The months for jazz music are definitely here especially in Connecticut. It's the perfect weather for getting out with your family armed with a bag of goodies in your Tupperware and of course your blankets and pillows so you can lay out on the lawn and let the therapeutic sound of jazz music enfold you.No one does jazz concerts quite like Litchfield Jazz Festival, they've been doing it for the last 15 years and they have a great anniversary line-up planned for you.
The venue this year is at the Kent School's Spring Center in Kent, Connecticut and the Festival will run from August 6-8, 2010. This year the Festival would be honoring famed jazz pianist and compose Dave Brubeck, the man responsible for such jazz standards such as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo A La Turk". Here's a peak at the stunning lineup.
Friday, August 6th
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Denise Thimes
Saturday, August 7th
Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet
Gerald Clayton Trio
Dave Samuels Caribbean Jazz Project
Mario Pavone Orange Double Tenor Sextet with support from Chamber Music American and The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
All-Star Cannonball Adderley Tribute featuring Wess Anderson, Terell Stafford, Benny Green, Matt Wilson, Rodney Whitaker and Joanna Pascale
Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, August 8th
Aaron Weinstein Trio
Avery Sharpe Trio
Jane Bunnett & the Spirits of Havana
Anat Cohen Trio
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
Tickets start at $29. Children under 12 with an adult are free on the lawn. For more information and tickets visit http://www.litchfieldjazzfest.com or call 860-361-6285.
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