Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
Soprano saxophonist/flutist/bandleader Jane Bunnett has built her career at the crossroads of Cuban music and jazz. A three-time Grammy nominee—her lastest for 2017 for Oddara with Maqueque—and multiple Juno Award winner, and recipient of an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University, Bunnett has turned her bands into showcases for the finest
Emmet Cohen Trio w/ Jimmy Cobb
After receiving wide acclaim for his inaugural album In the Element (2011) recorded when he was just 21 and an equally successful follow up collaboration with trumpeter Brian Lynch entitled Questioned Answer (2013), Emmet Cohen has embarked on an important new mission: to celebrate the last remaining legendary jazz artists
Orrin Evans
The New York Times called Orrin Evans “…a poised artist with an impressive template of ideas at his command.” And so he is. We are pleased to bring you The Orrin Evans Quartet saluting an extraordinary artist who helped shape his musical development and was a key figure in his
Doug Munro & La Pompe Attack w/ Matthew Westerby Company Dancers
“Doug Munro…well he can flat out play!” Dr. Lonnie Smith Master musician and guitar virtuoso Doug Munro is an established veteran of the New York music scene. Since 1987 he has released 17 albums as a leader and has appeared on over 75 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger
Kris Allen Trio
“Allen, in this triumphant follow-up release to his acclaimed debut disc, Circle House, for all of his fluency in the language of jazz and deep knowledge of the music’s modern masters, is very much his own man with his own creative voice.”- WNPR.org Born and raised in Connecticut, saxophonist Kris
Saturday Night After Party & Jam — Hanq’s Torrington
After the music ends on the Mainstage, the party heats up at the After Party & Open Jam! The Litchfield Jazz Festival welcomes everyone to enjoy more jazz, and any instrumentalists or vocalists who care to sit in for our After Party and Open Jam on Saturday, July 28th right after the
Jeff Tain Watts Trio
Jeff “Tain” Watts majored in classical percussion at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University where he was primarily a timpanist. He later attended Berklee School of Music. He joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble for Black Codes From The Underground, J Mood and
Dan Brubeck & Friends – Tribute to Dave & Iola Brubeck
Born in Oakland in 1955, Dan Brubeck was a highly energetic child who found his calling at the trap set. Mentored by two consummate polyrhythmic masters, Joe Morello and Alan Dawson at the Berklee College of Music, he was working professionally before he was out of his teens. Over the
Trio Da Paz
Featuring three of Brazil’s most in-demand musicians, Trio da Paz updates the infectious spirit of jazz-oriented Brazilian music. Formed in 1990 by Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta and Duduka da Fonseca, all three players are seasoned masters of both jazz and Brazilian music with impressive resumes. The list of legendary musicians
Litchfield Jazz Orchestra, led by Zaccai Curtis
In 2013, guitarist/educator and Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty member, Doug Munro proposed to arrange for Big Band Django Reinhardt’s gypsy-inspired music for Litchfield Jazz Festival. With this we launched the first performance of Litchfield Jazz Orchestra. Its been a feature ever since with its personnel drawn from Camp faculty members and