Music

Otto Santana in Concert Presented by MDCA

Otto Santana is a Cuban percussionist based in Miami. He has participated in more than forty recordings, including the album “Visualízate” by Gente de Zona, winner of the Latin Grammy Award in 2016. Otto founded the Otto Santana Jazz Trio and was part of the Global Cuba Fest 2022 with Jorge Luis Pacheco. He has worked with iconic Cuban music artists, including Isaac Delgado and Alain Perez. His talent and versatility allow him to move in various genres, providing a personal stamp that makes him unique in the competitive scene of Latin percussion.

“Marina” by Gretell Barreiro Presented by MDCA

Gretell Barreiro is a Miami-based pianist, singer, songwriter, and actress. “Marina”, her latest record work, in which, in addition to being a composer and performer, she has credits as a producer and arranger, is an audiovisual project that includes an intimate studio album and videos. Her work is multifaceted, moving easily between traditional Cuban and Latin sounds and North American genres such as jazz, funk, and soul. In Miami, she performs as a soloist and is part of the innovative Munir Hossn & Elas project. Gretell has been invited recently to collaborate in concerts with international music icons such as Fito Paez.

Introspective, Flamenco Guitar Concert By Jose Luis De La Paz Presented by MDCA

Award-winning guitarist José Luis presents a brand new work, “Introspective.” 2020 was a year marked by a pandemic, but it also exposed a society in decline and a spiritually impoverished world that cries for change yet is not quite sure of what it wants. It has been a long time since humankind has experienced such a high degree of fragility. It seems that we have lost our North, that we are not capable of taking the reins of this absurd and sordid chaos. Introspective is born amid this absurd and surreal moment. It is born under a necessity provoked by solitude and distance and from a completely personal vision of this “new reality”, of packed trains and of empty theatre, of face masks and hand sanitizer, and confinements.

Chopin for All - Khrystyna Mykhailichenko Presented by The Chopin Foundation of the United States

Khrystyna Mykhailichenko, at 17 years of age, is already one of Ukraine’s most promising young musicians. She has been awarded top prizes at several international competitions and has performed over 40 times with orchestra in addition to giving solo recitals in Paris, New York, Washington, Brussels, Vienna, Istanbul, and more. Since the onset of the invasion of her country, Khrystyna has been actively performing in charitable events to raise money and awareness for the Ukrainian cause. After her stunning Miami debut this summer at the Frost Chopin Festival, Khrystyna returns with a compelling program of works by Rachmaninov and Chopin. Admission is FREE, registration recommended. Visit: bit.ly/3rpRBsH

North Beach Music Festival Presented by GMP Live

North Beach Music Festival return the Miami Beach Bandshell for three nights, December 9-11. Join moe. (12/9), Lotus (12/10), and Lettuce (12/11) and nationally touring artists such as Antibalas, Dopapod, Trouble No More, Doom Flamingo, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, alongside South Florida favorites like Afrobeta, Guavatron & Lemon City Trio. North Beach Music Festival is premiere event for Jam, Funk, & Improvisational Music in South Florida.

Melody of Rhythm Bela Fleck Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia Presented by The Moss Center

​Begin with the most creative exponent of the banjo in our time, Béla Fleck.  Add the greatest living player of the tabla, the legendary drums—and drummer—of India, Zakir Hussain.  Establish the trio with the acclaimed virtuoso of the classical (and bluegrass!) bass, Edgar Meyer.  Combine with a special guest, the great Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia.  Then finish the ensemble with the magic of improvisation.  The results will be some of the most remarkable music anyone will hear this year. 

Love Cannon Presented by The Moss Center

Sprouting from the musical foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville, Virginia's LOVE CANON bring their own raucous blend of bluegrass to the masses. Their most recent release, Cover Story debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart with its ingenious acoustic renditions of classic hits from the 80s and 90s from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Billy Joel, Depeche Mode, and Paul Simon.

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