Amina Figarova Sextet and Matsiko World Orphan Choir
Pianist/composer Amina Figarova pairs her stellar sextet with a choir of orphaned and at-risk children from Liberia on her masterful new album Suite for Africa, due out May 3 via AmFi Records, features Wayne Escoffery, Bart Platteau, Alex Pope Norris, Yasushi Nakamura and Rudy Royston, joined by West Africa’s
Bill Charlap
Time Magazine described Grammy-winning pianist Bill Charlap perhaps best: ”No matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence.” Charlap who has performed with the leading artists of our time—Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton Marsalis, Ron Carter, to name
Jazz Brunch “A Century of Jazz”
The 2024 Litchfield Jazz Festival’s Sunday Jazz Brunch celebrates “A Century Of Jazz.” We’ll begin with a delicious brunch and move on to a musical journey that will take us from the 1920s to Today. Our blue-ishbon band stars 2024 GRAMMY winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Nicole Zuraitis &
Allison Cardenas and Nash
ALLISON, CARDENAS & NASH JULY 27, 4:45 With over 25 years of creative collaboration, bassist Ben Allison, guitarist Steve Cardenas, and saxophonist Ted Nash weave musical conversations full of subtlety and surprise. These independently successful jazzmen have released four albums as a trio. The inspiration for this collaboration was Jimmy
Alexa Tarantino
Alexa Tarantino is a vibrant, young jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer, and educator. She was named one of the “Top 5 Alto Saxophonists of 2019” by the JazzTimes Critics’ Poll and was nominated twice as a “Rising Star” by Downbeat. Alexa has played international and US festivals including Marciac, Umbria, Xerox Rochester International
PETER BERNSTEIN QUARTET
PETER BERNSTEIN QUARTET/SPECIAL GUEST AL FOSTER W/ Peter Bernstein, guitar, Adam Birnbaum, piano, Doug Weiss, AL Foster, drums 5:15 PM Saturday, July 29 Guitarist Peter Bernstein has been part of the New York Jazz scene since 1989. He played at the inaugural Litchfield Jazz Festival in 1996 with Larry
CHAMPIAN FULTON TRIO
w/ Champian Fulton, piano & vocals, Fukushi Tainaka, drums, Hide Tanaka, bass 3:30, Saturday July 29 Born in Oklahoma in 1985, vocalist/pianist Champian Fulton grew up in a musical family. Her father, Stephen Fulton, is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and educator, and the family recognized her fascination with music early
STEVE NELSON QUARTET
w/ Steve Nelson, vibes, Rick Germanson, piano, Charles Goold, drums, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass 1:45, Saturday July 29 Steve Nelson is “…one of the most extraordinary musicians in jazz…His solo …made you not want to breathe until it was done.” Ben Ratliff, jazz critic Steve Nelson, born in 1954 in Pittsburgh, received
EHUD ASHERIE TRIO
w/Ehud Asherie, piano, Dezron Douglas, bass, Jason Brown, drums, Special Guest, Ken Peplowski Noon, Saturday, July 29 Self-taught Pianist, Ehud Asherie learned the ropes at New York Smalls, Jazz Club, where he spent much of his early teens becoming a fixture of the late-night jam sessions. Mentored by the late
BRANDON GOLDBERG TRIO
w/ Brandon Goldberg, piano, Ben Wolfe, bass, Jimmy Macbride, drums & Special Guest DON BRADEN Friday, July 28 Brandon Goldberg, now 17 years old, has been playing piano since he was three years old. His professional career began in earnest more than five years ago and he is now a
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