2023 Litchfield Jazz Fest – Tickets on sale!
Litchfield Performing Arts announces the 28th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival, July 28, 29 and 30th in Washington, CT. The event will be held on the beautiful grounds of the Frederick Gunn School and in its new, acoustically excellent Tisch Auditorium with unobstructed views from every seat. Last summer the iconic
Litchfield Jazz Festival Performer Spotlight: Samara Joy
The rising star vocalist, Samara Joy will appear alongside the Pasquale Grasso Quartet–Pasquale Grasso on guitar, Ben Patterson on piano, Neal Caine on bass, and Keith Balla on drums– opening the 27th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival on Friday, July 29th in Washington, CT. With an elegantly powerful voice, Joy has
27th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Performer Spotlight: Anton Kot
Drummer, pianist, composer Anton Kot will appear alongside a quartet of heavy hitters— all members of the Litchfield Jazz Faculty— to open the Saturday July 30th Litchfield Jazz Festival lineup in Washington CT. Anton’s bandmates include Don Braden on saxophone, Avery Sharpe on bass, Julian Shore on piano, and Jean
27th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Performer Spotlight: Mark Whitfield
The wonderful guitarist Mark Whitfield, will appear alongside his bandmates Charles Goold on drums and Mark Lewandowski on bass along with his son Davis Whitfield on piano, as one of the many fine musicians taking part in the 27th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 30th in Washington CT.
27th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Performer Spotlight: Ken Peplowski
The brilliant clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, Ken Peplowski will appear alongside bandmates Ehud Asherie on piano, Peter Washington on bass, Willie Jones III on drums, and Houston Person on tenor saxophone as the closing act for the Mainstage shows at Litchfield Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 30th in Washington, CT.
27th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Performer Spotlight: Grégoire Maret
The superb, Swiss-born harmonica player and composer Grégoire Maret, is set to perform alongside his bandmates Romain Collin on piano and Matthew Stevens on guitar as one of the many fine musicians taking part in the 27th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 30th in Washington CT. Like many
27th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Performer Spotlight: Pasquale Grasso
The outstanding, Italian-born guitarist Pasquale Grasso, is set to preform alongside vocalist Samara Joy with his Quartet–Ben Patterson on piano, Neal Caine on bass, and Keith Balla on drums—opening the 27th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. Like his young colleague Joy, Grasso started early in music, but with a twist. While
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