week! Dr. Lonnie was featured on the Litchfield Jazz Festival in 2003, and 2011. Twenty years ago pianist David Grausman called after LJF’s inaugural festival and told us