Watch Brandon Goldberg in rehearsal!
Pianist Brandon Goldberg rehearsing with his Litchfield Jazz combo band, ViVid, for their performance this evening. Brandon will be playing again on Sunday morning at the “Brunch with Basie” benefit for Litchfield Jazz Camp scholarships at 10:30am at the Goshen Fairgrounds and then again at 12:30pm with the Litchfield Jazz
Discovering Genius – Pianist 11yo Brandon Goldberg
Over two decades, Litchfield Jazz Camp has had its share of precocious students. Quite a few of them, actually. Most fall into a category I like to call to “my little old men.” They are atypically young boys (our official bottom age is 12) with high intelligence and talent and
Discovering Genius – Vocalist Michael Mayo
It’s always a challenge for me to find great male jazz vocalists. I am picky to the point of obsession, and, when Frank Sinatra of the perfect phrasing, diction, pitch and timbre is your standard, who can ever measure up? So I search and search and usually come up dry.
Thank you for making Give Local a success
Thanks to all of our generous donors, Litchfield Performing Arts was able to raise over $7,000 to help support our programs during this year’s Give Local! In today’s climate, where funding for education and the arts is threatened, your support is more critical than ever. We would not be able
Mark Your Calendar – Give Local is Coming to the Litchfield Hills April 25-26
Since it’s first year, Give Local, a 36 hour online giving event hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation, has infused over $3.2 million dollars into the non-profit community in the Greater Waterbury area! During this online event, every dollar donated will be streched further through matching funds and potential prizes. As the
Jobs and Internships now available for Litchfield Jazz Festival and Jazz Camp!
New summer internships and job openings have been posted for both the Litchfield Jazz Camp and Litchfield Jazz Festival. Come be a part of the team that presents one of the best camps and festivals! Every summer we take pride in working with and training new staff. Many of our
A Touching Sendoff
Over 100 friends and fans joined us on February 5 to say a musical goodbye to Litchfield Performing Arts co-founder Arthur Muir. Art passed away on January 22nd, and LPA has established a jazz camp scholarship fund in his memory. Gifts are still coming in, and the fund now stands
Celebrating the Life of Arthur J. Muir – Co-Founder of Litchfield Performing Arts
Arthur Muir left this world on January 22st just three weeks after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He would have been 84 in May. Before he died at his home in Goshen which he shared with his wife and love of his life, Vita, and his daughter Lindsey and her
Remembering Nat Hentoff (1925-2017)
Influential journalist and jazz critic Nat Hentoff passed away on Saturday January 7. Hentoff wrote for The Village Voice for 50 years. He also write for DownBeat Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post among many others. He was the first jazz critic to be named Jazz Master by the
Get involved in 2017
Now is a great time to start thinking about ways to get involved for 2017. We have many different types of opportunities available. We offer summer internships, sponsorship and advertising opportunities for our business fans, vendor opportunities for artists and chefs, and of course volunteer opportunities abound – many of