Auction Preview! Spring Spirits is May 4

We have some great silent and live auction items to share with you!  On May 4th, join us at the Litchfield Distillery for drinks, appetizers and jazz music to help us raise money to support music education at Litchfield Jazz Camp. There will be a brief live auction (hosted by

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Founder Vita Muir honored by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame is celebrating 25 years of honoring the state’s remarkable women and sharing their stories.  This year they are counting among their honorees Vita West Muir, the Executive & Artistic Director of Litchfield Performing Arts Inc. (LPA). There was a statewide awards presentation in Hartford

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Litchfield Jazz Fest Student Stage Schedule posted!

One of the best parts of the Litchfield Jazz Camp is the opportunity to attend and perform at the Litchfield Jazz Festival! Students that attended session 4 will perform with their combos on the Festival Student stage. Students from weeks 1-3 are invited to return and participate in the jam

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The Litchfield Jazz Camp and Festival are featured on Connecticut’s News 12!

The Litchfield Jazz Festival is this weekend. Students from the Litchfield Jazz Camp will be performing at the student stage. Check out this awesome news video feature on the camp and the festival from Connecticut News 12!

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A Free Talk and Concert by Nicki Parrott

July 18, 3PM The Gunnery EPAC Bassist/vocalist Nicki Parrott now performs all over the world. The stint that got her started in earnest was as a member of the Les Paul Trio. It lasted 10 years at New York’s Iridium where she played every Monday night until Les’ death at

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College Night – July 18 @ the Gunnery EPAC – 7:00PM

Litchfield Jazz Camp invites Jazz Campers, their families and anyone in the area who wants to learn more about college programs offering music and music related studies to join us for an exciting College Fair on Wednesday night. You don’t even need a reservation! We begin with a fast-paced panel talk by recruiters

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NEW! Spaces open up for previously sold out LJC week 4

We have opened up a limited number of residential spaces in week 4 for this year’s Jazz Camp season.  Hurry and sign up if you are interested – they won’t last long!

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2018 Faculty Concert schedule posted online!

This summer’s line up of Faculty concerts has been posted! All concerts are free and open to the public! Monday – Thursday, 7:15pm! Click here for more information.

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Accolades for Litchfield’s Mario Pavone

Longtime LPA Board Member, LJC faculty member and Festival favorite, bassist Mario Pavone was recently featured in Downbeat Magazine in an article headlined “Mario Pavone’s Dialect Trio Captivating at Firehouse 12 Show”. Featured in the magazine, was the Friday May 18 performance which included trio members pianist Matt Mitchell and

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Litchfield Faculty Members Featured in DownBeat Magazine!

Several members of the Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty are featured in the June 2018 edition of DownBeat Magazine with FULL PAGE articles! Caroline Davis, and Andrew Hadro both have excellent full page articles dedicated to them. Camp Music Director, Don Braden has written a full two page article on Health

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