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Tigertail Productions

James Blood Ulmer Trio. October 20th, 2007. 8:30 p.m. Jazz and blues legend James Blood Ulmer, with an electrifying trio that includes himself, Mark Peterson and Aubrey Dayle, opens Tigertail Productions’ 2007-2008 with a concert at the Colony Theatre located at 1040 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Ulmer, who earlier in his career played with pioneering jazz-great Ornette Coleman, is an iconoclastic … +

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Miami Jazz Project

Arts at St. Johns. October 20th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Arts at St. Johns, located at 4760 Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach, will present Miami Jazz Project, an evening of classic jazz celebrating the music of Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Mongo Santamaria, Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn. Musicians invited include Arthur Barron, Saul … +

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Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

Barry University. October 7th, 2007. 3:00 p.m. Barry University presents a Music Festival of Zarzuela Music on Sunday, October 7th, 2007 at the Broad Center for the Performing Arts on the Barry University Main Campus 11300 NE 2nd Avenue in Miami Shores.  Maestro Alfredo Munar with distinguished musicians will present selections from Maria La O, Rosa La China, Luisa Fernanda and many … +

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Habana Abierta in Concert

Miami Dade County Auditorium. Oct 27th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Fundarte and Eventus, in collaboration with the Miami Dade County Auditorium, present the Cuban ensemble Habana Abierta on October 27th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.   The band, which is based in Madrid, will appear for a one-time-only engagement at the Miami Dade County Auditorium, located at 2901 W. Flagler Street, Miami.

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Spain's new sensation Concha Buika

Manuel Artime Theater in Downtown Miami. October 24th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. A vocalist in her mid thirties, whose family hails from Equatorial Guinea, Concha Buika is no conventional flamenco singer; her husky voice is stepped in R&B and gospel, and her band, blending guitar and piano over ultra-subtle percussion, has all the elegance and poise of a straight-ahead jazz group. The results … +

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Federico Britos Celebration

Manuel Artime Theater in Downtown Miami. October 5th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Books and Books starts their 25th anniversary celebration with a Latin Jazz concert that honors a legend and introduces a new star.  Renowned violinist Federico Britos will perform with the young jazz bass sensation Esperanza Spalding, plus other special guests, at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami.

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Caetano Veloso. The Ce Tour

Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. November 24th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. Caetano Veloso’s Ce was released by Nonesuch Records earlier this year to critical and popular success both inside and out of Brazil. The record includes twelve original songs by Veloso, who recorded them in the spring and summer of 2006 with a rock band of younger musicians: Pedro Sa (electric guitar), … +

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Youssou N' Dour with the Super Etoile Band

Gusman Theater in Downtown Miami. November 16th, 2007.  8:00 p.m. Senegalese popular music known in the Wolof language as mbalax, an enchanting blend of Senegal's traditional percussion and griot singing with Afro-Cuban and indigenous dance flavors, has found in Youssou N' Dour both its enduring symbol and its hardiest innovator. N'Dour, born in 1959 in Dakar, a vocal artist with incredible range … +

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Nosso Trio

University of Miami Maurice Gusman Hall. November 4th, 2007. 4:00 p.m. The Rhythm Foundation presents Nelson Faria (guitar), Ney Conceicao (contrabass) and Kiko Freitas (drums), currently three of the most important jazz musicians in Brazil who form a "power trio" known as the Nosso Trio. The group emerged from the great musical affinity between these three members of Joao Bosco's band, the … +

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Macaco from Barcelona

Studio A in Downtown Miami. October 28th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. With a war cry and monkey leaps, Macaco, which stands for Crazy Monkey, climbs the stage at Studio A in Downtown Miami with his group and the audience finds itself transported to the midst of the musical cauldron of Barcelona – an intoxicating blend of rumba catalan, rock, dub reggae, funk, hiphop, … +

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Universes. Live From the Edge

Miami Light Project. September 29th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. As part of the 5th Annual Miami / Project Hip Hop, Miami Light Project presents the Florida premiere of the award winning New York – based Hip Hop theater collective Universes’ tour de force performance Live From The Edge Saturday, September 29, 2007 at the Colony Theater on Lincoln Road.

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JAM at MAM

Every 3rd Thursday. If you’re interested in art and culture and want to meet others with similar interests, MAM offers a lively, after-work alternative. One of the longest-running events at the museum, JAM at MAM is held the third Thursday of every month and draws a loyal crowd of young professionals, artists, and others who share a curiosity about art and Miami’s … +

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Afro-Caribbean Jazz

James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami. October 13th, 2007. 8:00 p.m. A double bill of Afro-Caribbean Jazz, starring Omar Sosa's Afreecanos Quartet and Jerry Gonzalez and The Fort Apache Band, marks Hispanic Heritage Month at Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. These two great musicians and their bands come together in the acoustically brilliant John S. and James L. Knight Concert … +

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Music at St. Martin's Sacred Music Concert Series

Maestro James Edward "Jim" Goettsche. September 26th, 2007. 7:30 p.m. St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, located at 2555 NE Savanna Rd. in Jensen Beach, FL is presenting a special concert featuring Maestro James Edward "Jim" Goettsche, principal organist for the Liturgical Ceremonies of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, and honorary organist of the Basilica of Saint Frances of Rome in … +

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Miami Unsigned

August, 2007. Miami Unsigned is a new project of the Cultural Development Group created to promote and support all genres of music in the city. The group works towards the mission of improve Miami’s live music scene to a 100 percent Their strategy is to act as the driving force for communication between artists, venues, and the music industry at large. Artists … +