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2025 Festival Adjudicators

Take a moment to check out the adjudicators for this year’s Lakeside Jazz Festival!  Each year we bring in some of the best jazz musicians and educators throughout the state of Florida to provide the highest quality adjudication for your students.  After your performance, your group(s) will get a one-on-one clinic with one of the adjudicators from your performance!  

Lisa Kelly

Vocal Artist

Jacksonville

Tom Brantley

Professor of Trombone & Jazz Ensemble Director

University of South Florida

Scott Wilson

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies

University of Florida

Jim Daniels

coming soon.....

coming soon...

Marc Dickman

Associate Professor, Low Brass: Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba,

University of North Florida

Dennis Marks

Associate Professor of Bass

University of North Florida

Al Hager

Retired Band Director, National Barefoot Water Ski Champion

Florida

Andy Kidd

Retired Band Director & Founder of the Lakeside Jazz Festival

Georgia

Kevin Jones

Associate Professor of Jazz Trombone

Florida State University

Clyde Connor

Adjunct Professor of Jazz & Percussion

University of Florida

Peter Waidelich

Professor of Instrumental Music

Daytona State College

Don Zentz

Director of Jazz Studies

Douglas Anderson SOTA

James Scott

Associate Professor, Area Coordinator, Trumpet,

University of North Florida

Previous Festival Adjudicators

Michele Fernandez
Composer, Clinician, Instrumental Music Director (retired)
South Florida
Jeff Rupert
Director of Jazz Studies and The Flying Horse Big Band
University of Central Florida
Per Danielsson
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, Composer/Arranger
University of Central Florida
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