What is new at the Poli Club – Litchfield Jazz Presents 2024 Schedule

All 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

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DEAR FORMER LITCHFIELD JAZZ CAMPERS AND THEIR DEVOTED PARENTS

Since 1997, over 6000 talented young jazz musicians have passed through our doors. Most of you are bonefied grownups now. While we see a few dozen of you in our travels each year–at festivals and clubs and conferences–we have very little idea what has become of the rest of you.

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Calling all volunteers! Volunteer opportunities with Litchfield Jazz

Volunteer opportunities abound! There are so many ways to get involved with Litchfield Jazz.  Volunteering is a great way to have fun, make friends, learn new skills, and even build your resume.  It is a rewarding way to engage with others and lend your skills and talents, helping us carry

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Tickets ON SALE NOW!

Tickets  are now on sale for LJF 2019! Things are different this year – all Mainstage concerts will be held indoors in an intimate, air-conditioned hall. While this provides ALL ticket holders the opportunity to experience the music up close, it means that there are a limited number of tickets

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NEW FESTIVAL DESIGN FOR 2019!

“Few sane gamblers back in 1996 would have bet  Litchfield Jazz Festival (LJF) — a then at-risk brainchild of the fearless cultural crusader Vita Muir — would survive infancy to become an annual crown jewel among Connecticut’s premier summer events (Owen McNally, WNPR, ’16).”  Litchfield, the Little Festival that Could, has

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The VIP Experience at Litchfield Jazz Fest

Who doesn’t like to be a Very Important Person?  If you enjoy VIP treatment, you can get it at the LITCHFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL— with even more VIP options this year! We know being able to reserve a special seat matters to many of you, so we have added  a second

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Guitarist Mike Stern will join us week 4 of camp!

Date Posted: Feb 17, 2016 – During week 4, legendary guitarist Mike Stern will be visiting Litchfield Jazz Camp for a workshop day at Canterbury School, New Milford CT. The day concludes with a concert that is free and open to the public. Stern has, by popular demand appeared on

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