HAPCO hosting Jazzfest in Ocoee

The evening will include Latin, jazz and rock fusion; Caribbean fare and more Saturday evening.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 6:37 p.m. January 31, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer
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HAPCO Music Foundation and the city of Ocoee are celebrating a full day of jazz music Saturday, Feb. 3.

It begins with a jazz clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ocoee High School, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway. The free non-competitive event is open to students in middle and high school. Professional clinicians will lead the clinic, which will include a critique of performances. To register, visit bit.ly/42gvOFz.

From 6 to 10 p.m. JazzFest Ocoee provides an evening of ATTO Music Project; Latin, jazz and rock fusion; and The Jazz Professors with DaVonda Simmons. The Ocoee High School Jazz Band will kick off the event. Chef Sage’s menu includes food with a Caribbean flair by Sage’s Kitchen, wines are provided by West Orange Creamery, and cigars are available from Astute Gentlemen Barber & Cigar Lounge.

VIP tickets include Wine & Dine and reserved outdoor concert seating. For tickets, visit bit.ly/3u85e4P. Entrance to the Wine & Dine is $75; entrance is free for the concert only. The event is at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.