Jazz Concert by the Joe Breidenstine Quintet

Schedule

Sun Oct 12 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Brevard Veterans Memorial Center | Merritt Island, FL

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An afternoon of live jazz by trumpeter Joe Breidenstine and his quintet. Joe 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. Among them the great Carmine Caruso William Fielder at Rutgers University Bill Adam at Indiana University and Roger Ingram who currently plays lead trumpet with the Harry Connick Jr. big band. 

When Joe lived in New York City he had the opportunity to perform with some of the greats in music. Some of Joe’s most memorable performances have been with Lou Rawls Tito Puente Jon Faddis George Benson Joe Williams Stanley Turrentine David “fathead” Newman Benny Golsen Eric Alexander Ralph Bowen Charles Fambrough Ray Vega and many others.

Joe began playing piano at age 8 and took up trumpet at age 10. After graduating from Mainland Regional High School in Linwood New Jersey Joe attended the jazz studies program at William Paterson University of New Jersey under the direction of Rufus Reid.

After college Joe landed a 6 month stint at the Imperial Plaza Hotel in Osaka Japan where he performed 6 nights a week with the David Cedeno Orchestra. Once returning to the states Joe was offered and accepted a chair in the Glenn Miller Orchestra on the recommendation of the great trumpeter Joe Magnarelli and toured the United States. 

Joe also teaches privately has taught trumpet at the Grand Opera House School of Music in Wilmington Delaware and was an adjunct trumpet instructor at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Currently Joe is an adjunct trumpet instructor at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona New Jersey.

General Admission is paid at the door. $30 for members of the Jazz Society and Veterans Memorial Center $35 for guests and students are free.

Bring your own food and drink. Tables chairs and a beautiful view of the river are provided.
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Where is it happening?

Brevard Veterans Memorial Center, 400 S Sykes Creek Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32952, United States

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