Wonderful Young People, the future and present of jazz!

For the third year in a row I spent a week performing and teaching at Litchfield Jazz Camp in Kent, Connecticut.  It was a wonderful week immersed in jazz.  It’s always a treat to be surrounded by so many young people so eager to learn and experiment with the language of jazz.  I love seeing how each student makes this language their own.  It shows me how enduring our art form is.  In addition to working with students, I performed two concerts with the tremendous faculty of the camp including director Don Braden, Claire Daly, Claudio Roditi, Joris Teepe, George Schuller, Mike DiRubbo, Chris Allen, Pete McEachern, Russ Johnson, Nilson Matta, Roni Ben-Hur, Steve Johns and Champian Fulton.  What fantastic week it was full of art!