HAPCO Jazz Clinic Ocoee 2025

Free jazz clinic for middle and high school jazz bands and individual students. At this non-competitive jazz clinic, band directors and students learn from professional clinicians who emphasize individual creativity, team spirit and real-world experience. Includes clinician critique of performances, workshops and master classes.

Clinicians will cover topics including improv; the music industry business; industry careers; university-level music program options and applications; working as a professional performer; home studio; entrepreneurship; and music theory.

Open to middle and high school jazz students. Individual students can attend without their school jazz band. Lunch provided.

Clinicians

Lead Clinician: Dr. José Valentino, Music Business & Entrepreneurship Head, University of Florida

Brandon Robertson, Director of Jazz Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University

Dr. Zach Bartholomew, Pianist, Composer & Music Educator, Florida Memorial University

Derris Lee, Instructor of Strategic Music Entrepreneurship Development, University of Florida

Other Clinicians coming soon

Host or Publisher HAPCO