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Our students have experienced significant success, going on to excellent
colleges, universities and music programs of note. Many have formed
their own bands, and some have already gone on to make their mark,
playing with artists like Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Cyrus Chestnut,
and Winard Harper. We’re very proud that our own Luques Curtis
appeared on the 2007 Grammy Award Winning recording Simpático with
Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch.
Litchfield Jazz Camp runs from July 6th through August
1st on the campus of the Forman School
in Litchfield, Connecticut. This lovely setting is just a block from the
sophisticated downtown of one of America’s most visited 18th century
villages – a great place for friends and relatives to check out when
visiting students.
Our students learn in a music-intensive environment,
in one- to four-week courses. They play in combos at the camp and on the
Gazebo Stage at The Litchfield Jazz Festival (August 1-3, 2008).
Every student, whatever session they attend, is invited to play at the
festival. The Litchfield Jazz Festival, boasts “a model jazz
line-up,” according to the New York Times and is in its 13th year of
presenting artists like Diana Krall, Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, McCoy
Tyner, Ray Charles, and so many more.
Litchfield Jazz Camp’s Music Director, Don Braden, and
his resident artists guide students through classes in performance,
improvisation, jazz history, rhythm and percussion, music theory, the
business of music, composition ,
a two-week recording intensive and
a newly added American Songbook workshop. Instruction is offered
in voice, piano, guitar, bass, drums, Latin rhythms, saxophones,
clarinet, flute, and brass. Evening jam sessions and resident and
visiting artist concerts are a bonus, and families are invited to
attend. In addition to their regular classes, students receive
instruction from Litchfield Jazz Festival stars during festival weekend.
Master teaching artists have included Toots Thielemans, Bill Charlap,
Kenny Werner, Stanley Turrentine, Paquito D’Rivera, James Moody, Jane
Monheit and many others.
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