Jeriel Vazquez is a music educator and visual instructor from Coral Springs, FL. He began teaching in 2019 and has taught many schools throughout his career including: Coral Springs, Coral Glades, Pembroke Pines Charter, West Broward, Seminole Ridge, and Cypress Bay High School. Jeriel currently serves as the Visual Caption Head at Cypress Bay and has taught there since 2021. He has also been a staff member for his college marching band at Florida International University, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music in 2023.
Jeriel has had experience performing in the WGI and DCI championship. He has performed with the Boston Crusaders, the Bluecoats, and aged-out with the Blue Devils, earning two consecutive championships in 2022 and 2023 as a trumpet soloist. In the summer of 2024, he had the opportunity to travel overseas and perform with Kyoto Tokyo Inc, for the Japan BLAST 2024 production for a three-month national tour.
Jeriel is grateful for the opportunity to learn from some of the best educators in WGI and DCI. He is dedicated to lifelong learning and is thrilled to advance his teaching career as a visual technician with the Mandarins.