WCSU Jazz Festival
Western Connecticut State University will celebrate two decades of bringing elite performers of the jazz world to Danbury as it presents the 20th annual WCSU Jazz Fest from April 23 through 25 featuring concert performances by National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Kenny Barron and Jimmy Heath.
The 20th Annual WCSU Jazz Festival will include three evening concerts in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall in the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. WCSU jazz faculty and select student groups will perform at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Legendary jazz pianist Kenny Barron will be the guest performer with the WCSU Jazz Orchestra in concert on Friday, April 24. The climactic Jazz Fest concert on Saturday, April 25, will feature the Jimmy Heath Big Band, led by the acclaimed jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and music educator Jimmy Heath. Admission will be free for the Thursday concert. Click Buy Tickets for Friday and Saturday's show.
