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
SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2025
8 p.m.
Pat Bianchi, Ed Cherry, McClenty Hunter & Jeff Rupert
Mitch Frohman and The Bronx Horns
Saxophonist and flautist Mitch Frohman is well known for his 25-year stint with the Tito Puente Orchestra as well as his time in the Mongo Santamaria band. Frohman is leader/co-leader of three in-demand Latin and Latin-Jazz groups.
The Bronx Horns have established themselves as one of the best Latin Jazz and Salsa bands on the scene today. The band features Frohman, Pete Nater on trumpet, Bobby Porcelli on alto sax, sonero Frankie Vazquez and an all-star rhythm section.
Pat Bianchi and Ed Cherry
Pat Bianchi is an American jazz organist from New York, known for playing the Hammond B-3 organ. A prolific bandleader, the Grammy-nominated organist draws from a wide range of musical influences. Bianchi teaches at Berklee College of Music and hosts the weekly Sirius XM show Organized.
Edward E. Cherr, Jr. is an American jazz guitarist, studio musician and band leader. He is perhaps best known for his long association with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, with whom he performed from 1978 until 1993.
Jeff Rupert and McClenty Hunter
Rupert and Hunter are lauded jazz professionals and faculty members at the University of Central Florida.
Jeff Rupert has recorded and toured alongside Maynard Ferguson, Sam Rivers, Diane Schuur, Mel Torme, and Benny Carter to name a few. His latest album includes contributions from legends Kenny Barron Joe Farnsworth, and Peter Washington.
A Grammy-nominated jazz drummer, McClenty Hunter, Jr. has performed with jazz legends like Cedar Walton, Lou Donaldson and Kenny Barron and has appeared at major festivals including the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival.