Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Sunday, 11/04/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

La Vida Bohem – FONfest Official Pre-Fest Concert
Friday, 11/08/2013 – 10:00 am – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 20.00

La Vida Bohème is an alternative independent band from Caracas, Venezuela, formed by Rafael Perez, Daniel De Sousa, Sebastian Ayala, and Henry D’Arthenay in late 2006 and mid 2007. The band takes influence from late ’80s punk, disco, funk, electronic music, jazz, salsa, reggae and dance music. Their first recording is a self-titled EP that includes three songs(Aprendiendo.a.apagar.un.cigarro.con.los.pies, Luz and I.p.o.s.t.e.l.[1]

La Vida Bohéme is Henry D’Arthenay (guitar and lead singer), Rafael Pérez (bass guitar and vocals), Daniel de Sousa (guitar and vocals) Sebastián Ayala (drummer and vocals).

They won the “Festival de Nuevas Bandas” (New Bands Festival of Venezuela) on 2008.
They released “Nuestra”, their 12-track debut album in February 2010.

In September of 2011, the band received two Latin Grammy nominations from Latin Recording Academy. “Nuestra” was nominated for Best Rock Album and “Radio Capital” was nominated for Best Rock Song.

Drive-By Big Band
Wednesday, 11/06/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Drive-By Big Band is a professional big band that was formed by Ryan Chapman and Major Bailey in 2009 to promote jazz big band music . This group is comprised primarily of Miami’s top professional musicians and incorporates a number of talented University of Miami college students and professors in order to enhance the overall sense of community among local artists. Ryan and Major were both awarded the opportunity to continue their education at the University of Miami.

Drive-By Big Band Miami is a powerful dynamic 18 piece swinging band influenced by many of the great jazz big bands such as Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, U.S. Air Forces Airmen of Note, U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dianne Schuur, and many others. The band will be comprised of seasoned professional musicians from the South Florida area and exceptionally talented students from the University of Miami’s Frost School of music.

La Vecindad
Thursday, 11/07/2013 – 09:00 pm – 01:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

La Vencindad every 1st Thursday of the month
LV is a Latin Alternative Series ,showcasing the local Latin Alternative life style in it’s various mediums from music, art on canvas, paper to pen and it’s philosophy which is just that alternative to the main stream, independent in thought.
it is kin to all walks of life it’s common denominator is expansion of mind the creative.

Join us for an Awesome night of latin alternative, indie and cachivache sounds from the world!

Ketchy Shuby
Saturday, 11/09/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 10.00

Ketchy Shuby is a 8 piece collective from Miami, who generates their name from a song in Peter Tosh ‘s ground breaking record ” Legalize it”. The boys play their own genre of music entitled ” Downtown Soul” which consists of Psychedelic, Soul , Afrobeat, Blues, Jazz & Reggae.”Music for our city” as they would call it.
As the band prepares to release a follow up to their island inspired “NOTIMETOHATE” & Playful Downtown Soulish “Energy Ep” ,This time around the boys go in for a full record entitled ” Tiny Vices ” which will be availiable for all on May 17th.

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Monday, 11/11/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

Tango Tuesdays
Sunday, 11/12/2013 – 09:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 5.00

Mariano & Chantal Presents;
Milonga Guacha
Get inspired discover the passion of Tango, explore the culture.
Tango Classes and Social Dance to follow every Tuesday.
All levels welcomed.
Intermediate Class 8pm
Beginners Class 9pm
Social Dance (Milonga) 10pm
Class & Social Dance $10.00
Social Dance Only $5.00

Drive-By Big Band
Wednesday, 11/13/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

Drive-By Big Band is a professional big band that was formed by Ryan Chapman and Major Bailey in 2009 to promote jazz big band music . This group is comprised primarily of Miami’s top professional musicians and incorporates a number of talented University of Miami college students and professors in order to enhance the overall sense of community among local artists. Ryan and Major were both awarded the opportunity to continue their education at the University of Miami.

Drive-By Big Band Miami is a powerful dynamic 18 piece swinging band influenced by many of the great jazz big bands such as Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, U.S. Air Forces Airmen of Note, U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dianne Schuur, and many others. The band will be comprised of seasoned professional musicians from the South Florida area and exceptionally talented students from the University of Miami’s Frost School of music.

