“Generations of Jazz”: Meet the Stars – Nicole Zuraitis

Date Posted: May 18, 2016 – To celebrate 20 years of Litchfield Jazz Camp, this summer’s festival lineup showcases successful artists who, back in the day, were Litchfield Jazz Campers. They will each feature a mentor who made a lasting impact on their music. We’d like you to get to

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Kudos to our DownBeat Winners

Date Posted: May 18, 2016 – A number of jazz campers were winners in this year’s DownBeat Student Music Awards. We are very proud of all of them.   In the Junior High School Jazz Soloist category, there were two winners, both of them former Litchfield Jazz Campers!  Estaban Castro

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THANK YOU!

Date Posted: May 7, 2016 – Thanks to our generous supporters we were able to raise a total of $5,070 for Litchfield Performing Arts in just 36 hours last week. We would’t be able to do this with out you!

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Save The Date! May 3-4 Give Local

Date Posted: Apr 25, 2016 – The Connecticut Community Foundation is hosting Give Local Greater Waterbury & Litchfield Hills on May 3-4, 2016. This 36 hour online giving event will help you support local nonprofit organizations that work every day to make our community stronger. Every dollar donated to participating

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Jazz & Friends – April 24th

Date Posted: Apr 15, 2016 – Tickets are still available for An Afternoon of Jazz & Friends, Sunday April 24. This wonderful party and concert benefits Litchfield Jazz Camp’s need-based scholarships. Music is provided by Litchfield Jazz Camp instructors, top students, and two Monk Competition finalists, vocalist Veronica Swift and

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International Jazz Day – April 30!

Date Posted: Apr 8, 2016 – The National Museum of American History designated April as Jazz Appreciation Month. They chose April because so many jazz greats were born this month. Among them are Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry Mulligan, and Tito Puente. Tito closed the 1998 Litchfield Jazz Festival with

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Bill Henderson 1926-2016

Date Posted: Apr 5, 2016 – Mourning Bill Henderson, an amazing singer and beautiful human being. We were honored to present him not once but twice at the Litchfield Jazz Festival. Our hearts go out to his beautiful daughter and his whole family. Bill had just turned 90. Bill Henderson,

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Les Paul @ 100

Date Posted: Apr 1, 2016 – June 9th, — would have been the 100th birthday of the great Les Paul, the jazz guitarist and inventor whose solid body guitar, helped, ironically, to make the careers of legions of pop and rock stars. What is less known  than his early mega

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Guitarist Mike Stern will join us week 4 of camp!

Date Posted: Feb 17, 2016 – During week 4, legendary guitarist Mike Stern will be visiting Litchfield Jazz Camp for a workshop day at Canterbury School, New Milford CT. The day concludes with a concert that is free and open to the public. Stern has, by popular demand appeared on

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LPA Welcomes new Development Officer!

Date Posted: Feb 17, 2016 – We are thrilled to welcome Rachel Steier-White to our team here at LPA! Rachel comes from a family of talented musicians and artists and is the daughter of art gallery owner Patricia Steier, who owns the renowned P.S. Gallery in Litchfield, CT. Rachel has

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