The 17th Annual UCF-Orlando
Jazz Festival returns in February for two nights of extraordinary live jazz!
Friday February 23rd Oliver Nelson Jr plays Oliver Nelson,
including tunes from Blues and the Abstract truth, and hits like Stolen
Moments. Joining Oliver will be Antonio Hart, Jason Marsalis, Jeff Rupert, Tom
Parmerter, Richard Drexler, Saul Dautch and Charlie Silva at 8pm. On Saturday
the 24th it's Akiko Tsuruga on Hammond organ, and her quintet! Joe
Magnarelli on trumpet, Jerry Weldon on sax, Ed Cherry on Guitar and Byron
Landham on drums. Special appearance too by the Flying Horse big band and jazz
professors. Tickets are $25, UCF faculty and staff $10. No charge for
students with a valid UCF ID. It’s the 17th Annual UCF Orlando Jazz Festival February
25th and 26th at UCF’s Nicholson Communication and Media Auditorium.
Info at cah.ucf.edu/jazzfestival