{"id":2,"date":"2023-01-30T20:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahcms.smca.ucf.edu\/jazzfestival\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:30:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/jazzfestival\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary pt-4 pb-0 mb-5 text-center\"\n\t\t\tid=\"intro\"\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"h1 font-condensed text-info-aw mb-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026 \u2022 8PM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"h4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/location\/nicholson-school-of-communication-and-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-map-marker\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0 <u>Nicholson Communication and Media auditorium, UCF Main Campus<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-size-lg font-italic my-4\">19<sup>th<\/sup> annual UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival, presented live from the University of Central Florida in\u00a0Orlando<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed text-uppercase\" style=\"color: #bb0772\">Featuring<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled lead\">\n<li><a href=\"#stryker\"><b>Dave Stryker<\/b><\/a>, guitar<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#gold\"><b>Jared Gold<\/b><\/a>, Hammond organ\n<li><a href=\"#ruperthunter\"><b>Jeff Rupert<\/b><\/a>, saxophone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ruperthunter\"><b>McClenty Hunter<\/b><\/a>, drums<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-primary-lightest text-center mb-0 pt-5\"\n\t\t\tid=\"tickets\"\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn bt-lg btn-primary mb-3 mt-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purplepass.com\/events\/329570-ucf-orlando-jazz-festival-feb-20th-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"letter-spacing-2\" style=\"font-size: 125%;\">Purchase Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h5 mt-2 line-height-6\">Standard Tickets: $25 \u2022 UCF Faculty &amp; Staff: $10<br \/>\nFREE for students with valid I.D.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse media-background-container mb-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\tid=\"stryker\"\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#420001!important;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover hidden-xs\" src=\"http:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/jazzfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/01\/Dave_Stryker.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Stryker\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-8 col-lg-6\">\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed h1 mb-4 text-uppercase\">Dave Stryker<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dave<\/strong> co-led The Stryker\/Slagle Band for 30 years with saxophonist Steve Slagle. He has appeared on over 75 CD&#8217;s as a sideman. Past sideman work has included vocalist Kevin Mahogany&#8217;s group, with Dave writing and arranging music for Kevin&#8217;s Telarc release Pride and Joy and Another Time, Another Place on Warner Bros and tours of Europe, Japan, Brazil, Poland and Carnegie Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead text-white\"><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purplepass.com\/events\/329570-ucf-orlando-jazz-festival-feb-20th-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-ticket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Purchase Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse media-background-container mb-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\tid=\"gold\"\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#2f1369!important;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/jazzfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/01\/Jared_Gold.jpg\" alt=\"Jared Gold\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-8 col-lg-6 offset-4 offset-lg-6\">\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed h1 mb-4 text-uppercase\">Jared Gold<\/h2>\n<p>Organist <strong>Jared Gold&#8217;s<\/strong> emergence as one of the  New York area&#8217;s most in-demand  musicians  comes from years  of dedication and respect to his instrument. With such notable in\ufb02uences as Larry Young , Jack McDuff, and Don Patterson to draw upon as a foundation, the emphasis on \ufb01nding  his own voice has now clearly taken precedence and required Gold to construct his own unique philosophy based on extending harmony and solidifying the groove. <\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purplepass.com\/events\/329570-ucf-orlando-jazz-festival-feb-20th-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-ticket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Purchase Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse media-background-container mb-0 py-5\"\n\t\t\tid=\"ruperthunter\"\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#072326!important;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/jazzfestival\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/12\/2025-hero-rupert_mcclenty.jpg\" alt=\"Saxophonist Jeff Rupert and drummer McClenty Hunter\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-8 col-lg-6\">\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed h1 mb-4 text-uppercase\">Jeff Rupert <span class=\"text-transform-none\">and<\/span> McClenty\u00a0Hunter<\/h2>\n<p>Rupert and Hunter are lauded jazz professionals and faculty members at the University of Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeff Rupert<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>A Grammy-nominated jazz drummer, <strong>McClenty Hunter, Jr.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purplepass.com\/events\/329570-ucf-orlando-jazz-festival-feb-20th-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-ticket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Purchase 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