La Chiva Gantiva and The French Horn
Thursday, 11/14/2013 – 09:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 10.00 – 20.00

LA CHIVA GANTIVA starts in Brussels with a group of Colombian percussionists playing together, in order to feel closer to their homeland and its rich musical heritage. Pushed by a desire to assert their roots and reproduce Colombian rhythms of yesteryear, like less well known rhythms such as the «champeta», the «chirimia» and the «mapalé», LA CHIVA GANTIVA uses traditional Caribbean instruments such as «la tambora», «el alegre», «el llamador» and «maracones». LA CHIVA GANTIVA does not stop there, they also incorporate instruments like the bass guitar, the clarinet and the saxophone which reflect the diverse influences of the group: Colombian (with the likes of Toto la Moposina, Lucho Bermudez and Petrona Martinez), Latin (Fania All Stars, Irakere), African (Fela Kuti and Tony Allen), Jazz (Lionel Hampton), Funk (the legendary James Brown) and Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine).

The result of this soundclash is a unique musical style and explosive on-stage energy, that has opened their path to many big festivals throughout Europe. Since 2005, La Chiva Gantiva has played in the biggest festivals in Belgium, Portugal, Holland and Germany. La Chiva Gantiva continues to grow and to build upon their compelling and inspiring musical universe.

Roc Shock
Sunday, 11/15/2013 – 07:00 pm – 01:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

What: R̦c Shock rocks covers from the best bar bands around РU2, Radiohead, White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure, Pearl Jam, Oasis, Black Keys and more

Based in Miami, and hailing from Boston, Puerto Rico, Spain and Perú, Röc Shock hits the covers hard from the best bar bands around.

Luis Bofill
Friday, 11/15/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 10.00

LUIS BOFILL cuban singer born in La Habana, Cuba. After graduating from the Conservatorio de Canto and the Universidad de La Habana, he launched his career in the late 70’s during the Mov. de la Nueva Trova as a member of the “Cuba Nueva” a group that played traditional Cuban music. In 1981 he won a prestigious award as a solo artist in “Todo el mundo canta” a national TV program that lead him to give performances in theatres, clubs, TV programs and tour the country. He then participated, and won, in many music and theatre festivals such as the “Enrique Mantici” song competition, the “Antonio Ma Romeu” popular music competition and the “Plaza Vieja” theatre festival.

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Spam AllStars
Sunday, 11/16/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free Before 11

DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call an electronic descarga. It’s not a known genre. It’s hard to describe. It attracts many types of people. But as they look out and see people dancing salsa, next to break-dancers, and festival-goers driving for hours to catch a show — they know something very special is going on.

Spam Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, who was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band.

In 2002, Spam Allstars began a weekly residency at Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana, which continues today. In 2003 they started monthly residencies in New York City, Gainesville, Tampa, Atlanta, and New Orleans, and playing nationally wherever people would host them. Today they perform 200+ shows, and average 56,000 miles each year.

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Monday, 11/18/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

The Miami Big Sound Orchestra Latin Jazz Big Band
Wednesday, 11/20/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Miami Big Sound Orchestra is downtown Miami’s resident Latin Jazz big band since 2006, a project formed as a collaboration of musicians from Miami’s jazz and Latin music communities. The band combines 21st-century big band jazz with Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music, funk, and soul.

Hailing from all over the western hemisphere, the members of the MBSO are all veteran Miami musicians who have performed and toured with artists such as Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Issac Delgado, Jon Secada, Chayanne, Rey Ruiz, Tito Nieves, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Chaka Khan, and the Funk Brothers, to name a few.

The band’s repertoire, inspired by the music of Issac Delgado, Ray Barretto, Machito, Willy Rosario, Paquito D’Rivera, Irakere, and Tito Puente, includes original compositions by Rafael “Cali” Valencia (legendary Miami bassist/composer), Chino Nunez (Grammy-Award winning producer), and Jaui Schneider (former pianist/composer for Ray Barretto), as well as classics from legends such as the great Mario Bauza.

