Celebrating Art Deco Centennial 1925-2025

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Jan 18-20, 2025

Celebrating the Art Deco Centennial

Troy Anderson and the Hot Five

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Troy Anderson got his first taste for music while growing up in a Bahamian family filled with musicians. At the age of 10, he began playing the trumpet and went on to perform in the Florida Sunshine Band and the Gospel Sounds before being introduced to the world of the drum and bugle corps in […]

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FIU Art Deco Combo under the direction of Dr. Lisanne Lyons (2022)

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Enjoy live jazz by FIU students! The FIU Art Deco Combo is directed by Dr. Lisanne Lyons and consists of vocalists and a rhythm section who perform a varied and challenging repertoire of jazz and jazz-influenced music, as well as contemporary, latin, and  a cappella styles. The group emphasizes close harmonies, improvisation, cutting-edge repertoire, and […]

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Anibal Berraute’s Milonga Under the Stars

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Anibal Berraute presents a Milonga Under the Stars. Enjoy a night of Tango Fusion with special dance performances. The program is led by Berraute, an Argentinean piano player, composer, arranger, and producer, that fuses the tango with elements of other musical forms. The fusion includes the "Uruguayan candombe" with its African roots and Argentinean rhythms, […]

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Opening Night Soirée with The Cab Calloway Orchestra

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

SOLD OUT - The show is sold out but may be enjoyed from Ocean Drive or Lummus Park adjacent to 12th street without a required ticket. Dress dapper at VIP Night for MDPL Members— featuring The Cab Calloway Orchestra, swing dance performances, mini dance lessons, and more! Get ready for a high-energy, joyous, and soulful […]

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Julio Montalvo’s Fabulous Dixie Kings with guest vocalist Shira Lee

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Authentic traditional New Orleans Dixieland jazz music at its finest is what you get with “The Fabulous Dixie Kings.” It's a toe-tapping, swinging, and infectious music to create the perfect fun, upbeat atmosphere during Art Deco Weekend. The Fabulous Dixie King's repertoire includes all the classic Dixieland standards and New Orleans jazz favorites. Flexibility of […]

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The Cab Calloway Orchestra

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Get ready for a high-energy, joyous, and soulful performance ignited with audience participation! The Cab Calloway Orchestra, directed by Cab's first-born grandson, "The Prince of Hi De Ho," C. Calloway Brooks, comes from the Big Band Swing Jazz Orchestra style that came bursting out of the Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom in the Harlem Renaissance […]

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FIU Art Deco Combo under the direction of Dr. Lisanne Lyons

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Enjoy live jazz by FIU students! The FIU Art Deco Combo is directed by Dr. Lisanne Lyons and consists of vocalists and a rhythm section who perform a varied and challenging repertoire of jazz and jazz-influenced music, as well as contemporary, latin, and  a cappella styles. The group emphasizes close harmonies, improvisation, cutting-edge repertoire, and […]

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The LeNard Rutledge Jazz Ensemble

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Captivating, soul stirring, earthy and funky— LeNard Rutledge and his jazz ensemble are Miami-based musicians who are known to entertain its listeners, and “swing the music” for dancers. Named by the Miami New Times as the “Best Jazz Artist,” Rutledge’s elegance is often permeated by the raw passion of his church choir work. The warm […]

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Anibal Berraute’s Milonga Under the Stars

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Anibal Berraute presents a Milonga Under the Stars. Enjoy a night of Tango Fusion with special dance performances. The program is led by Berraute, an Argentinean piano player, composer, arranger, and producer, that fuses the tango with elements of other musical forms. The fusion includes the "Uruguayan candombe" with its African roots and Argentinean rhythms, […]

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Opening Night Soiree with the South Florida Jazz Orchestra & Lisanne Lyons

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Existing MDPL Members: click here to register. Dress dapper at VIP Night for MDPL Members— featuring The South Florida Jazz Orchestra, swing dance performances, mini dance lessons, and more! Get ready for a high-energy, joyous, and soulful performance ignited with audience participation!  Note: Maximum of 2 tickets per MDPL member order. Each guest will receive […]

$50.00

LeNard Rutledge & Mike Cady present “Cole Porter and Friends”

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Captivating, soul-stirring, earthy and funky. These are just some of the words used to describe the sound of LeNard Rutledge. Growing up in Miami, Florida, LeNard was always surrounded by different musical genres. His parents had an extensive music collection ranging from classical, jazz, hymns, and funk, like that of James Brown. In the fall […]

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South Florida Jazz Orchestra featuring vocalist Lisanne Lyons

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

The South Florida Jazz Orchestra is Miami’s premier modern big band, comprised of many of the best jazz artists and studio musicians in the greater Miami area. Directed by bassist and composer Chuck Bergeron, the band’s latest release–Cheap Thrills–features Miles Davis, saxophonist Rick Margitza, along with Grammy-award winner Brian Lynch, and highly-acclaimed artists John Hart […]

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FIU Art Deco Combo under the direction of Lisanne Lyons

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

The multi-DownBeat award-winning Florida International University Panthonics is the premier vocal jazz ensemble within the Division of Jazz Studies in the Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts. Directed by Dr. Lisanne Lyons, they perform a varied and challenging repertoire of jazz-influenced music, contemporary, Latin, and a capella styles. The group emphasizes close harmonies, improvisation, […]

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Jesse Jones Jr. Jazz Ensemble

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Jazz is alive in South Florida and Jesse Jones Jr. is here to prove it! The Miami native is a saxophonist extraordinaire and continues to be on the forefront of a burgeoning jazz renaissance in South Florida. Jones and his brother, Melton Mustafa, who is one of the great trumpet players of our time, have […]

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Rose Max & Ramatis Moraes with Brazilian & Latin Sounds

Jazz Age Stage at Lummus Park & 12th Street

Enjoy the finale night of Art Deco Weekend with beautiful Brazilian sounds and dancing. Rosa & Ramatis headline Sunday night starting at 6pm, with a dance performance by Brazilian & Latin Sounds at 7:15pm— audience participation encouraged!* Rosa Max & Ramatis Moraes Rose Max and Ramatis Moraes take their audience on a trip to the beaches, […]

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