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Litchfield Jazz Camp has officially launched its spring Regional Teen Jazz Combos in Hartford and New York;
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Litchfield Performing Arts has announced the opening of two job positions in their offices in Goshen, CT. Litchfield Performing Arts is also seeking to hire three interns for the summer.
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Our new program, Litchfield regional combo classes, just completed its first session with a great concert at the world famous Gershwin Hotel in New York. We are all set to begin our spring session, led by veteran Jazz Camp faculty member and baritone saxophonist Claire Daly in New York and pianist Jen Allen and saxophonist Kris Allen in Hartford, CT.
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DownBeat Magazine is accepting applications for its 35th Annual Student Music Awards. They have converted to an e-application, so interested students will need to visit their website in order to apply...
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Now’s your chance for one of the best music education experiences of a lifetime! Registration is ...
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"Litchfield Jazz Camp" is expanding it's horizon! Now, you can experience the joy of playing in a jazz group every week. Keep that good feeling going throughout the year, sign up now!
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Included in student tuition is a 3-day festival pass for each student, master classes with festival stars and a performance opportunity for each student on a dedicated Student Stage we call our "Gazebo Stage." Organized Jam Sessions will take place between Main Stage acts all weekend long. The Jam Sessions allow students who attended the camp in Sessions 1, 2 and 3 to perform on the festival. Most students who attend Session 4 will be scheduled to perform with their Session 4 Combo. Session 4 students are also welcome to participate in jam sessions, but priority is given to students whose combos could not be reformed for the festival.
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NEA Jazz Master, saxophonist Jimmy Heath, is the 2011 Guest Artist. He's slated to spend the day at camp on Thursday, July 28th (Session 3). He'll observe and add his thoughts to classes in the morning, then give a master class for the whole camp in the afternoon. He then returns Sunday, August 7th at the Litchfield Jazz Festival for an Artist Talk with the Festival's Artist-in-Residence, Matt Wilson, AND closes the festival with his Big Band at 7pm that evening.
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A huge highlight at Litchfield Jazz Camp is nightly concerts from July 10 through August 3, 2011. Music Director Don Braden is pleased to announce the 2011 Faculty Concert Schedule and Line-up.
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Guitarist Dave Stryker was invited to write a Master Class for DownBeat's Woodshed feature. Dave has been teaching at Litchfield Jazz Camp since 2000. Learn about his 'Minor Sub' Approach.
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The Litchfield Jazz Festival is more than an August weekend of great music on the campus of the bucolic Kent School. It is also the culmination of a four-week camp that offers intensive music education for some 550 students. RuralIntelligence.com
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Baritone saxophonist Claire Daly has been teaching at Litchfield Jazz Camp since 2000. She is featured in the February 2011 issue of DownBeat Magazine -- "Stayin' Alive" on page 70. Claire explores how the music industry has changed, from how music is recorded and distributed to how musicians make a living. Great insight!
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Litchfield Jazz Camp announces summer 2011 dates and opens registration. Session 1: July 10 - 15, Session 2: July 17 - 22, Session 3: July 24 - 29, Session 4: July 31 - August 5. Apply now for the week(s) of your choice.
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3rd Annual Jazz College Fair Night at Litchfield Jazz Camp to be held on Wed. July 28th from 7-9 PM. Open to campers and the general public with representatives from some of the best jazz college programs in the country.
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Tuning up the students of jazz...Litchfield Jazz Camp, held in Kent, attracts young musicians. By Brynn Mandel.
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KENT — The Litchfield Jazz Camp, held on the grounds of the Kent School, started its 14th session on July 11. “Jazz is such a great thing to study,” Music Director Don Braden said. “It’s the kind of music that is really fun and expressive, yet has quite sophisticated emotional elements that are positive and fun. For more and to watch a video of Jazz Camp students performing...
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The Marsalis Family, including trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, has been named a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. We're proud to announce that Delfeayo Marsalis will be a LJC Guest Artist on Saturday, July 24th. He'll give a master class in the afternoon and a performance and conversation with the audience, "Jazz is Cool" at 7:30pm that evening.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp announces an innovative program that will bring our formidable jazz resources to the classroom teacher. Teach the Teacher is a 2-day workshop designed to help school teachers at all grade levels develop or expand effective strategies for educating their students about jazz. CLICK MORE TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT TEACH THE TEACHER.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp Music Director, Don Braden's new CD is #4 on the JazzWeek Chart and got a nice 3 1/2 star review in DownBeat Magazine's May issue.
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One of the most exciting and virtuosic guitarists in jazz, Pat Martino will join LJC as a special guest artist on Thursday, July 22 (Session 2). He began playing guitar when he was twelve years old and left school in tenth grade to devote himself to music. An amazing career and life, Pat Martino survived a severe brain aneurysm and miraculously returned to music. He will give a master class for the all Litchfield Jazz Camp students the Thursday of Session 2.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp photos from 2009 can now be seen in the Photo Gallery Section. Get an inside look at life at Litchfield Jazz Camp.
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Attend Litchfield Jazz Camp in Kent, CT and see what all the buzz is about. LJC is not just a life-changing musical experience – it’s a whole lot of fun. Featured in TIME, DownBeat, JazzTimes on CNN and CPTV, LJC is “one of the best and most popular jazz camps in the country,” (JazzImprov Magazine).
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Litchfield Jazz Camp students Robin Baytas, Ben Lusher, Gabe Schnider, Evan Sherman and Dominic Sbrega named members of the 2010 Grammy Jazz Ensembles. All five students have been attending LJC for many summers -- this is where they fell in love with jazz!
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NBC Connecticut's Anjuli Porter interviews Festival PR & Marketing Director, Lindsey Turner and Litchfield Jazz Camp students perform in the new NBC studios in West Hartford on Friday, July 31st. Read more to watch the interview and hear the camp students.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp students are all invited to perform at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on our Gazebo Stage. The “Jam Sessions” are open to all Litchfield Jazz Camp Attendees. Read more to see when your student is performing if they have been scheduled with their combo.
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I was blown away by Litchfield Jazz Camp in Kent, CT. The atmosphere was pure learning. The young people were hungry and joyful. My colleagues on the faculty were giving it every minute. What a wonderful exchange.
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Mario Pavone, internationally respected bassist and LJC teacher, has been awarded a 2009 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant. He was one of a handful of recipients chosen from a pool of 161 applications.
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Litchfield Jazz Camp is thrilled to announce the launching of a new partnership with Kent School in Kent, CT.
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"Camptime Opportunities” by DownBeat and “Camp Swing: A survey of U.S. summer jazz programs for 2009” by JazzTimes.
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This past July Diane Smith and her crew came to experience the great things happening at the Litchfield Jazz Camp...
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By Joe Jessop for the Register Citizen
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