JAZZMEIA HORN
Jazzmeia Horn is a spectacularly talented and important young jazz artist and returns to Miami Beach for a one night performance for the hotel’s 6th annual series.
The Grammy winner and multiple Grammy nominee, winner of the Sarah Vaughn Vocal Jazz Competition, the Thelonius Monk Institute International Jazz Competition, and the NAACP Outstanding Image Award, is an accomplished artist including being a consummate musician, composer, big band arranger and educator.
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NICOLE HENRY
The New York Times, Miami Herald, and Jazz Times Magazine have compared powerhouse jazz vocalist Nicole Henry to Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole for her dynamic range, impeccable phrasing, and bluesy gospel style. Whether burning through a swing tune or gently caressing a ballad, Nicole truly makes each song uniquely her own and “aims right for the emotional center.” (Billboard) See her perform her latest topping album, “Time to Love Again” and prepare to be entertained!
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BANSANGU ORCHESTRA
Line Up:
Saxophones:
Paul Booth (Musical Director)
Sammy Mayne
Jason Yarde
Richard Beesley
Gemma Moore
Trumpets:
Ryan Quigley
Kevin Robinson
Andy Greenwood
Shanti Paul Jayasinha
Steve Fishwick
Trombones:
Trevor Mires
Barnaby Dickinson
Robbie Harvey
Martin Gladdish
Richard Henry
Rhythm Section:
Giorgio Serci – guitar/oud
Alex Wilson – piano
Davide Montovani – electric bass
Satin Singh – percussion
Edwin Sanz – percussion
Rod Youngs – drums
Tristan Banks – drums
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MIMI JONES & FRIENDS
The Lab Sessions: Jazz & Jazz Party w/ Mimi Jones
For more than two decades she’s been on the scene, bassist/vocalist/producer/label owner and now filmmaker Mimi Jones has reigned supreme, as a side woman to an impressive coterie of musicians and as a leader with three original recording projects on her own Hot Tone Music label.
Born Miriam Sullivan in New York City on March 25, 1972, and was raised in the Bronx. Jones studied Music at the Manhattan School of Music Conservatory, and has also studied with Linda McKnight, Lisle Atkinson, Barry Harris, Milt Hinton, Dr. Billy Taylor, Yusef Lateef. She has toured extensively for over 30 years throughout the seven continents, and has played with such people as Frank Ocean, Kenny Barron, DD Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Tia Fuller, Roy Hargrove, Terri Lyne Carrington, Beyonce, Jason Moran, Common, Black Thought and more.
Mimi Jones co-directs a multimedia interdisciplinary production with pianist ArcoIris Sandoval entitled The D.O.M.E. Experience, creating choreography, musical and visual works inspired by social injustices and environmental changes in our world. Voted #1 & #2 rising star by the DownBeat polls for 3 consecutive years, she currently works on a new project called The Black Madonna. The Berklee School of Music professor recently began collaborating with a trio called Nite Bjuti featuring Vocalist Candice Hoyes, and Sound Chemist Val Jeanty. Mimi is a recipient of the Chamber Music America Performance Plus Award 2021.
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LAKECIA BENJAMIN
KMHD & Soul’d Out proudly present the charismatic and dynamic saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. She fuses traditional conceptions of jazz, hip~hop, and soul, and who has received 3 Grammy nominations for her latest album Phoenix. The far-reaching new album finds the tour-de-force saxophonist in a poised and profoundly individual position alongside a curated all-star cast of musicians from Wayne Shorter to Dianne Reeves, Georgia Anne Muldrow to Patrice Rushen, and Sonia Sanchez to Angela Davis and is produced by the multi-Grammy winner drummer and activist Terri Lyne Carrington.
She has seen her sharing stages with several legendary artists, including Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, and The Roots. Benjamin has also been Voted by 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll Rising star Alto Saxophonist and Up and Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association.
Notes on Seating: The Jack London provides two options for ticket purchasers. Reserved Seating is purchased on a table-by-table basis in the central part of the venue and is only available for select shows. Seating in the General Admission section is limited, first come first served, and may be standing room only.
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