Joe Alterman Quartet

TWO SHOWS — 7:00PM & 9:00 PM — Tickets @ (203) 346-2000

Litchfield JazzFest Presents The Joe Alterman Trio
Special Guests Ken Peplowski on Saxophones & Flute and Anton Kot on Drums

Atlanta native Joe Alterman expresses a certain upbeat naivete, with a broad smile and bright eyes that make you feel welcome. One would not guess that this is a man hailed by greats; Ramsey Lewis describes his piano playing as ‘a joy to behold’, Les McCann states ‘As a man and musician he is already a giant’. Journalist Nat Hentoff championed three of Alterman’s albums, as well as his writing (Joe wrote liner notes to three Wynton Marsalis/JALC albums), calling one of Joe’s columns “one of the very best pieces on the essence of jazz, the spirit of jazz, that I’ve ever read, and I’m not exaggerating.”