Curtis Brothers Trio
Festival Event · Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 7:15 PM Date Saturday, July 25, 2026 Time 7:15 PM Tickets LJF2026.eventbrite.com Pianist Zaccai Curtis, bassist Luques Curtis, and drummer Richie Barshay have played together since they were kids. Their story with Litchfield is one of the great origin tales in the
Paul Bollenback Quintet
Festival Event · Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 5:30 PM Date Saturday, July 25, 2026 Time 5:30 PM Tickets LJF2026.eventbrite.com Paul Bollenback brings his quintet to the 31st Litchfield Jazz Festival Mainstage with a group that is rooted in the Litchfield Jazz Camp family. Joining him are Alejandra Williams on
Steve Davis Sextet
Festival Event · Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 3:45 PM Date Saturday, July 25, 2026 Time 3:45 PM Tickets LJF2026.eventbrite.com Steve Davis opens the 31st Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival with a sextet that runs deep with Litchfield Jazz Camp history. Joining him are Mike DiRubbo on alto saxophone, a member
Jimmy Greene Quintet
Festival Event · Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 2:00 PM Date Saturday, July 25, 2026 Time 2:00 PM Tickets LJF2026.eventbrite.com Jimmy Greene was fresh out of college when he joined the first Litchfield Jazz Camp faculty in 1997, and he has maintained deep connections with the Camp and the Litchfield
Don Braden & The Litchfield Jazz Fest Dectet
Festival Event · Friday, July 24, 2026 · 7:45 PM Date Friday, July 24, 2026 Time 7:45 PM Tickets LJF2026.eventbrite.com Saxophonist Don Braden is marking his 29th year as a member of the Litchfield Jazz Family, and this year he is bringing the full house. For the 31st Litchfield Jazz
Matt Dwonszyk Sextet
Saturday, July 26, 3:00 PM With a Master’s degree from SUNY Purchase under his belt, the Hartford-born bassist Matt Dwonszyk has catapulted from being one of the top-call bassists in CT to become an artist with an international profile. Between six years, he has appeared at festivals and clubs
Frank Vignola & Pasquale Grasso
Saturday, July 26, 2025 4:45 PM The incredibly versatile guitarist Frank Vignola has teamed up with rising jazz guitar star Pasquale Grasso to create a unique and intimate musical experience. Frank Vignola Frank Vignola’s stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top
Anat Cohen Quartetinho
Saturday, July 26 6:30 PM “What’s not to love about a young clarinetist and saxophonist who plays everything we love–modern jazz, world music, ‘hot’ New Orleans-style jazz–and does it all brilliantly?” — The Wall Street Journal Ever charismatic, prolific and inspired, clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds
Champian Fulton Trio Jazz Brunch
30th Anniversary Jazz Brunch Sunday, July 27 Noon Born in Norman Oklahoma in 1985, Champian Fulton has been recognized as the “most gifted pure jazz singer of her generation” (Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press) and “a charming young steward of the mainstream Jazz tradition” (Nate Chinen, The New York Times).
Emmet Cohen Trio
Friday, July 25 7:45 Emmet Cohen is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator and an award winner many times over. Cohen has appeared at the Newport, Monterey, North Sea Jazz Festivals and at venues in over 30 countries. He regularly appears in New York at Jazz at