March 22, 2024 | 7:30 PM
The University of Florida Jazz All Stars will be performing at the Ocala Reilly Arts Center on March 22nd! This is a performance you will not want to miss featuring the high energy sounds of bebop, funk and the swing era. In the last several years members of UF Jazz Band have won international awards and distinctions including International Downbeat Awards, Global Music Awards, Global Genius Awards and, members of the UF Jazz Studies program have won the distinguished Latin Grammy Awards. This high caliber all-star jazz septet features Jorge Galvan on tenor saxophone, Corey Burton on Trombone, Jackson Kaprak on alto saxophone, Edward White on guitar, Rafael Abdalla on bass and Derris Lee on Drums and features Scott Wilson on Electronic Valve Instrument and keyboards! Scott Wilson is the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Florida and has served as Musical Director for Universal Studios Japan, principal staff composer for Grand Link World in Qingdao, China, consultant for Walt Disney’s “Magic Music Days” jazz workshops, and has been a featured trumpet soloist for Tokyo Disney Sea, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Universal Studios Japan. Wilson’s jazz textbooks, the Ultimate Jazz Tool Kit and Ultimate Music Workbook, are available through Kendall Hunt Publishing and accompanied by 35 jazz instructional videos that cover topics ranging from jazz theory to song writing. His nationally available published online jazz education platforms include Jazz Fundamentals 1, Jazz Fundamentals 2, Jazz Aural Skills and Jazz History, and in 2012 Scott Wilson received the Technology Innovator Award from the University of Florida for his advancements in online delivery platforms. As a producer, Wilson has composed and helped design dozens of international performance shows for Universal Studios Japan and he co-produced the “Earth Wind and Fire Tribute” album for the Sheldon Reynolds Project in Los Angeles. At the University of Florida, Wilson developed the Jazz Minor, designed 10 new jazz courses and designed the Master in Music with Concentration in Jazz Studies and recently co-designed the new Music Business and Entrepreneurship undergraduate degree.
Scott Wilson is the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Florida and has served as Musical Director for Universal Studios Japan, principal staff composer for Grand Link World in Qingdao, China, consultant for Walt Disney’s “Magic Music Days” jazz workshops, and has been a featured trumpet soloist for Tokyo Disney Sea, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Universal Studios Japan. Wilson’s jazz textbooks, the Ultimate Jazz Tool Kit and Ultimate Music Workbook, are available through Kendall Hunt Publishing and accompanied by 35 jazz instructional videos that cover topics ranging from jazz theory to song writing. His nationally available published online jazz education platforms include Jazz Fundamentals 1, Jazz Fundamentals 2, Jazz Aural Skills and Jazz History, and in 2012 Scott Wilson received the Technology Innovator Award from the University of Florida for his advancements in online delivery platforms. As a producer, Wilson has composed and helped design dozens of international performance shows for Universal Studios Japan and he co-produced the “Earth Wind and Fire Tribute” album for the Sheldon Reynolds Project in Los Angeles. This album featured new interpretations of EWF’s timeless hits and showcased an all-star cast of Hall of Fame songwriters and Grammy Artists including Maurice White who co-wrote the album’s opening track “Feel Good.” At the University of Florida, Wilson developed the Jazz Minor, designed 10 new jazz courses and designed the Master in Music with Concentration in Jazz Studies. In 2011 Warburton Mouthpieces released the Scott Wilson model trumpet mouthpiece that is aimed at achieving a more supportive and functional trumpet mouthpiece for young trumpet players. For the last decade Wilson has also served as the Committee Chairman for the JENerations Jazz Festival for the Jazz Education Network International Conferences.
VIP includes 4 admission tickets, a reserved table in a great location, and the first round of drinks on us!
Guests will be seated at tables of 4 or 6 – so bring a group of friends or meet someone new! If you plan to sit with another party please email info@reillyartscenter.com so we can best accommodate you and your guests.