You and I are Love Pop Up Art Show
Friday, 11/22/2013 – 07:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

You And I Are Love – POP-UP ART SHOW AT PAX
Live Performance by AFROBETA
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Love Donations Welcomed*

Happy Hour 2 for 1 from 7pm to 9pm

DJ Rage Johnson & DJ Ricardo Pantoja

Live Painting by
Trek6 Crew
Asek
Live Visual by Victor Musacchia

Bring your supplies to collaborate in the artist’s lounge

Featured Artists:
Kazilla Illa
Miss Lushy
Ivan Roque
8bit Lexicon
Chy
Danny Ferrer
Whut
Valentina Simon
Alessandro Abate
Tanya Diaz (musephotos)
Jaime Ferreyros
Jannette Oliva
Janin Cruz
Tesoro Carolina
David McCauley
Aquarela
Sharif Salem
Kareem David Piper

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions
Monday, 11/25/2013 – 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

Tango Tuesdays
Sunday, 11/26/2013 – 09:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 5.00

Mariano & Chantal Presents;
Milonga Guacha
Get inspired discover the passion of Tango, explore the culture.
Tango Classes and Social Dance to follow every Tuesday.
All levels welcomed.
Intermediate Class 8pm
Beginners Class 9pm
Social Dance (Milonga) 10pm
Class & Social Dance $10.00
Social Dance Only $5.00

Conjunto Progreso
Friday, 11/29/2013 – 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th st,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free before 11

Grammy Nominated Cuban Son, Descargas & Latin Jazz.
Miami’s own Conjunto Progreso was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album for their CD “Masters of Cuban Son” on Pimienta Records dist. by Universal Music. Their New CD titled “Master Sessions: Descarga & Son: was release in early 2008 on Warner Latin/Union Music/Mojito Records.

Ever since its inception, the traditional Cuban Son ensemble Conjunto Progreso has taken audiences back in time to the nostalgic era of early Cuban popular music. Led by Johnny Aguiló, son of Cuban trumpet legend and band leader Rolando “El Ruso” Aguiló (Lecuano Cuban Boys, Orquesta Hermanos Castro, Conjunto Casablanca, etc) and grandson of Cuban Bass player Mario Aguiló (Conjunto Yumuri, Orquesta Saratoga, Conjunto Casablsanca, Nat King Cole) and co-founded by Johnny Aguilo and Jose Elias who started the group back in April of 1999 and since then they have seen the group grow from a quartet, to its recent incarnation of eight members. Through the years, Conjunto Progreso shows have featured an array of legendary artist including Johnny’s dad Rolando “Ruso” Aguiló (Lecuano Cuban Boys, Orq.Hermanos Castro, Conjunto Casablanca), Congero Luis Miranda, (Machito Orchestra), bassist extraordinaire Eddie “Gua Gua” Rivera (Batacumbele), Trumpeter Feliciano Pachu Gomez (Cachao, Roberto Faz, Orq Riverside), Lazaro Tato Alfonso, (Irakere) Trumpeter Mario Del Monte (Orq Riverside) and Onel Mulet (Albita). Conjunto Progreso is a musical group made up of middle age and young, aggressive Cuban musicians. Their experience goes back to many of the major orchestras and musical associations in Cuba as well as several salsa and charanga groups in New York and South Florida as well as recording and backing major Latin artist in the S.Florida area. In 2004, Conjunto Progreso released its long awaited debut album titled Masters of Cuban Son, The record features an array of songs by legendary Cuban composers such as Nico Saquito, Miguel Matamoros, and Compay Segundo to name a few. Interpreting well known compositions with incredible arrangements by several of the members of the group. Conjunto Progreso brings you a one of a kind traditional Cuban recording. No wonder many publications have called them Masters of Cuban Son. The album was so well received by the American public that it was honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences with a 2006 Grammy Award Nomination under the category of Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album. Furthermore, throughout the music industry, the group has been noted as the Buena Vista Social Club of America Conjunto Progreso is one of the hardest working bands in the U.S. and based out of Miami FL. For more info contact Johnny Aguiló e-mail aguilomusic@yahoo.com
Description
Cuban Son, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Timba, Descargas Cubanas
Band Interests
Keeping the Traditions of Cuban Son and Descarga alive.

Lee Fields & the Expressions
Saturday, 11/16/2013 – 09:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: 0.00

Blackbird Ordinary presents Lee Fields & the Expressions live, with Ketchy Shuby and DJ Sharpsound! During his nearly 50 year career, Lee Fields has toured the world, released music on multiple albums, and played with legends such as Kool and the Gang and Little Royal. Now, with the Expressions, Fields continues to explore the sound of soul. Their debut album in 2009 was called “one smoking mother of an old-sound soul record” by Pitchfork. Doors at 9pm. 21 + || No cover!

