Music

Join us on Ocean Drive on December 8th for a performance from The FIU Jazz Big Band and University Brass Choir as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Led by the dynamic guidance of trumpeter Omar Lateef, these talented musicians come together to showcase the timeless allure of jazz music, infused with the vibrant energy of the FIU community. The FIU Jazz Big Band and University Brass Choir promise an eclectic repertoire that will captivate audiences of all ages. With each performance, they breathe new life into classic standards while also exploring the boundaries of contemporary jazz, pushing the envelope of creativity with every improvisation. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on December 1st for a performance from La Lucha as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio that consists of three best friends from three different parts of the world: Colombia (Alejandro Arenas), Mexico (John O’Leary), & United States (Mark Feinman). Their music ventures boldly into a wide variety of musical styles, offering an appealing and fun mix of genres under the jazz umbrella. The combination of their musical versatility and varied musical influences makes for compelling virtuosic performances. Through an engaging stage presence and high level of interaction, La Lucha brings the audience into their world. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 24th for a performance from Dunlap and Mabe as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Jack Dunlap & Robert Mabe have been touring the country together since 2019. They have graced prestigious stages such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Carnegie Hall in New York City, Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, The Hamilton in Washington, DC and Forbes Center for the Performing Arts in Harrisonburg, VA. Both masters of their instruments, they play a mix of original tunes, classic bluegrass numbers, jazz favorites and covers anyone would recognize. With roots planted firmly in bluegrass, they stretch their sound in ways that all audiences will enjoy and leave the performance wanting more. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 17th for a performance featuring Broadway, Opera & More from Miami Beach Classical Music Festival as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Since its 2013 inception, Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) has been proud to establish Miami as a premier destination for elite young classical musicians to train and perform. While the next generation of classical artists come to Miami to receive instruction from an assembly of world-class faculty, the community benefits from accessible public concerts featuring top talent alongside many of classical music’s greatest living performers in repertoire rarely heard in South Florida. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 10th for a performance from Lisanne Lyons as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Lisanne Lyons received her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctor of Music from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. As a student, she received two Down Beat awards for Best Jazz vocalist, Best Jazz Arrangement, and one for directing Best Small Jazz Vocal Group. She is currently a Professor at FIU and Director of the Jazz vocal Program, and her vocal groups and students have won national and international performance awards. Some of the groups Dr Lyons has performed with include the Orchestras of Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, and the Palm Beach Pops. She has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks, Bucky Pizzarelli, Gary Burton and Brian Lynch. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 3rd for our Third Annual Beachside A Cappella as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Recognizing the infinite power of group choral singing without accompaniment, the ODA's 3rd annual Beachside A Cappella program embraces a genre that started with small town Barbershop and now sells out stadiums. 'No one can help but be enriched by the harmony of song' (Miami Arts Online), especially when conducted by the region's award-winning choral directors, Ryan and Cindy Ellis. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

The Cosmic Craft Constellation alights at the North Beach Social, emulating the galaxies above and turning the Bandshell into a magical snow globe. Afrobeta promises a special holiday concert, and fiber artist Karelle Levy (Krelwear), inspired by sacred geometry, will create a celestial site-specific pom pom sculpture to light up Bandshell. Video art by Mariana Mendoza will bring the fully immersive experience to life. Opening set features Miami-based songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Vania Junco to kick off the night. She draws inspiration from folk, jazz, and baroque music to create songs that are as emotionally dense as they are harmonically complex, with live performances that are primarily concerned with beauty for the sake of it. The North Beach Social is the free monthly musical meet up, presented by Rhythm Foundation. This edition is presented as part of Bandshell Laboratories, with support from the CreARTE grant from the Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation. Image design by Mariana Mendoza, Original photo by Cristina Isabel Rivera.

Three talented female instrumentalists join Munir Hossn to bring to life an exquisite repertoire, which gives shape to his most recent album: Munir Hossn & Elas. Munir, once again celebrating female musical talent and strength, masterfully combines rhythms and melodies from all corners of the world, highlighting this time the flavors of Brazil, Cuba and Africa. Featuring special guests Nella & Vicente García. Producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Munir Hossn is the son of a rich mix between Brazil, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He was a staple of the local Brazilian music scene at ten years old, already collaborating with professional groups and artists such as Gilberto Gil, Hermeto Pascoal, Roberto Mendes, Daniela Mercury, among others. He began his international career at 22. Taking his music and culture to all corners of the world, Munir Hossn has also collaborated with prominent international artists such as Joe Zawinul Syndicate (Austria), Didier Lockwood (France), Quincy Jones and the Global Gumbo All-Stars (US) Mayra Andrade (Cape Verde), Concha Buika (Spain), Woz Kaly (Senegal) Alfredo Rodriguez (CU) and many others.

Jason Joshua, "La Voz De Oro,” takes fans on a soulful musical journey, through the sensations of love, happiness, heartache, sadness, betrayal, and back to love. Jason Joshua's unique sound is one of son-montuno drenched boogaloo, funky Latin Soul, cinematic psychedelia. Born and raised in Miami, the multi instrumentalist singer and bandleader has also connected with fans across the US and beyond, as a marquee artist on Mango Hill Records. A multi-instrumental and singer, he leads an ensemble of musical friends. His latest album, “La Voz de Oro,” was released on Mango Hill Records last year. For this concert, he will be joined by featured bandmates and special guests.

Afro Borinken Roots Performing Group is celebrating The Festival de Bomba y Plena Miami Beach. It is an event dedicated to the traditional music of Puerto Rico. Enjoy the most famous interpretations of bomba and plena (Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms), as well as their dances and colorful costumes. The Bomba and Plena Festival Miami Beach is a free event open to the public and for the whole family. Featuring performers such as the Kalindá Bomba group from Kissimmmie, Jacareo plena group from South Florida with special guest Richard Martinez from Plenealo, and Jesus Alejandro singer-songwriter from Miami.