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13th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival Announces 2008 Line-up & Tickets On-Sale Now!

August 1, 2, 3, 2008
Goshen Fairgrounds, Route 63
Goshen, Connecticut
Tickets Start at $35
Phone: 860-567-4162
Fax: 860-567-3592
Email: info@litchfieldjazzfest.com
Website: www.litchfieldjazzfest.com

The 13th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival is set and tickets are now on sale on-line for August 1, 2, 3, at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Northwest Connecticut. Diana Krall recently called it “one of the best festivals,” JazzTimes named it “among the best of the best,” and the New York Times hailed it “a model jazz lineup.”

Friday Night, August 1
5:30-7pm Friends of the Festival Gala at Winvian Resort & Spa
7:45 pm Paquito D’Rivera with Zaccai Curtis Trio
9:15 pm Bebe Neuwirth with Scott Cady on piano

Saturday, August 2

noon Winard Harper Sextet
1:45 pm Nicole Zuraitis Quartet
3:30 pm Kenny Werner Trio
5:15 pm Wayne Shorter Tribute Big Band led by David Weiss
7:00 pm Dave Brubeck Quartet
8:45 pm Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side of Miles & ‘Trane

After Party & Open Jam, Immediately Follows
Heritage Hotel, Southbury, CT

Sunday, August 3
noon Claire Daly’s “Rah! Rah!” Band
1:30 pm Peter Madsen Trio
3:15 pm Jimmy Greene Quartet
5:00 pm Cyrus Chestnut Trio
6:45 pm John Pizzarelli, Dear Mr. Sinatra with Orchestra, The Frank Sinatra Songbook, Special 90 minute performance

To hear, see and have fun with these performers visit our 2008 artist line-up page here: http://www.litchfieldjazzfest.com/jazzfest_lineup.htm

Tickets: Advance-purchase general admission tickets are $35 for lawn and $55 for tent. Multi-day JazzPasses are available from $65 – $150 only until June 13. Premium tickets are $350 for Best Friends VIP weekend passes and $150 for the opening gala and performance. VIP tickets include upfront seating and VIP parking. Buy Tickets Now on-line at http://www.litchfieldjazzfest.com/ or call 860-567-4162.

Sponsors: The Litchfield Jazz Festival is sponsored in part by the CT Commission on Culture and Tourism, NEA Jazz Masters on Tour, Steinway & Sons, The Republican-American, Down Beat, Heritage Hotel, Winvian, Northeast Beverage Corporation of CT, Magic Hat, Crystal Rock Water, JazzCorner.com, Litchfield Magazine, Home Living Connecticut, CT Business Magazine, LPA Members and others. Litchfield Jazz Camp students, who study for up to a month prior to The Festival and perform on the student stage, participate through the generous support of the CT State Department of Education and additional assistance from Shure, Keilwerth and Friendship Fund.