For the Love of Jazz...
Sep 14, 2025: Jeff Rupert Quartet
Oct 12, 2025: Joe Breidenstine Quintet
Nov 9, 2025: John DePaola
Dec 14, 2025: Michelle Mailhot & Friends
All concerts held at 2:00 PM at:
Brevard Veterans
Memorial Center
Grey Hall
400 S Sykes Creek Parkway
Merritt Island, FL 32952
General Admission Tickets Sold At Door.
Bring your own food and drink. Tables, chairs, live jazz, and a beautiful river view are provided for all shows!
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. His recording “The Ripple” with legendary saxophonist George Garzone was released in September 2019. 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.
Trumpeter Joe Breidenstine has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Japan, and the Middle East. In addition, Joe has studied privately with some of the greatest trumpet teachers in the world, including Carmine Caruso, William Fielder (Rutgers University), Bill Adam (Indiana University), and Roger Ingram, lead trumpet with the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band.
John DePaola has been a full-time freelance trumpeter for over 30 years. He lives in Orlando, FL, where he has been a musician at Walt Disney World and a member of Rosie O’Grady’s Goodtime Jazz Band. John has performed with entertainers such as Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Rogers, Frank Sinatra Jr., The Moody Blues, and many others, and has played for nationally touring Broadway shows including West Side Story, Hello, Dolly!, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, The Producers, and Chicago.
For over 25 years, Michelle Mailhot has been one of the most sought-after jazz singers around. She has shared the stage with Mel Tormé, Max Roach, Sheila Jordan, Billy Stritch, Sandi Patty, Liza Minnelli, Dr. Billy Taylor, and more. In 2004, she won a Drama Desk Award for her work in the Off-Broadway show Toxic Audio: Loudmouth.
ABOUT THE SOCIETY
Since its founding in 1986 by Jack Simpson (known for Jazz on the Beach) and Alan Simms, the Space Coast Jazz Society (SCJS) has been a cornerstone of the jazz scene on Florida’s Space Coast. Driven by passionate members and a dedicated Board of Directors, SCJS continues to celebrate and preserve the rich legacy of jazz in the community. This season’s concert series highlights top-tier regional talent and underscores the power of community support—an inviting venue, accessible timing, and fair costs.
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Making the scene since 2006!
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