Music

Saxophonist, composer, orchestrator, producer, scholar, professor, and leader Ed Calle is known for his extraordinary ability to sight-read, interpret, and perform vitally any musical style. Throughout the globe, his peers and colleagues often laud his versatility. Born in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish parents, Calle can be heard on more than 1,200 albums, almost 9,000 singles, and countless movie and television soundtracks both … +

1st Prize winner of the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw opens the Frost Chopin Festival with a recital dedicated to the music of Paderewski, Liszt and Chopin, with a special introduction to the program by Miami’s own eminent scholar Dr. Frank Cooper. Dang Thai Son, piano Frank Cooper, moderator UM Gusman Concert Hall Jun 24, 2018, 7:30 – 9pm Gusman Concert Hall Frost School of … +

Julio Montalvo is one of the leading trombonists from the island of Cuba. Songwriter, producer, arranger and session musician, he also appears as a solo artist, directing his own project since 1998, in which he blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with elements of modern Jazz to achieve an ingenious style – New Latin Jazz. Julio has participated in various Jazz Festivals, with his own … +

The Air National Guard Band (ANG) of the South is a traditional National Guard Unit whose primary function is to be ambassadors for the Air Force and to bring the message of the Air Force to the public. The band accomplishes this through their patriotic and inspirational music shared with civilians in public settings throughout the United States. Celebrate the Fourth of … +

Singer, songwriter, composer, producer and Grammy Award-winning Lalo Rodríguez will join Plena Libre for some of his greatest hits including the fan favorite “Ven, devórame otra vez.” Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a 25-year, 16-album career, this fine-tuned Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four Grammy nominations. Plena Libre … +

Classic Albums Live performs note for note and cut for cut from the greatest albums ever made.The world-class musicians of Classic Albums Live recreate Fleetwood Mac’s legendary GRAMMY® award-winning album Rumours almost forty years after its release. Revisit Fleetwood Mac’s passionate look at love, loss, breakups, betrayals, and dreams. Originally released in 1975, it contains many of the group’s greatest hits, including … +

Julio Montalvo is one of the leading trombonists from the island of Cuba. Songwriter, producer, arranger and session musician, he also appears as a solo artist, directing his own project since 1998, in which he blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with elements of modern Jazz to achieve an ingenious style – New Latin Jazz. Julio has participated in various Jazz Festivals, with his own … +

Salsa singer, songwriter, composer, producer and Grammy Award-winning Lalo Rodríguez will join Plena Libre for some of his greatest hits including the fan favorite “Ven, devórame otra vez.”

Captivating and moving audiences over the course of a 25-year, 16-album career, this fine-tuned Puerto Rican-based ensemble of virtuoso musicians has only gotten better with age, as evidenced by their four Grammy nominations. Plena Libre … +

Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute show returns to the stage in 2018 for a very special ’45th Anniversary’ retrospective of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. Having sold in excess of 45 million copies and judged by many as the greatest rock album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon was an … +

The Symphony of the Americas 30th Anniversary season celebration continues, with its acclaimed summer music festival presenting one month of performances throughout Florida and the Americas. Refreshing cool waters and the Oscar-winning movie Shape of Water, are all inspirations for Ft. Lauderdale’s own Symphony of the Americas annual Summerfest – The Shape of Music. Orchestra of Rome, the Hungarian Virtuosi, Orchestra Symphonique … +

Presented in partnership with the Chopin Foundation of The United States, the Frost Chopin Academy is presenting the Frost Chopin Festival which allows concertgoers to enjoy a weeklong celebration of the music of Chopin and beyond featuring world-class artists from around the globe. This year’s festival features performances by pianists Dang Thai Son, Margarita Shevchenko, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydron, Kevin Kenner, jazz pianist Shelly … +

The pioneering southern hip-hop group is one of the most celebrated rap acts to come out of Atlanta. Their debut album, Soul Food (1995) is a classic which received national recognition for the hit songs “Cell Therapy,” “Soul Food” and “Dirty South” which reached the #1, #7 and #8 positions respectively on the Hot Rap Singles chart on Billboard. Goodie Mob’s music … +

Jazzy Ash invites to come along on a Crescent City inspired, jazzy music adventure with her band the Leaping Lizards. Her songs celebrate the magic of movement, with a lot of sugar and sass thrown in, New Orleans–style encouraging kids and families to celebrate the music of New Orleans as part of the American folk music heritage. In concert, Jazzy Ash & … +

Ignacio Berroa was born in Havana, Cuba. He developed a passion for drums and by 1975, had become Cuba’s most prominent drummer. The 1980 Mariel boatlift, landed him in NYC where he met and spent the next 10 years as Dizzy Gillespie’s drummer. In addition, Ignacio has worked with a plethora of jazz luminaries, including, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie … +

In collaboration with the vocal studio of Manny Perez, this unique program will feature the great opera singers Eglise Gutierrez, Elizabeth Caballero, Mabel Ledo, Yetzabel Arias, Betsy Diaz, Susana Diaz, Ana Collado, Katiuska Rodriguez , Armando Naranjo, Ray Gonzalez ,Matthew Manness, under the direction of pianist/conductor Caren Levine, followed by piano transcriptions, based on opera, performed by the TWO astonishing pianists: Alexander … +

An old hand at the piano at the young age of 12, multi-talented prodigy Harmony Zhu’s been featured several times on the Ellen show, where she proved to be off the charts on the cuteness scale. She’s also performed at Carnegie Hall three times and happens to hold the distinction of being the youngest student at Juilliard. Now this prolific composer and world-champion chess … +

Singing arias of Beethoven, Bellini, Verdi, Mascagni followed by piano Transcriptions performed by two extraordinary pianists: ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK (Ukraine) & KEMAL GEKIC (Croatia) In Collaboration with the Vocal Studio of Manny Perez This unique program will feature Opera Singers: Eglise Gutierrez / Soprano Elizabeth Caballero / Soprano Mabel Ledo / Mezzo-soprano Yetzabel Arias / Soprano Betsy Diaz / Soprano Susana Diaz / … +

The Widmaier brothers respectively drummer / singer and pianist were part of ZEKLE, considered as one of the most innovative group in Haiti music history, with an explosive success in the 80’s. 
Joël and Mushy in a Live Concert will allow you to experience Joël’s mosaic of sounds fused with African and Haitian rhythms, and Mushy’s mélange from the rhythms of his … +

The ceremony of Press Awards 2018 will celebrate Bossa Nova’s 60th Anniversary. The golden era of the Brazilian music repertoire will feature international Brazilian stars Márcia Bittencourt (Germany), Fernanda Noronha (Atlanta), Juliana Areias (Australia), Debora Watts (New York), Lilian Viana (Miami), Joanna Nova York (New York), Keissy Costa (Japan), Corina Brito (Atlanta), Debora Brum (Porto Rico) e Kenia (Pittsburgh), and Bossa Classics … +

A prodigy with multiple talents. She has been featured on CBC TV, NBC’s Ellen DeGeneres. In her free time, Harmony enjoys playing chess, composing her own music on the piano, spelling, math, daydreaming, and being in nature. Program BACH – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2 CHOPIN Preludes Op. 28 No. 1 to No. … +

Honoring the Great Ladies of Jazz Debbie Orta, Wendy Pedersen and Nicole Yarling. Members of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band under the direction of Martin Hand will have an evening of jazz to close our 26th season. An exciting close to its 26th year of our concert series The Gold Coast Jazz Society Band is comprised of local professional jazz musicians, … +