Litchfield Jazz- 24 Years and Looking Ahead at The Gunnery!
The 24th Litchfield Jazz Festival made a bold move this year, opting for cozy concert confines and an OuterFest, all on the grounds of the new home of Litchfield Jazz Camp, the Gunnery in Washington, CT. With the Camp’s move there in 2018, to an enthusiastic welcome and great success,
Litchfield Jazz Camp featured on CT News 8!
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NEW FESTIVAL DESIGN FOR 2019!
“Few sane gamblers back in 1996 would have bet Litchfield Jazz Festival (LJF) — a then at-risk brainchild of the fearless cultural crusader Vita Muir — would survive infancy to become an annual crown jewel among Connecticut’s premier summer events (Owen McNally, WNPR, ’16).” Litchfield, the Little Festival that Could, has
A tribute to ARTIST FRANK FEDERICO 1928-2018
Frank Federico, renowned fine artist and teacher, passed away on July 30. He was 90 years old. For almost two decades Frank was Fine Artist in Residence for Litchfield Jazz Festival. He created and curated the fest’s Art Exhibit and occupied a seat of honor upfront from which he sketched
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
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!
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.
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
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
Looking for a summer internship?
The Litchfield Jazz Camp is looking for a summer intern to help in the camp office. This internship will provide real-life experience in administration and organization of one of the nation’s leading summer music camps. Work will include assisting with student registration, assorted office tasks, generating and formatting reports, working