What our festival goers are saying about their experience
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I was overjoyed with my experience at the Jazz festival. Remarkable. Each performance alone was worth the price of admission. I have not stopped talking and email everyone I know.
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A model jazz line-up.
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A lovely addition to the Litchfield Summer Scene!
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Nothing beats the Litchfield Jazz Festival…an ongoing tradition for those in the know.
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The Litchfield Jazz Festival is awesome!! Thank you and keep up the good work!
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Top-ranked … not one of [those] fests packed with pop fizzle and no jazz sizzle.
Owen McNally, Hartford Magazine -
Always an incredible experience. Thank you for making it happen!
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The sweetest little festival in the United States.
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This is the best jazz festival anywhere!
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Stands Tall…
Wall Street Journal -
Litchfield Jazz Festival is “a most mellow and tasty event.”
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Litchfield really is what other jazz festivals wish they could be…it [is] a true gem.
Dave Hershorin, NewOrleansRadio.com -
One of the best festivals.
Diana Krall -
A summer in the Litchfield [hills] is always green and glorious, but how much sweeter it becomes when the strains of jazz, pure and beautiful, are carried on the summer wind.
2024 Festival Lineup Is Here!
In the news
- 23 Jan
Litchfield Jazz Festival 2024 Lineup
Read moreMark your calendars for July 26-28 for must-see music at the Tisch Auditorium and the Bourne Courtyard, Frederick Gunn School in Washington CT. TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE July 26th: Friday Opens In Style! The Fest begins Friday, July 26 with our traditional Opening Night Gala with top student combos and tasty fare. The night’s Headliner superb
- 21 Sep
Litchfield Jazz Camp gears up for year 28
Read moreLitchfield Jazz Camp announces its 28th season. Litchfield Jazz Camp returns for its 28th summer on June 30th, 2024. It will run through the entire month of July and it culminates in the 29th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. The program and festival occur at the Frederick Gunn School in Washington Connecticut. Last summer LJC hosted
- 26 Sep
What is new at the Poli Club – Litchfield Jazz Presents 2024 Schedule
Read moreAll events take place at the Palace Theater’s Poli Club in Waterbury. Litchfield Jazz Presents now serves both in-person audiences and live-stream listeners. This series runs in collaboration with Mike Gow’s New England Arts & Entertainment, opened last spring with the Caili O’Doherty Quartet in March followed in June by pianist Joe Alterman’s Trio with
- 08 Dec
Northwest Community Bank Foundation gives Litchfield Performing Arts a $2,000 Donation!
Read moreThank you Northwest Community Bank Foundation for this generous donation of $2,000! This money will go directly to our “Jazz After Work” FREE Concert Series in Washington this Summer! Concerts run select weeknights throughout July Thanks again to the lovely people at Northwest Community Bank. In The Photo: Tegan Ryan(Managing Director), Vita Muir(Litchfield Jazz
- 21 Feb
Jay Leonhart Trio Jazz Brunch March 10 @ Poli Club
Read moreLitchfield Jazz Presents Jazz Brunch returns to the Poli Club with Jay Leonhart and his outstanding Trio. Across his career, Jay Leonhart was named The Most Valuable Bassist in the recording industry three times by the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, the presenter of the GRAMMYS. The bassist, singer, and songwriter has worked
Special Events Calendar
- 10 May, 24Upcoming
Litchfield Jazz Presents: Sam Martinelli – Poli Club – Friday May 10
Friday, 7:00 PM07 Jun, 24UpcomingLitchfield Jazz Presents: Matt Wilson – Poli Club – Friday June 7
Friday, 7:00 PM
Get Involved
The Litchfield Jazz Festival is a proud production of the not-for-profit Litchfield Performing Arts, Inc (LPA). LPA’s internationally renowned Litchfield Jazz Festival is celebrating 25 years in 2020. While we will not be able to gather together in person this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will still be bringing you the great jazz music audiences have been loving for a quarter century. Tune in on July 25 from 1-6pm for the FREE Litchfield Jazz Festival live stream featuring concerts, artist talks and interactive Q & A sessions.
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LJF is Different This Year - What to Expect - Litchfield Jazz Festival says:
May 22, 2019 at 1:43 PM[…] This year the opening night gala will be held at The Judy Black PARK & GARDENS on Friday evening July 26, Washington Depot (at the foot of the RT 47 hill). Enjoy fine french wines, appetizers, an art exhibit by local mixed-media artist Peter Wooster, and live jazz music by top Litchfield Jazz Camp students. Learn more about the Gala HERE […]