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Litchfield Jazz Ensemble Performs in Kent on February 6th from 4-6PM
Litchfield Jazz Ensemble Performs in Kent on February 6th from 4-6PM
Litchfield Jazz Festival and Kent Lions Club present an “An Afternoon of Classics & Jazz,” celebrating the music of Duke Ellington and Cole Porter. Held at Kent School’s Mattison Auditorium on Saturday, February 6th from 4-6 PM, it features pianist Dolph Traymon, and professionals and outstanding young talents from Litchfield Jazz Camp. Proceeds will benefit the Kent Lions charitable giving and support scholarships for Kent area students to attend Litchfield Jazz Camp this summer. More »
Jazz Camp Teachers and Students Perform in Kent on February 6th
Jazz Camp Teachers and Students Perform in Kent on February 6th
Litchfield Jazz Camp and Kent Lions Club present an “An Afternoon of Classics & Jazz,” celebrating the music of Duke Ellington and Cole Porter. Held at Kent School’s Mattison Auditorium on Saturday, February 6th from 4-6 PM, it features Kent’s own celebrated pianist Dolph Traymon, and professionals and outstanding young talents from Litchfield Jazz Camp. Proceeds will benefit the Kent Lions charitable giving and support scholarships for Kent area students to attend Camp this summer. More »
Litchfield Jazz Festival Reviewed in Jazz Improv November 2008
Litchfield Jazz Festival Reviewed in Jazz Improv November 2008
Vita Muir has been the driving force behind the jazz festival that has been held for the past thirteen years in the historic town of Litchfield, Connecticut - birthplace of Ethan Allen (of more than furniture fame), residence of Harriet Beecher Stowe and others. More »
NEA Jazz Master interview with Dave Brubeck and Paquito D’Rivera held at the Litchfield Jazz Festival airs on WNPR’s
NEA Jazz Master interview with Dave Brubeck and Paquito D’Rivera held at the Litchfield Jazz Festival airs on WNPR’s "Where We Live."
Fifty years ago Dave Brubeck took an amazing diplomatic journey. He toured Europe and the Middle East with his quartet and went behind the iron curtain. More »
Dave Brubeck says his performance at Litchfield was "one of his favorite [shows]."
"Dave Brubeck brings his piano to Brookhaven" - By Kevin Amorim. In a recent interview, Dave Brubeck was asked about his "Best Show Ever" to which he replied: More »
Litchfield Jazz Camp Offers College Credit Course; History and Appreciation of Jazz Taught by Professor Michael Gow
Litchfield Jazz Camp Offers College Credit Course; History and Appreciation of Jazz Taught by Professor Michael Gow
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from July 8 - July 31 More »