Music

UM Gusman Concert Hall. November 20, 2012. 8:00 p.m. Terence Blanchard, artistic director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, announced that the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra will present a dance-inspired program featuring Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30 at UM Gusman Concert Hall in Coral Gables.

Grand Central. November 10, 2012, 9:00 p.m. International music sensation Yemen Blues will dazzle Miami audiences for the first time with an eclectic brew of West African grooves, American jazz, blues, and funk, presented by Miami Dade College’s (MDC) MDC Live Arts series, one night only at 9 p.m., Saturday, November 10th, at Grand Central in Downtown Miami.

From November 2, 2012 through April 12, 2013. The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Larry Rosen, together with presenting sponsor TotalBank, present the Fifth Anniversary Season of the acclaimed Jazz Roots Series, which originated at the Arsht Center and is now presented in five U.S. cities.

November 24, 2012. FUNDarte is presenting Cuban Pianists Aldo López-Gavilán and Harold López-Nussa in concert at the On Stage Black Box Theater at Miami-Dade County Auditorium. Virtuosity, innovation, and originality are how audiences and critics describe the two young talents that are taking the classical and jazz music worlds by storm.

From November 17 through December 2, 2012. Florida Grand Opera’s (FGO) 72nd season is marked by the return of company favorites. The company’s season opener is none other than Puccini’s internationally beloved La bohème, taking place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on November 17, 2012. Leading the cast are two outstanding Hispanic voices: Mexican tenor … +

December 11, 2012, 8:00 p.m. Tigertail presents a concert of chamber jazz with stand-out Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and German pianist Florian Weber, in the intimate, acoustically excellent setting of the Coral Gables Congregational Church, on Tuesday, December 11, at 8:00 pm.

Coral Gables Congregational Church. October 21, 2012. 3:00 p.m. The Miami Bach Society opens its 2012-2013 concert season with a performance of an exciting new ensemble, the Miami Chamber Players. Its principal players include young, award-winning musicians who perform with symphony orchestras and universities in South Florida.

October 27, 2012. 7:00 p.m. This concert celebrates Astor Piazzolla’s remarkable achievements on the 20th anniversary of his death. Born in Argentina, Piazzolla created the Tango Nuevo with elements of Jazz, Rock, Classical Music, Klezmer and traditional Tangos.

October 14, 2012. 2:00 p.m. The New Presbyterian Church presents Echoes of Joy, a Chamber Music Concert featuring Concert Organist, Samuel Metzger with Organ, Harpsichord, Flute and Trumpet on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Joining Mr.Metzger will be Allison DiMarco on the Flute and John Moore on the Trumpet.

October 21, 2012. 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. For nearly 50 years, Gilberto Gil has invented, innovated and reprocessed music in Brazil.  From the young bossa-nova musician, to the musical groundbreaker of the Tropicalia era, to the artist who made a perfect marriage between Brazil and Jamaican reggae, to the pop star who embraced rock and electronica, Gil’s music has encompassed everything from … +

October 5 and 6, 2012. Virtuoso Cuban musician Pedro Alfonso, who has played with the likes of Gloria Estefan, Shakira and Juanes, presents a musical journey around the world like never before. Alfonso and his extraordinary group of musicians create a variety of styles and rhythms taking the audience on an unforgettable journey with soundtracks of blues, tango, Cuban son and Latin … +

October 26 through 28, 2012. The Miami Nice Jazz Festival, an extension of the internationally celebrated Nice France Jazz Festival, and one of the largest and most significant jazz events of its kind in Europe, is scheduled to take place for the first time in the United States this fall during French Week in Miami.

An Evening with a Blues, Jazz and Guitar LegendColony Theatre. November 17, 2012. 8:30 p.m. James Blood Ulmer at 70 is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists to arise in the past four decades. Mr. Ulmer has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. And now in the 21st century, Ulmer continues to progress as his most recent … +

From October 2 through November 4, 2012. Festival Miami – Florida’s Premier Live Music Festival – provides superior and diverse musical programming each year, while expanding academic opportunities and cultural enrichment to all of South Florida and its visitors. It’s a musical experience no one should miss.

A Benefit Concert to help build Haiti’s First Performing Arts Center for ChildrenUniversity of Miami’s Frost School of Music. September 22, 2012. 8:00 p.m. Friends of Music Education for Haiti, Inc. presents a benefit concert on Saturday, September 22, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. at the Gusman Hall located in the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.

WDNA Jazz Gallery. September 12, 2012. 7:30 p.m. Renowned percussionist and multiple Grammy-nominated artist, Sammy Figueroa, will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of his Latin Jazz Explosion with a special concert, and art exhibition, in the WDNA Jazz Gallery on Saturday, September 15th at 7:30 p.m.

August 2012. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announced the appointment of the company’s new General Director and CEO, Susan T. Danis. An established arts advocate and leader with a proven track record of fiscal growth, Danis is scheduled to take the position as the company’s fourth General Director effective October 9, 2012.

August 28, 2012. 10:00 p.m. Pocket of Lollipops performance is a range from an indefinite mix of culture and technology they have evolved a limitless sensation to stimulate various compression and transverse physical properties to produce a sense of intensity.

Broward Center. September 15, 2012. 8:00 p.m. The Old Dillard Museum presents “The Cannonball Birthday Concert” featuring Nat Adderley Jr., nephew of legendary jazz saxophonist Julian” Cannonball” Adderley, and other great instrumentalists such as Vincent Herring, Longineu Parsons, Roy McCurdy, and Trevor Ware.

Olympia Theater at the Gusman CenterAugust 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. and August 19, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Count Almaviva and Rosina, trying their damndest to be together against all odds – the biggest impediment being Rosina’s guardian, Doctor Bartolo, who has been keeping his ward under hatches in the hopes of marrying her himself and acquiring her considerable dowry.

July 2012. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces the appointment of a new Artistic Administrator, Cassidy E. Fitzpatrick, effective July 30, 2012. She will report to Managing Director Kevin Mynatt as well as work closely with other executive staff, such as the Music Director and General Director, to carry out the artistic vision and direction of the company.