Suenalo! – No Cover
Saturday, 10/26/2013 – 10/27/2013 10:00 pm – 03:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 00.00

¡Suénalo! (sweh-nah-low) verb
1. To sound, slap, or play upon a
musical instrument, object, or person.

Latin funk. Fusion. Jam band. Multicultural cocktail. Afro-Latin-Baby-Makin’-Descarga-Funk. Miami’s Suenalo has been crowned the Miami New Times’ Best of Miami Awards: Best Latin Rock Band in 2005, and most recently Best Latin Band in 2011. Even the lengthy hyphenated description the band came up with themselves falls short of the true breadth of what they represent. If Suenalo’s one of a kind fusion is hard to pinpoint, it’s only because no one’s ever done anything quite like it before.

Uma Galera – No cover!
Friday, 10/25/2013 – 10/26/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 00.00

What started out as a unique jam project, Uma Galera became a sound made up of 7 different cultures and styles from allover the world.
Formed from a mix of long time friendships to quick first glance love & chemistry, the band expresses and lives strongly through the global message of unity and peace.
It’s focuses are on bringing to the stage an amazing sound experience, combined with a fun performance for every crowd-member to enjoy. With trippy chill-out soul grooves to tons of jump-on-your-feet tunes, Uma Galera has something for everyone.
Inspired by a mix of cultures, styles, and rhythms from all around the world (with band members from Uruguay, Venezuela,Argentina,Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Brazil, Cuba, and Colombia) the band is among the new generation of musicians giving birth to new soul & world music. Ska, funk, Jazz, Cumbia, Samba, Reggae, Salsa, Candombe, Punk, Rock, Hip-Hop, Bossa Nova, and Blues are just some of the styles that Uma Galera incorporates into their music performances.
And the band does not limit their sound, as they also interpret a wide range of covers from many of their favorite new and old artists such as, Amy Winehouse, James Brown, Bob Marley, Adele, Franz Ferdinand & Pink Floyd, etc…

In Brazil, the word Galera first meant “the most popular place in a football stadium” and where the coolest and most excited fans went to, today it means “A big group of friends”.

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions – No Cover!
Monday, 10/21/2013 – 10/22/2013 08:30 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

For more information about Brian Lynch, see his website at www.brianlynchjazz.com

Ray Liriano, Bachaco, El Zaguan – No Cover
Saturday, 10/19/2013 – 10/20/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 00.00

Ray Liriano – Cantante/Compositor Dominicano, nos brinda una propuesta como trio cargada de Las influencias de rock alternativo, folk y ritmos latinos.

Bachaco is an international Afro-Caribbean Roots Rock band based out of Miami, Florida in the U.S. Their music successfully blends feel-good and conscious lyrics through the mix of Reggae, Dancehall and Ska with Rock, Hip-Hop and Colombian Cumbia. Their recent and much anticipated self-titled independent debut album is out now and features their hit singles “Cumbia Pa’ La Nena” and “Ni Una Lagrima” Their “Cumbia Pa’ La Nena” video, produced by Latin Grammy Winner video director Cesar Rodriguez, achieved rotation on MTV Tr3s and MTV Latin America. BACHACO was also selected as “Descubre & Download” Artist of the Month on the MTV Tr3s website during November 2012 where visitors downloaded the hit single “Cumbia Pa’ La Nena” completely free. Both singles reached the top 20 charts on AOL Radio’s Rock Latino station with “Cumbia pa’ la Nena” on #3 and “Ni Una Lagrima” on #1. BACHACO’s debut album also includes the hit singles “Jamaican Cumbia” as well as a special collaboration with South American Reggae legends Gondwana on “Cruzando Fronteras.”

Since its formation in 2007, Bachaco has performed over 300 concerts all the way from Argentina to Canada sharing stage and performing at the same events and festivals as other big names in the reggae and world music scenes such as Israel Vibration, Toots & The Maytals, Tribal Seeds, Ozomatli, Luciano, Easy Star All-stars, Midnite, Cultura Profetica, Gondwana, Los Cafres, Los Pericos, Bahiano, Alika, Jarabe de Palo, Los Amigos Invisibles, WAR, King Chango and many more. Bachaco has also showcased during the SXSW and LAMC music conferences thanks to support from BMI.

