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
LJC Spring Semester April 10-May 15
The Litchfield Jazz Camp team have developed a fun, informative, and interactive virtual enrichment program. This program will run for 6 weeks on Saturdays. We are offering Master Classes, Special Interest topics, and Theory Lessons. Students can register for all available courses, or can choose between Master Classes & Special
FREE VIRTUAL CONCERT! Emmet Cohen Trio on Dec 17
“As he strides through Fats Waller with his left hand while his right is tossing off shimmering passages conjuring up Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, and Art Tatum, Emmet Cohen would be the first to acknowledge he hasn’t bested these heavyweights….but by deciding to play ball, he surely honors what they
NEW! Litchfield Jazz Fest Presents – FREE Virtual Concert Series
Litchfield Jazz Festival is a stickler for doing whatever we do first rate. With 25 years of Festivals showcasing the talents of people like Wayne Shorter, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Gregory Porter, Hubert Laws, Roy Haynes, Ahmad Jamal and hundreds of others, allowing
Litchfield Jazz has great things in store this Fall and Winter
Litchfield Jazz is excited to announce two new programs expanding OUR jazz education and performances. Inspired by the success of this summer’s VIRTUAL programs, Litchfield Jazz Camp Virtually Yours! and the 25th anniversary Litchfield Jazz Fest- live streamed from Telefunken Soundstage, we are launching our very first year-round programming. ARTS—LITCHFIELD
Virtual Concert w/ Mario Pavone & his Dialect Trio – October 23
Bassist/composer Mario Pavone turns 80 on November 11th. Like the postman undaunted by rain, sleet, snow or hail, nothing, not even a pandemic, will keep us from marking this major milestone in the life of a musician who deserves all the accolades we can bestow on him. Litchfield Jazz will
2020 Litchfield Jazz Fest featured on JazzPolice.com
There is a great write up of the recent jazz festival on the popular website, JazzPolice.com: On Saturday, July 25, 2020, the Litchfield Jazz Festival held a virtual event. During this pandemic, it is wonderful to see organizations still bringing music to the people. This is the 25th anniversary of the