The Litchfield Jazz Camp began in 1997. The camp has been featured in Time magazine, on CNN and in the JazzTimes Education Guide. Litchfield Jazz Camp offers students 13 to adult of varying abilities the opportunity to study with internationally recognized jazz musicians on the campus of the Kent School, a Connecticut boarding school. Students learn in an intensive, noncompetitive environment, in courses ranging from one to four weeks. Students work in skill-matched combos, both at the camp and on the Gazebo Stage at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.
Read more about Litchfield Jazz Camp: Curriculum, Faculty, Litchfield Jazz Festival
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