Bachaco’s members hail from Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Peru and the U.S. allowing their songs to naturally flow in both English and Spanish but the true language Bachaco speaks is its own music and what they transmit: An Explosive International High Energy Groove! That is simply the result of the band’s own diverse range of nationalities. BACHACO is a true multi-cultural experience.

Bachaco was initially conceived by Venezuelan brothers Edilberto “Eddy” Morillo, lead vocals, and Jose Morillo, bass and vocals, along with Domingo Medina on drums, also from Venezuela. The current 8-piece line up consists of: Edilberto “Eddy” Morillo on vocals, Domingo Medina on drums, Jamaican guitarist and vocalist Matthew Jacquette, Bruce McKinnon Jr., Miami-born half Colombian half Irish, on trumpet and vocals, Alexander Cruz, Puerto Rican, on trombone, Farid Cure on electric guitar, from Colombia, and Cristian “Mumbles” Rocha from Peru. Recently added to the lineup, John “JP” Guinan on SAX.

What is a Bachaco? The word Bachaco is the name given to a Leafcutter Ant in Venezuela. The same type of ant is found accross that Amazon Rainforest and in countries such as Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. The insect is used by Venezuelan indians to create a “picante” (hot sauce). We could say Bachaco is a musical Picante.

“Bienvenidos a vivir, bienvenidos a soñar” (welcome to live, welcome to dream) our first CD, brought us a lot of learning in different aspects of our life; in a musical and a personal way. After this dream came true… what it is next: work and work. Today El Zaguán is in the process of exploration, where we have found new rhythms, new ideas, and a new road without losing our essence and the wave that represent El Zaguán, giving us as a result song that will be heard soon and that probably would be in our next work.

However, If you haven’t heard about us until now; What is El Zaguán?:

El Zaguán is a rock group that has elements of reggae, salsa, blues, pop and Rock & Roll; with a lot of COLOMBIAN touch, and with the mix of letters about our own daily experiences, it gives fun spaces to whom heard the songs and to the group; giving as a result a music “sancocho” with a lot of flavor.

The band is made up by three musicians since 2008 that have been working on other projects during the past years, specially playing cover at some Medellin bars. They are: Juan Esteban Arango as the singer, Miguel Arango as the drummer and Lucas Alvarez on the keyboards.

At the moment the band is on the pre-production for the second album with the hand of Sound Node. Drums, percussion and bass were recorded in Medellin, keyboards in Bogota and guitars and voice in London.

PALO! – No Cover
Friday, 10/18/2013 – 10/19/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 00.00

PALO! hits the stage with the Afro-Cuban Funk.

PALO! was formed in 2003 when Steve Roitstein invited fellow musicians Leslie Cartaya (vocals), Philbert Armenteros (vocals, percussion), Ed Calle (sax) and Raymer Olalde (vocals, percussion) to join him in an improvised musical experiment combining Cuban music with funk beats. PALO! immediately began a residency at Hoy como Ayer, one of the area’s best live music clubs. They soon started performing in many other area venues. PALO! has been featured at events such as Carnaval on the Mile, Art in the Park, the Amigos For Kids Charity, Miami Book Fair, Arsht Center Fall for the Arts, and the Miami Music Festival.

PALO! has performed for packed houses at New York’s legendary SOB’s, Ryles Jazz Club and Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston, and the Chicago Folk and Roots Festival. The band often appears at venues throughout South Florida.

Their first CD, “This Is Afro-Cuban Funk” is available on gopalo.com as well as in music stores, on iTunes and other digital stores.

Mike Norris Big Band – No Cover
 Wednesday, 10/16/2013 – 10/17/2013 08:00 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

The band is comprised of seventeen professional musicians whose cumulative experience totals over five hundred years. Our members have worked with an exhaustive list of luminaries in entertainment including Frank, the Chairman of the Board. Our purpose is to facilitate the performance of our music to a new and thirsty audience.
The band’s library features over one thousand arrangements by such notables as Tommy Newsom, Don Sebesky, Buddy Rich, Doc Severinson, Count Basie, and Sam Nestico. The list goes on and on but basically they are the best and it is our hope to present and preserve the only true original American music form and allow a new audience to discover it. Our particular type of band draws an incredible amount of attention just by its appearance.

