Step into a night like no other as Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Bernie Williams and international opera sensation Jonathan Tetelman take the stage for a genre-defying celebration of sound, spirit, and healing. Opera & All-Stars brings together two extraordinary artists—each with a unique journey, each with a voice that moves millions—for one unforgettable evening dedicated to the power of music and the importance of mental wellness.

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Opera & All Stars With Bernie Williams And Jonathan Tetelman & Friends

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Grammy winner Sheila E., known as the Queen of Percussion, is a music luminary whose career includes being the first female percussionist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Growing up in a musical Bay Area family, she drew influences from her father, the legendary Pete Escovedo, and godfather, Tito Puente, leading to collaborations with icons such as Prince, Diana Ross, Herbie Hancock and Beyoncé. Last year, she celebrated her first-ever salsa album, Bailar, featuring collaborations with Gloria Estefan and Rubén Blades, among others, earning her a Grammy win for Best Global Music Performance while continuing to inspire with her dynamic artistry and philanthropic work.

An Evening With Sheila E.

FIU Latin Jazz Concert

Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center

Jazz Big Band Concert

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

In celebration of the centennial of human rights and civil rights icon Malcolm X, NEA Jazz Master Terence Blanchard will perform his iconic Malcolm X Jazz Suite with his band, The E-Collective, and Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet. Blanchard created the project following the release of Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic Malcolm X, for which Blanchard wrote the score and performed most of the trumpet cues. A reworking of the score for quintet, the Jazz Suite has been updated and expanded and has rippled through Blanchard’s work for the past three decades.

Malcolm X Jazz Suite

A native of the Bronx, Samara Joy is a masterful interpreter of jazz standards and an heiress of the sound, technique and charisma that defined her jazz heroines, who include Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln and Carmen McRae. A multiple Grammy Award winner, Joy released her most recent album, Portrait, in 2024. The album spotlights her lyrical gifts in ingenious arrangements that meld her thoughtful words with music by Charles Mingus, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry Harris.

An Evening With Samara Joy

Join us for an unforgettable evening of cabaret featuring the sensational FIU Jazz Vocal Ensemble, directed by the Dr. Lisanne Lyons. This highly acclaimed group consists of twelve to fifteen talented vocalists and a dynamic four-piece rhythm section, performing a diverse and challenging repertoire of jazz, jazz-influenced music, contemporary, Latin, and a cappella styles.

FIU Jazz Vocal Ensemble presents Big Band, Blues, and Beyond

A protégé of Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of 12, but it didn’t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flügelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer.

Arturo Sandoval: A Master of Afro-Cuban Jazz

Back by popular demand! The inescapable Calixto Oviedo and the Cuban Jazz Train return to reshape the connection between Afro-Cuban music and jazz at Live on the Plaza. Originating from a common African polyrhythmic foundation, the group playfully combines traditional Spanish elements and distinct blues inflections for a sound that is truly their own. Oviedo, a Latin Grammy nominee for La Rumba del Siglo (2000), has collaborated with renowned global artists such as Paquito D'Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chucho Valdés. Drawing on their rich musical roots and a healthy dose of soul, Calixto Oviedo and the Cuban Jazz Train are undoubtedly crowd-pleasers.

Island Grooves Fest: Calixto Oviedo and the Cuban Jazz Train

Thomson Plaza for the Arts

Celebrate the artistry of Sarah Vaughan with vocalists Patti Austin, Lisa Fischer, and Tyreek McDole performing alongside trumpeter Randy Brecker, Shelly Berg, and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.

 

This concert is part of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Jazz Roots series. Please visit their website to purchase tickets: arshtcenter.org.

Sarah Vaughan - A Sassy Centennial!

This celebration of the versatile and widely influential jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, whose nicknames included Sassy and the Divine Sarah, will find talented admirers performing her music in front of a full orchestra. “Among the singers of her generation, only Ella Fitzgerald enjoyed comparable stature,” The New York Times wrote of Vaughan, whose hits included “It’s Magic,” “What Lola Wants” and “Make Yourself Comfortable.”

Sarah Vaughan: A Sassy Centennial

The FIU Latin Jazz Ensemble presents a retrospective of Latin jazz styles of the past 50 years. The ensemble will perform compositions featuring Cuban percussion.

FIU Latin Jazz Ensemble

Florida International University

The FIU Faculty Jazz Factet celebrate their cd release with the music of Gary Campbell. A three-time Fulbright Scholar, he is a sought-after Jazz educator and a prominent figure in South Florida’s Jazz scene.

FIU Jazz Factet: An Evening of Music by Gary Campbell

For over two decades, Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a variety of honors, including multiple gold and platinum albums, to become the nation’s best-selling instrumental artist. His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli have cemented his place as one of the most brilliant and inspiring forces of the contemporary music scene. Whether he’s performing with illustrious symphonies or at renowned venues around the globe, his unparalleled crystalline and poetic sound transcends musical boundaries.

Chris Botti

Fresh off the world premiere of his epic work La Creación at the Arsht Center in 2021, Cuban pianist and composer CHUCHO VALDÉS returns to commemorate 50 years of IRAKERE, the legendary Afro-Cuban jazz band he founded that changed the face of Latin music forever.

Chucho Valdés: Irakere 50

The members of the FIU Big Band are full-time graduate and undergraduate students, many of whom are currently working professionals with local, national, and international artists. A number of the featured soloists are past and present scholarship recipients from Downbeat, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the Gold Coast Jazz Society, and the International Trumpet Guild.

FIU Jazz Big Band

Beginning the next era of this rich musical tradition, Koz and Friends will perform fresh renditions of timeless Christmas classics — as well as a Hanukkah medley — and hits from their respective catalogs.

Dave Koz and Friends

The FIU Latin jazz ensemble consists of graduate and undergraduate students and is directed by Dr. Michael Eckroth. This group plays a range of styles of jazz music influenced by Afro-Caribbean rhythmic styles, Cuban folklore, and the many stylistic fusions created in Latin music hot spots such as New York City. Featuring Latin percussion and a horn section and playing mostly instrumental music, the ensemble offers a high energy take on historical Latin jazz styles The Miami New Times named the group the 'Best Latin Act" of 2020.

Join us for a fabulous evening of cabaret by FIU jazz vocalists and rhythm section! The Jazz Vocal Ensemble is directed by Dr. Lisanne Lyons and consists of twelve to fifteen vocalists and a four-piece rhythm section who perform a varied and challenging repertoire of jazz and jazz-influenced music, as well as contemporary, Latin, and a cappella styles.

FIU Jazz Vocal Ensemble

Legendary jazz trumpet player, Alex Norris, joins forces with the FIU Jazz Faculty and FIU Big Band at The Wertheim! Prepare to be enthralled by the captivating melodies, infectious rhythms, and soulful improvisations that will transport you to the heart of the jazz world.

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