ONE WEEK AWAY!
In 1996 a small gem of a music celebration popped up in a nature preserve in Litchfield County Connecticut. That debut was to become one of the longer standing jazz festivals in the United States. After running a classical concert series for 15 years and exploring jazz in small venue
7/31 – Future Stride w/ Emmet Cohen and Friends
Litchfield Jazz Festival celebrates 26 years on July 31 coming to you live from Telefunken Soundstage in South Windsor, CT. The live stream is free and available on line. Bringing home the fest at 4:30 is a 90 minute set by is the outstanding pianist Emmet Cohen in a program
7/31 – Matt Wilson Quartet With Jeff Lederer, Dave Ballou, And Chris Lightcap
The Litchfield Jazz Festival’s 26th annual appearance is set for July 31st. The full-day fest will be live-streamed from Telefunken Soundstage and available free of charge via YouTube and Facebook. At 3PM the Matt Wilson Quartet will take the stage. Wilson’s connection with Litchfield stretches back to 2003 and
7/31 – Rufus Reid Trio with Sullivan Fortner and Johnathan Blake
On July 31, Litchfield Jazz Festival will mark its 26th year with a live stream full day of top-draw jazz from Telefunken Soundstage in South Windsor, CT. The all-day set of performances runs from noon to six PM and is available on YouTube and Facebook free of charge. After
Save The Date – Litchfield Jazz Fest July 31, 2021
In 1996 a small gem of a music celebration popped up in a nature preserve in Litchfield County Connecticut. That debut was to become one of the longer standing jazz festivals in the United Stess. After running a classical concert series for 15 years and exploring jazz in small venue
The Mario Pavone Scholarship & Celebration of Remembrance
On May 21st, Litchfield Jazz will launch the Mario Pavone Scholarship established by his wife Mary Pavone, to annually enable a talented student with limited means to attend Litchfield Jazz Camp. Gifts can be made to the Mario Pavone Scholarship on Venmo, PayPay or by check (to POB 69, Litchfield
Remembering Mario Pavone
Bassist/composer Mario Pavone who turned 80 on November 11th died on Saturday, May 15, peacefully, after 17 years of co-existing with cancer. But, like the postman undaunted by rain, sleet, snow, or hail, nothing—not even this affliction—could keep him from completing his mission to make two final albums. The first
FREE VIRTUAL CONCERT – April 16 Peter Bernstein/Steve Cardenas Quartet Play Monk
Join Litchfield Jazz on April 16th the fourth installment of their free virtual concert series. April’s concert features jazz guitarists Peter Bernstein & Steve Cardenas, along with Vincente Archer on bass and Bill Stewart on drums. Jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been part of the jazz scene in New York and
In Memoriam – Junior Mance
On the evening of January 17th, Junior Mance left a life in music with his devoted wife and manager at his side, a career that was legendary and spanned more than 80 years. I met Junior through his connection to teaching, introduced to us at Litchfield Jazz Camp by two