- April 18, 2024
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Jazz vocalist LeNard Rutledge joined the Ocoee High Jazz Knights band on stage.
Ocoee High Director of Bands Bernie Hendricks conducts the Jazz Knights band.
Renowned jazz trombone artist Wycliffe Gordon accompanied the Jazz Knights band for a piece.
Bernie Hendricks conducts the Jazz Knights band.
The UF Jazz Band, under UF director of jazz studies Scott Wilson, also performed.
Renowned jazz trombone artist Wycliffe Gordon shared the stage with the UF jazz band for a vocal piece.
The Ocoee High auditorium was filled with the sounds of jazz and tributes to Louis Armstrong Feb. 6 during the HAPCO Music Foundation’s Jazz Festival Performance. The Ocoee High Jazz Knights band — directed by Bernie Hendricks — took the stage first, followed by the UF Jazz Band, directed by UF director of jazz studies Scott Wilson. Jazz vocalist LeNard Rutledge also made an appearance during a vocal piece with the Jazz Knights.
Additionally, renowned jazz trombone artist and Yamaha artist Wycliffe Gordon performed alongside both bands, switching between playing the trombone and being the vocalist for some pieces.
