{"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":"2026-10-12T17:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:16:57","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 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\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-primary-aw text-center letter-spacing-1 mb-2 d-none\">SAVE THE DATE!<\/p>\n<p class=\"h3 font-italic mb-4 text-center\">The Southeast Swings into UCF!<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-size-lg\">Hosted by <a class=\"text-primary-aw\" href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/performingarts\/program\/jazz-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Jazz Studies<\/a>, the <strong>2027 Essentially Ellington Southeast Regional Festival<\/strong> will take place February 20 on the UCF campus as part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> annual UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival. 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