Jeff Rupert (born September 6, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist and professor at the University of Central Florida.
He has worked with Benny Carter, Maynard Ferguson, Diane Schuur, Mel Tormé, Ernestine Anderson, Judy Carmichael, Kenny Drew Jr., Ray Drummond, Joe Farnsworth, Benny Green, Kevin Mahogany, and Michael Philip Mossman.
[2] At the University of Central Florida, he is the musical director of The Flying Horse Big Band, which began as the UCF Jazz Ensemble 1.
He was selected to perform in the Jaguar International Jazz Series in New Zealand where he worked with Joe La Barbera, Larry Koonse, John Fedchock, and Tom Warrington.
[2] In 2024, he released the album It Gets Better with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, with critic Russell Perry writing, "Saxophonist Jeff Rupert brings Stan Getz to mind and a smile to my face.