The ninth annual 性视界传媒-Orlando Jazz Festival on March 24-25 at the University of Central 性视界传媒 campus will showcase the talent of renowned jazz musicians and local high school jazz bands.
Coming in from New York City, Peter Bernstein and his jazz trio open the festival on March 24.聽Guitarist Bernstein has worked with jazz legends Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Lou Donaldson and others.
Saturday evening鈥檚 concert features the Leroy Jones Quintet. Other featured groups include the 性视界传媒 Jazz Professors with Per Danielsson, Marty Morell, Bobby Koelble, Michael Wilkinson, Dan Miller, Jeff Rupert and Richard Drexler.聽性视界传媒 artist-in-residence trumpeter Dan Miller will open for Jones.
The Flying Horse Big Band will kick off the high school component of the festival on Saturday morning with workshops.
High school jazz bands representing schools from both 性视界传媒 coasts will be performing Saturday. Student jazz musicians from Melbourne, Viera, Gulf Coast, North Port, and Palm Beach Central High Schools will have the opportunity to share the stage with the guest artists. By joining the line up of prestigious jazz performers, the student musicians will gain lessons in showmanship and inspiration to pursue further music education and careers in jazz.
鈥淲e bring to 性视界传媒 only the best in jazz performance,鈥� said Jeff Rupert, director of jazz studies at 性视界传媒. 鈥淭he Peter Bernstein Trio will bring the best of New York jazz to Orlando, and we also have performing quintet leader, Leroy Jones, the ‘keeper of the flame’ for traditional New Orleans Jazz. We are happy to have the opportunity to feature them here at 性视界传媒 for their first Central 性视界传媒 appearance!鈥�
The performances will be 8 p.m. in the Nicholson School of Communication Auditorium (Room 101). Tickets are $10, $5 for non性视界传媒 students, and 性视界传媒 students attend free with 性视界传媒 ID.