2026 Jazz at Music Mountain
& Audience Favorites, Saturdays at 7 PM Starting June 27
Gordon Hall, Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT

​​​​​​​On Saturdays, you can add a Pre-Concert Dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark, followed by a 10-minute scenic drive to Music Mountain. The Pink House, the acclaimed restaurant in West Cornwall will offer a 4th of July Pre-Concert Dinner at Music Mountain. 

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JUNE 27
97TH SEASON JAZZ OPENING CONCERT
CHRISTIAN SANDS TRIO
Christian Sands, Piano, Isaac Levian, and Ryan Sands, Drums, play the music of Dave Brubeck. Christian Sands is one of the most exciting voices in jazz today, known for his dynamic blend of swing, blues, gospel, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
Underwritten by Julie & Steve Brandfield and Alison & William Schweizer


JULY 4 
JAZZ AT MUSIC MOUNTAIN BENEFIT CONCERT
PAUL WINTER CONSORT: OUR AMERICAN JOURNEY, IN CELEBRATION
Featuring Theresa Thomason, Voice, Henrique Eisenmann, Piano, Dave Haughey, Cello, Peter Slavov, Bass, Bertram Lehmann, Drums, and 7-time Grammy Award winner Paul Winter, Sax. Come early for a 4th of July Pre-Concert Dinner at Music Mountain hosted by the Pink House (5 PM, $50, pre-ordered); Artistic Director Oskar Espina Ruiz together with Music Mountain Historian, Anne Liebling will lead a Historic Tour of the Music Mountain Campus and our Sears Houses.
Underwritten by Kahn Moller Family Fund

JULY 11 
HELEN SUNG QUARTET
Fresh off the release of her debut big band album Oracles (Sunnyside Records, June 2026) which pays tribute to the jazz legends who were her mentor-teachers, pianist and composer Helen Sung presents a special quartet version of the music. A Guggenheim Fellow and Steinway Artist, “Sung plays with crisp swing and elegant invention, her rhythms drawing from the music’s blues roots – and setting listeners’ heads bobbing – while she explores her own fresh ideas, often inspired from her classical training” (New York Times).


JULY 18
NICOLE ZURAITIS QUARTET
Nicole Zuraitis, Piano/Voice, Dan Pugach, Drums, Idan Morim Guitar, and Sam Weber, Bass, present their latest album, “The Devil I Knew.” With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice” (Jazz Police), Nicole Zuraitis is a 2-time Grammy Award winning artist who is redefining vocal jazz.


JULY 25
BOB PARKER’S JIVE BY FIVE
Christopher Parker, Drums, Scott Heth, Piano, David Spinozza, Guitar, Wanda Houston, Vocals, Kris Jensen, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Jeff Stephens, Trumpet, Peter McEachern, Trombone, and Joe Salamone, Bass. Bob Parker’s Jive By Five returns to Music Mountain led by Christopher Parker, Drums: “…the hardest working man in show business!" (Tom Hanks). "…one of the greats!" (Bob Dylan).


AUGUST 1
LET’S DANCE! – SWINGTIME PLAYS AMERICA’S DANCE HITS
Music Mountain’s 20-piece “House Band” returns to celebrate the popular music that kept American’s dancing for decades—from the Lindy and Fox Trot to the Mambo and Cha Cha to the Twist!  Starting with Benny Goodman’s theme song (Let’s Dance), our high-powered big band brings to life Swing Era classics from Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown and Ray Anthony, among many others.  Plus, Swingtime’s engaging singers salute iconic American vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Peggi Lee, and Frank Sinatra, and celebrate the 100th birthdays of entertainment legends Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Bennett.


AUGUST 8
NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS
For over 50 years, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) has been America’s preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble. Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Albert Bergeret has been hailed as “the leading custodian of the G&S classics” by New York Magazine and as a “Legend of Off Broadway” by the Off Broadway Alliance.  This year’s program features the Gilbert & Sullivan classic The Mikado in a new 7-person version by Director/Choreographer David Auxier-Loyola. This will be followed by NYGASP's traditional G&S favorites and audience requests.
Underwritten by Roger and Fa Liddell


AUGUST 15
ZACCAI CURTIS QUARTET
2025 Grammy Award Winners, Zaccai Curtis, Piano; Luques Curtis, Bass; Willie Martinez, Timbales; and Reinaldo De Jesús, Congas, will showcase Afro-Cuban Jazz lineages.


AUGUST 22
SILENT FILM & LIVE MUSIC WITH DONALD SOSIN & JOANNA SEATON
THE GENERAL (1926). Buster Keaton’s legendary Civil War comedy. “One of the great films of all time” — Orson Welles. Live music by pianist Donald Sosin and singer/percussionist Joanna Seaton.


AUGUST 29
BILL CHARLAP TRIO
Bill Charlap, Piano, David Wong, Bass and Dennis Mackrel, Drums. Grammy Award winning pianist “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence” (Time Magazine). Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time, from Wynton Marsalis and Tony Bennett to Phil Woods and Ron Carter.


SEPTEMBER 5
Borromeo String Quartet & Friends
Details Under Chamber Music Series