17th UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival presented live from the University of Central Florida in Orlando
Standard Tickets: $25 • UCF Faculty & Staff: $10
FREE for students with valid I.D.
Nicholson Communication and Media auditorium, UCF Main Campus
FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 2024
8 p.m.
Oliver Nelson, Jr. plays the music of Oliver Nelson with special guests
SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 2024
8 p.m.
The Jazz Professors
9 p.m.
Akiko Tsuruga and her quintet
The Flying Horse Big Band
Oliver Nelson, Jr.
Oliver Nelson, Jr. plays the music of his father Oliver Nelson, including tunes from Blues and the Abstract Truth and hits like “Stolen Moments.””
Oliver will be joined by performers Antonio Hart, Jason Marsalis, Jeff Rupert, Tom Parmerter, Richard Drexler, Saul Dautch, and Charlie Silva.
THE JAZZ PROFESSORS
The Jazz Professors are both working music professionals in their own right and faculty members at UCF.
Jeff Rupert, saxophone
Per Danielsson, piano
Richard Drexler, bass
Bobby Koelble, guitar
The Jazz Professors will also perform with Akiko Tsuruga.
Akiko Tsuruga
Akiko Tsuruga performs on Hammond organ with her quintet! Joe Magnarelli on trumpet, Jerry Weldon on sax, Ed Cherry on guitar, and Byron Landham on drums.
Special appearances by the Flying Horse Big Band and The Jazz Professors.