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions No Cover
Monday, 10/14/2013 – 10/15/2013 08:30 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

PAX Miami Presents

the Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions

Host: Grammy© Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch and his Artist Ensemble
The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

For more information about Brian Lynch, see his website at www.brianlynchjazz.com

Luis Bofill – No Cover
Friday, 10/11/2013 – 10/12/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 S 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Luis Bofill, cuban singer born in La Habana, Cuba. After graduating from the Conservatorio de Canto and the Universidad de La Habana, he launched his career in the late 70’s during the Mov. de la Nueva Trova as a member of the “Cuba Nueva” a group that played traditional Cuban music. In 1981 he won a prestigious award as a solo artist in “Todo el mundo canta” a national TV program that lead him to give performances in theatres, clubs, TV programs and tour the country. He then participated, and won, in many music and theatre festivals such as the “Enrique Mantici” song competition, the “Antonio Ma Romeu” popular music competition and the “Plaza Vieja” theatre festival.

Sesac Presents 4S Lounge Vampire Ball
Saturday, 10/12/2013 – 10/13/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Sesac Presents 4S Lounge
Every Second Saturday Sesac Showcase
Bringing you the latest in contemporary music.
This month Sesac Presents Vampire Ball a fun Dark Night Soiree
Dress in ur chic black vampire inspired attire

Los Rabanes
Thursday, 10/31/2013 – 11/01/2013 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 20.00

Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winner band from Panama (style described as Ska Punk, Punk Rock, Reggaeton) Back in So Florida after 5 years!

Si quieres evitar costos de la compra online, comunícate al 305-610-7125 o escribe a promotions@boomonline.com y reserva tu boleto a $ 20. Tarifa válida hasta el 27 de septiembre. El día del concierto $ 30.

Rose Max Halloween Samba Bash
Wednesday, 10/30/2013 – 10/31/2013 08:00 pm – 01:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 5.00

The thunderous drums of samba will shake Miami this Halloween! Celebrate the Brazilian way with music, dancing, drink specials, delicious food and happy people.

Prizes for the sexiest, scariest and most original costumes.
Sponsored by Cafe Brasil Radio Show, Sundays 6pm on 88.9FM WDNA, Acontece.com, Gazeta Brazilian News.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rose realized she had the gift of singing at a very early age.

Everyone from her mother’s side was a musician. She is the great-grand daughter of the conductor and composer CUPERTINO DE MENEZES and grand daughter of the guitar player and composer MANUEL DE MENEZES. Cupertino, also a flutist, was a band member of a “choro” group led by Callado Junior and Chiquinha Gonzaga, two of the most prominent musicians from this era. Manuel was partner – in music, adventures and “Bohemia – of the most important Brazilian composer in the early 30’s – Noel Rosa.

She started singing professionally with the OCTETO RIO ORCHESTRA performing jn the musically wealthy nightclub scene of Rio. She studied vocal technique with Graciela di Salerno, Nancy Miranda and Suely Mesquita. She also studied theory and ear training at the Instituto Vila Lobos and Centro de Instrução Musical Ian Guest.

Rose graduated with a degree in Portuguese and Literature from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. As a student, she was involved in various theatrical productions with the group “A QUEM INTERESSA.”

Rose Max performed extensively as a soloist with the vocal group AEQUALE under the direction of acclaimed-musical director ANDRÉ PROTÁSIO. Gaining interest and respect locally, she started working with a number of different bands. One of her best experiences was performing at “CLUBE DO SAMBA” (Samba Club) where she had a chance to learn with some of the big names of Brazilian music, such as Maestro Licinho, Neco, Antonio Carlos Tourinho, João Nogueira, and Roberto Ribeiro. She also started working as a session singer, recording jingles and background vocals, which led to the opportunity of backing up some of Brazil’ s most renowned singers.

Rose moved to Miami in October of 1993, where she has been continuing to grow and develop musically, and by keeping a constant performance schedule, she has become highly recognized in the Brazilian, Hispanic and American communities. She won the BRAZILIAN PRESS AWARD for the “Best Female Brazilian Singer Residing and Performing in the USA” in 1997, 1998 and 2001.

