Litchfield Jazz Festival

For a life changing musical experience...

Litchfield Jazz Festival's First Ever

Artist-in-Residence, Matt Wilson

Artist-in-Residence, Matt Wilson Artist-in-Residence, Matt Wilson

August 6 | 7:45PM

Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave Brubeck Quartet Dave Brubeck Quartet

August 8 | 7:00PM

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer

August 7 | 8:45PM

Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

New Jazz Festival Venue

The Springs Center

The Springs Center The Springs Center

August 7 | 7:00PM

Cannonball Adderley Tribute

Cannonball Adderley Tribute Cannonball Adderley Tribute

August 7 | 3:30PM

Dave Samuels Caribbean Jazz Project

Dave Samuels Caribbean Jazz Project Dave Samuels Caribbean Jazz Project

August 8 | 5:15PM

Anat Cohen Quartet

Anat Cohen Quartet Anat Cohen Quartet

Children Under 12 Free on the Lawn

Fun for the Whole Family

Fun for the Whole Family Fun for the Whole Family

August 7 | 5:15PM

Mario Pavone

Mario Pavone Mario Pavone

August 8 | 1:30PM

Jane Bunnett & The Spirits of Havana

Jane Bunnett & The Spirits of Havana Jane Bunnett & The Spirits of Havana

August 7 | 1:45PM

Gerald Clayton Trio

Gerald Clayton Trio Gerald Clayton Trio

August 6 | 9:15PM

Denise Thimes

Denise Thimes Denise Thimes

August 8 | noon

Avery Sharpe

Avery Sharpe Avery Sharpe

August 7 | noon

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet

August 8 | 3:30PM

Aaron Weinstein Trio

Aaron Weinstein Trio Aaron Weinstein Trio

Crafters and Exhibitors

Something for Everyone

Something for Everyone Something for Everyone

The Audience Applauds

The Main Stage Music...

The Main Stage Music... The Main Stage Music...

Fundraising for Jazz Camp Scholarships

The Friends of the Festival Gala

The Friends of the Festival Gala The Friends of the Festival Gala

Not to be missed

Master Classes by Festival Stars

Master Classes by Festival Stars Master Classes by Festival Stars

Performance at the Friends of the Festival Gala by

Litchfield Jazz Campers

Litchfield Jazz Campers Litchfield Jazz Campers
15th Annual

Litchfield Jazz Festival

August 6 — 8, 2010
AT Kent School • Kent, Connecticut
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Aug 8, 2010
Litchfield Jazz Festival Provides A Healing Touch - The Hartford Courant
Category: Festival Landing Page
Posted by: lturner
The Litchfield Jazz Festival, which has been uniting people of many colors, cultures and creeds for over a century, provided a healing through music for a state rocked by the tragedy of the Manchester shootings last week. Nowhere was this cross-cultural harmony more pronounced than during Saturday's final performance by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. More»
Aug 5, 2010
Israeli Clarinetist Anat Cohen' Featured Sunday at Litchfield Jazz Festival - Hartford Courant
Category: Festival Landing Page
Posted by: lturner
By OWEN McNALLY, Special to The Courant. Anat Cohen, one of the best among Israel's many jazz exports to the United States, demonstrates her world-class clarinet chops Sunday night as she performs with her quartet at the 15th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival in Kent. A highlight of the star-studded weekend bash, the multi-talented Tel Aviv native pays homage to legendary clarinet virtuoso Benny Goodman (1909-1986) in a swinging salute to "The King of Swing" called "Clarinet Work: Benny Goodman & Beyond." More»
Aug 4, 2010
Litchfield Jazz Festival Features Dave Brubeck - Hartford Courant
Category: Festival Landing Page
Posted by: lturner
Celebrating its 15th season, the Litchfield Jazz Festival this weekend both honors and presents Dave Brubeck, the legendary and still swinging composer/pianist/bandleader who turns 90 on Dec. 6. More»
Jul 31, 2010
Terell Stafford of the Cannonball Adderley Tribute Interviewed on WBGO Jazz88
Category: Festival Landing Page
Posted by: lturner
Terell Stafford joined Rhonda Hamilton in the WBGO studio last week to explain how Bill Cosby turned him on to teaching, and to discuss his upcoming gig with the Cannonball Adderley Tribute Band at the Litchfield Jazz Festival. Terell joins Bela Fleck, Dave Brubeck, Gerald Clayton and others in Connecticut to celebrate the event’s 15th Anniversary on Saturday, August 8th. More»
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