Jeff Rupert Quartet at Hillsborough Community College - Ybor City Campus

Saxophonist JEFF RUPERT and his Quartet will return to HCC/Ybor City’s Mainstage Theatre for an afternoon of world-class jazz on Sunday, December 8, at 3:00. Sponsored by the Tampa Jazz Club, the concert is part of HCC’s long-running Visual & Performing Arts Series.

Jeff Rupert’s artistry has kept him in demand by listeners worldwide, while he has been Director of Jazz Studies at UCF in Orlando for many years. Along with his own recordings and those of the nationally recognized Jazz Professors, he’s been featured with Maynard Ferguson, Sam Rivers, Mel Torme, Dianne Schurr, and Benny Carter’s Grammy-winning ‘Harlem Renaissance.’...

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Saxophonist JEFF RUPERT and his Quartet will return to HCC/Ybor City’s Mainstage Theatre for an afternoon of world-class jazz on Sunday, December 8, at 3:00. Sponsored by the Tampa Jazz Club, the concert is part of HCC’s long-running Visual & Performing Arts Series.

Jeff Rupert’s artistry has kept him in demand by listeners worldwide, while he has been Director of Jazz Studies at UCF in Orlando for many years. Along with his own recordings and those of the nationally recognized Jazz Professors, he’s been featured with Maynard Ferguson, Sam Rivers, Mel Torme, Dianne Schurr, and Benny Carter’s Grammy-winning ‘Harlem Renaissance.’

His latest release as a leader, ‘It Gets Better,’ features Jeff with the outstanding pianist Kenny Barron, along with Peter Washington and Joe Farnsworth.

Rupert will be joined by his long-time colleagues, who all have a devoted following among Bay Area jazz lovers: Richard Drexler, piano; Nelson Placa, bass; and Marty Morell, drums.

Don’t miss the chance to hear some of Florida finest jazz artists, the JEFF RUPERT QUARTET, in the lovely Mainstage Theatre!

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