Live Jazz Concert by Recording Artist Jeff Rupert

The Space Coast Jazz Society is celebrating 40 years of bringing live jazz to Brevard County as saxophonist Jeff Rupert kicks off the 2025-2026 concert season on September 14th.

Jeff Rupert has been a featured soloist on dozens of recordings with artists including Sam Rivers, Mel Tormé, Diane Schuur, Benny Carter, and Maynard Ferguson. He played on Benny Carter’s Harlem Renaissance which won a Grammy. He has also performed with Kevin Mahogany, Ernestine Anderson, Joe Farnsworth, Ray Drummond, Harry Allen, pianist Benny Green, Kenny Drew Jr, trumpeter Michael Philip Mossman, and pianist and singer Judy Carmichael.

Rupert is the leader of The Jazz Professors, a sextet that had top JazzWeek charting hit albums in 2012-2015. Rupert has several releases under his own name including “Lets Sail Away” with Veronica Swift, “Imagination” and “R&D” with pianist Richard Drexler. His third album, “From Memphis to Mobile” was with Kenny Drew, Jr.

He has performed in hundreds of concerts with Sam Rivers, including performances at Lincoln for Ed Bradley’s Jazz from Lincoln Center (broadcast on NPR), the Vision Festival NYC and Columbia University.

Rupert has played at jazz festivals around the world, with dates in Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Rupert also leads The “Flying Horse Big Band,” one of the premiere performing ensembles of the UCF Music Department. They have appeared at the Montreux, Switzerland, and the North Sea Jazz Festivals, as well as numerous festival and concert appearances domestically. The group has had six recordings on the national jazz charts.

GENERAL ADMISSION IS PAID AT THE DOOR. $30 for members of the Jazz Society and Veterans Memorial Center, $35 for guests and students are free. Bring your own snack and drink. Tables, chairs and a beautiful view of the river are provided.