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The City of Miami Gardens will host the 14th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival (JITG), ushering in the 2019 festival season another “top notch” lineup. On March 9-10, 2019 the highly anticipated festival event will immerse fans with the best of R&B, soul, jazz, hip-hop,...

The 14th Annual Jazz in the Gardens will feature outstanding artists on March 9 and 10. Performers at the festival at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens will include renowned artists such as Lionel Richie, Teddy Riley, Bobby Brown, Stephanie Mills and the O’Jays. Before those...

One of the biggest stars at this year’s Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest isn’t performing. But she will undoubtedly put her stamp on the event. Grammy-winning soul and R&B singer-songwriter Betty Wright — whose eye for talent discovered disco legends George and Gwen McCrae, Peter...

The Carol City native born Derrick Baker was already a musical veteran at that point: "From 5 I was playing guitar in church with my brother." As a teenager, he was touring America playing with gospel artists. "This was before Trick Daddy or Rick Ross. The...

Rubber duckies, clad in their finest sunglasses, will turn Fort Lauderdale’s New River into a bobbing sea of yellow during this weekend’s KID Duck Fest Derby. The Kids in Distress fundraiser, always a family-friendly crowd-pleaser, will compete with another star-studded spectacle in Miami-Dade County: Jazz in...

The annual Jazz in the Gardens festival in Miami Gardens has always dreamed big for its headliners, which have included some of the most popular names in R&B, pop, jazz and neo-soul, among them Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Common, John Legend, Robin...

Bigg D & Da Band, Betty Wright and Sherronda Daye showcase the depth and diversity of some of South Florida’stalented artists MIAMI GARDENS – The 14th Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) welcomes Bigg D & Da Band, the incomparable Betty Wright’s Soul4U2NJoy showcasing local talent, and Sherronda Daye &...

15 days to JITG – eight days until Nassau Guardian/Star Hits winners announced Two of the most important numbers are coming up in the next two weeks – 15 and eight. There are exactly 15 days left to the 14th Jazz In The Gardens (JITG) Music...

Miami is known for their warm weather, access to the Caribbean, and being an ultimate party city. Miami Beach is often hailed as the place to be, but 19 miles on I-95 S and you’ll enter Miami Gardens. Miami Gardens is the largest city in...

Over the last fourteen years “Jazz in The Gardens” has evolved into more than just a weekend music concert to a music festival experience including the FMAC conference, national poetry contest and more. Continuing it claims to fame as the undeniable “travel destination for the...

2500 furloughed TSA workers to receive free tickets for the March 9-10 festival at Hard Rock Stadium, compliments of the City of Miami Gardens  MIAMI GARDENS, FL – City of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III, and the Miami Gardens City Council will honor all the furloughed...

More than 60,000 concertgoers are expected in Miami Gardens on March 9 and 10 for the 14th annual Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival. This year’s lineup includes legendary R&B powerhouse Lionel Richie, who festival producers say has been one of the top requested artists from...