Events

11TH Annual Festival Of The Arts BOCA
Mar 2 – 12, 2017

2017 Festival of the Arts BOCA on its 11th Season will feature stars from all over the world, from Brazil to Indonesia to Mexico and the United States, and famous music from the most beloved films and opera, by the world’s greatest composers. Mar 3, 2017, 7 PM Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis joining The Symphonia, Boca Raton conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, … +

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Arts Garage presents vocalist Leesa Richards in Concert
Jan 28, 2017, 8 PM

As a part of Miami’s vibrant music scene, singer/songwriter Leesa Richards is helping to shape and define its evolving sound. She has performed with a slate of powerhouse artists including Faith Hill, The Bee Gees, Kelly Clarkson, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King, and recorded with Barbra Streisand and Lenny Kravitz, among other artists. Arts Garage Delray Beach 94 NE 2nd Ave FL … +

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Oriente’ free concert at MOCA
Jan 27, 2017, 8 PM

Conceived by Cuban-born guitarist/composer Eddy Balzola, Oriente’ signature sound features funky, guitar driven tumbaos, blazing harmonic brass, and explosive Afro-Latin percussion. Their first New Orleans concert at world famous Snug Harbor Jazz Club created a major buzz, attracting local musicians and world class audiences excited by their new Cuban roots fusion. All full time artists, Oriente’s band members have played, recorded and … +

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SMDCAC presents Marcia Ball in concert
Jan 14, 2017

Marcia Ball is a Texas-born, Louisiana-raised musician who has earned worldwide fame for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every time she strolls onto the stage. Her groove-laden New Orleans boogie, deeply soulful ballads and rollicking Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite with music fans all over the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_ISUR6mE0 Black Box Theater Jan … +

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New Year's Eve Concert with The Roots at ARSHT
Dec 31, 2016, 8 PM

The Roots, the legendary Grammy Award-winning hip-hop crew and arguably the hardest working musicians in popular culture, continue to break the mold 25 years after the band was founded. The brainchild of childhood friends Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, The Roots began their career playing bucket drums and freestyling on the street. Their impressive career has now evolved to … +

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Jazz at MOCA: Melton Mustafa Ensemble
Nov 25, 2016, 8 PM

Trumpet player, arranger, composer, producer, and educator, Melton has performed with some of the top names in jazz including the Count Basie Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Woody Herman Orchestra, Bobby Watson, Jaco Pastorius, George Cables, John Hicks, Charlie Mingus Dynasty, and Gunther Schuller, among many others. Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami 770 NE 125th Street (Joan Lehman Building) North … +

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What The World Needs Now: Burt Bacharach at Waterfront Playhouse
Nov 18 - 19, 2016

The 77th season of Waterfront Playhouse will start with the timeless music of Burt Bacharach in concert. The six-time Grammy Award winner and winner of three Academy Awards is a master of hit songs. Directed by Danny Weathers with the musical direction of Jim Rice. A line-up of Key West’s best vocal talent will present another concert starring Jodyrae Campbell, Mary Falconer, … +

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SMDCAC presents The Hot Sardines: A Sardine Christmas
Dec 10, 2016, 8 PM

The Hot Sardines return with their yuletide classics and a twist on New York, Paris, and New Orleans jazz. This troupe is led by chanteuse and washboard player Miss Elizabeth and joined by her Prohibition era band that includes tapper “Fast Eddy” Francisco. Experience beloved chestnuts like “White Christmas” and “Please Come Home for Christmas,” Edith Piaf’s “Le Noël de La Rue” … +

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Dave Koz Christmas Tour 2016 at ARSHT
Nov 26, 2016, 8 PM

Nine-time GRAMMY nominee and saxophonist Dave Koz and a trio of special guests Jonathan Butler, Kenny Lattimore and Ashford & Simpson’s Valerie Simpson will have a concert night for Christmas in the 19th anniversary edition of Koz’s holiday tour. Koz has charted nine No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Album chart, including 2015’s Collaborations: 25th Anniversary Collection (Concord Records), and … +

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Zoe Fromer' Jazz voice at Frost School of Music
Nov 12, 2016, 3 PM

Award-winning jazz vocalist, Zoë began her musical career at an early age, growing through dedication and practice. Currently attending the University of Miami Frost School of Music on a full scholarship, Zoë continues to perform around Florida while finding time to teach voice and piano. Zoë has played in Austin, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and Boca Raton, where she opened for Natalie Cole. … +

