Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet
The Afro-Peruvian Sextet was founded in 2005. Its inventive program of traditional Afro-Peruvian music has been transformed by its leader Gabriel Alegría’s synthesis of folkloric Afro-Peruvian rhythms and jazz, Their blend of scholarship and playfulness transmits to audiences the black music of coastal Perú as a way of life. Each
Ken Peplowski’s Benny Goodman Tribute
“When you grow up in Cleveland, Ohio, playing in a Polish polka band, you learn to think fast on your feet”, says Ken Peplowski, who played his first pro engagement when he was still in elementary school. “From my first time performing in public, I knew I wanted to play
Saturday Night After Party & Jam — Wyndham Southbury
After the music ends on the Mainstage, the party heats up at the After Party & Open Jam! The Litchfield Jazz Festival welcomes everyone to enjoy more jazz, and any instrumentalists or vocalists who care to sit in for our After Party and Open Jam on Saturday, August 5th right after the
Friends of the Festival Brunch with Basie
Having Fun and Raising Money for Litchfield Jazz Camp Based on the success of last year’s Scat & Scramble Brunch fundraiser, we bring you 2017’s Brunch With Basie, August 6, 10:30 – noon at the Fairgrounds. The tented party features great music by top Litchfield Jazz Camp students and instructors,
LJO Plays Carly Simon and Carole King w/ special guests, Nicole Zuraitis and Brandon Goldberg. Jen Allen, Music Director, Arranger.
Jen Allen is a pianist, composer, author and educator. She frequently performs in New York, the Northeast and in venues throughout the world including the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, Cambridge Festival of the Arts, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Greater Hartford Monday Night Jazz Series, as the leader of her own groups or
Joe Alterman Trio
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Alterman moved to New York in the fall of 2007 to study at New York University, where he earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. There, he had the opportunity to study with Don Friedman, Joe Lovano, and John Scofield. He has headlined at
Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition
Few musicians share the ability of Rudresh Mahanthappa to embody the expansive possibilities of his music with his culture. The saxophonist/composer hybridizes progressive jazz and South Indian classical music in a fluid and forward-looking form reflecting his own experience growing up a second-generation Indian-American. Just as his personal experience is
John Pizzarelli Quartet – Plays Sinatra and Jobim
John Pizzarelli started playing guitar at age six, following in the tradition of his father, American jazz guitarist and banjoist, Bucky Pizzarelli. He turned to jazz in his late teens after playing in rock bands, and he received an education playing with his father and many jazz greats who would
The Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble
“A hidden treasure of the Flamenco world in the Americas…superb musicianship.” –Flamenco Connection When you book an international jazz festival it’s easy to miss outstanding talent in your own backyard, the very place I found the amazing Flamenco guitarist, Val Ramos, at a local concert. There I also realized for
Gregory Porter
“The brilliant new voice of jazz” –The Huffington Post ARTIST TALK: Artist-in-Residence, Gary Smulyan, and DownBeat Publisher, Frank Alkyer, will host an Artist Talk with Gregory Porter on Saturday, August 10th from 4:45 – 5:30 PM in the Student Stage Tent. DownBeat Publisher, long-time Festival Sponsor and Advisory Board member,