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The Adrienne Arsht Center presents Kansas City Choir Boy
Nov 30 - Dec 11, 2016

Kansas City Choir Boy is a theatricalized concept album about love altered by unexpected fate. The show tells the story of two lovers in small town America who separate when one goes in search of destiny and then disappears. Borrowing themes from ancient myth, the show features songs by acclaimed composer/lyricist Todd Almond performed by rock icon Courtney Love and Almond. They … +

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Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions at ARSHT
Dec 3, 2016, 8 PM

Brought to life by a full orchestra, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions is the video game concert of the year, giving fans and newcomers of all ages the chance to experience the evolution of the Pokémon franchise like it has not been presented before. It features the music from Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver; Pokémon Crystal; Pokémon … +

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Event MISO-CHIC II at ARSHT
Nov 20, 2016, 6 PM

Following the spectacular success of the first MISO-CHIC dedicated to fashion, this season MISO-CHIC will be presenting a visual arts extravaganza. Painting, sculpture, and urban street art with live performances on stage. Music and Color will be combined as paint for the soul. The program will include from Marturet-Mikesell: Pictures of an Exhibition (World Premiere); from LeFrak: Variations on work by Sandra … +

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South Florida Jazz presents Benny Green Trio
Dec 3, 2016, 8 PM

Jazz South Florida celebrates 25 years of jazz with Benny Green Trio in Concert. Benny Green (piano), David Wong (acoustic bass) and Rodney Green (drums). Green’s most recent recordings, Live in Santa Cruz (2015) and Magic Beans (2012) (Sunnyside) are examples of his brilliance. Since emerging under the four-year tutelage of Betty Carter, then Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Ray Brown in … +

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Steve Vai’ 25th Anniversary Tour at Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 26, 2016, 8 PM

Steve Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with technical mastery. At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. At 18, he began his professional musical career transcribing for, and then playing with, the legendary Frank Zappa. After more than three decades, 15 million album sales and three GrammyAwards later, Vai continues … +

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Bob Dylan and his Band at Broward Center for The Performing Arts
Nov 28, 2016, 8 PM

For almost 50 years, Bob Dylan has remained one of the most influential American musicians rock & roll has ever produced. Inscrutable and unpredictable, Dylan described as a folk, blues, and rock & roll legend has been both deified and denounced for his shifts of interest, most notably from acoustic to electric. Au-Rene Theater Broward Center for the Performing Arts 201 SW … +

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Seraphic Fire’ Concert In Remembrance: The Fauré and Duruflé Requiems
Nov 11 - 12, 2016

Seraphic Fire, in concert with GRAMMY Award-winning organist Nathan Laube, performs a program of remembrance featuring the world premiere work, The Fate of His Ashes: A Requiem for Victims of Power, by Douglas Cuomo and the requiem masses of Fauré and Duruflé. From the delicate melody of Pie Jesu in Fauré’s Requiem to the unmistakable Gregorian chant in Duruflé’s Agnus Dei, this … +

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Frost Wind Ensemble presents Donaueschingen Celebration
Oct 27, 2016, 8 PM

Robert Carnochan leads the Frost Wind Ensemble on a musical celebration 90 years in the making. The world-renowned German Donaueschingen Music Festival takes center stage and features popular works from the wind band repertoire. A travel back in time to witness the programming of some of the greatest gems from legendary composers, including Hans Gál, Ernst Toch, Ernst Krenek, Ernst Pepping, and … +

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Michelle Bradley With Ken Noda in Concert at Gusman Concert Hall
Nov 5, 2016, 8 PM

Soprano Michelle Bradley, from the Metropolitan Opera has performed such roles as Mozart’s Fiordilligi and Donna Anna, Strauss’ Marschellin, and Verdi’s Alice from Falstaff. Included in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2016-2017 season, she was the 2014 grand prize winner of The Music Academy of the West’s Marilyn Horne Song Competition and completed a nationwide recital tour in May 2015. On the other hand, … +

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Mary Chapin Carpenter in Concert at Parker Playhouse
Oct 26, 2016, 7:30 PM

Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter hits the road in 2016, performing songs from her expansive 14-album catalog and new songs from her latest record The Things That We Are Made Of, released in May 2016. Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has recorded 14 albums and sold over 14 million records, … +