Brian Lynch Presents Serious Multi Jazz Jam Sessions – No Cover!
Monday, 10/28/2013 – 10/29/2013 08:30 pm – 12:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

PAX Miami Presents
the SERIOUS MULTI JAZZ JAM SESSION
Host: Grammy© Award winning trumpeter BRIAN LYNCH and his Artist Ensemble
Mondays at 8:30 PM starting January 14th, 2013

PAX Miami
337 Southwest 8th Street Miami, FL 33130
(305) 640-5847

The Brian Lynch Afro-Caribbean Jazz Artist Ensemble, conducted by Grammy Award winning trumpeter and Frost School of Music professor Brian Lynch, performs original compositions and new arrangements of modern jazz repertory in the exciting and propulsive idiom known as Latin Jazz. Professor Lynch directs his hand picked ensemble of talented young musicians and performs with them as his own group.

Among his many achievements, Brian Lynch has long been known as a great conductor of the jazz jam session. As a member of the house band at the legendary Star Cafe sessions in the New York City of the early 1980s, with Junior Cook and Harold White, and as bandleader of the late night jams at the NY Blue Note in the 1990s, Lynch absorbed the philosophy and practice of the session at its highest level. Now he brings his knowledge and love of the form to Miami and PAX.

Practitioners of all genres from traditional to contemporary, from straight ahead to Afro-Cuban and world music, will be encouraged to participate and cross pollinate, young students and established artists alike. Standards will be kept high and protocol will be firmly in place to encourage the best musical result for players and listeners in the unique and informal atmosphere of PAX!

Brian Lynch

A vital force and emergent legend within both the hardcore straight ahead and Latin Jazz communities, Grammy© Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. A honored graduate of two of the jazz world’s most distinguished academies, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet, he has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and pop luminaries such as Prince. As a bandleader and recording artist he has released 19 critically acclaimed CDs featuring his distinctive composing and arranging, and toured the world with various ensembles reflecting the wide sweep of his music. He currently is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Frost School Of Music, University of Miami as well as conducting clinics and workshops at prestigious institutions of learning the world over. His talents have been recognized by top placing in the Downbeat Critics and Readers Polls (#3 Trumpet 2011 Critics Poll); highly rated reviews for his work in Downbeat, Jazziz and Jazz Times; 2005 and 2007 Grammy award nominations, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Meet The Composer.

Brian’s most recent CD releases as a leader include the Downbeat 5 star rated Unsung Heroes project (Hollistic MusicWorks), ConClave Vol. 2 with his Spheres Of Influence group (CrissCross), the Grammy© Award winning Simpático featuring Eddie Palmieri (ArtistShare), and Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday (Venus).

“You can lose yourself in the pure energy of his playing, but at any moment you can switch your attention to the logic and craftsmanship of his music and find multiple rewards.” NEIL TESSER, Jazziz

“Lynch demonstrates that a dedicated, knowledgeable jazzman can play a diversity of styles with telling authenticity, and make the renditions extremely appealing to both musician and neophyte…Lynch is simply first-rate.” ZAN STEWART, Downbeat

For more information about Brian Lynch, see his website at www.brianlynchjazz.com

Picadillo
Thursday, 10/24/2013 – 10/24/2013 09:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 10.00

Picadillo, a musical group from Spain, presents its debut album, Las cosas de la vida. Picadillo was formed in August, 2012, in Lavapies, Madrid, when producer Hector Aguero along with two vocalists, Rey Rodriguez and Sol Ruiz joined and began a musical experiment that launched the project. Later joined with trumpeter, percussionist, Jochi, which added the key element to the classic sound of the band. When these musicians of cuban origin came together they created a musical “Picadillo”, (originally a creole recipe), revisiting vintage cuban rhythms like the danzon, boogaloo, cha cha cha and combining with New Orleans trad Jazz, second line, soul and country. They naturally create the link from Cuba to New Orleans. With energetic live performances, they capture audiences with their son electrico. Las cosas de la vida, was recorded at DoReMix studios in Madrid and mixed and mastered by Luis Duran at PM Records en Cuba, in Nov 2012. It was independently released and completed thanks to crowdfunding

Latin Music TV Presents
Thursday, 10/17/2013 – 10/18/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
PAX – Performing Arts Exchange
337 SW 8th St,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 15.00

Gran Mega Fiesta De Latin Music Tv En Pax Miami
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En Este Lanzamiento
Banda Estelar
Keba And Band
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Opening Show
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Con Toda Su Musica Instrumental
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“Yo Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band” at Tobacco Road
Thursday, 09/19/2013 – 09/20/2013 10:00 pm – 02:00 am
Tobacco Road Bar
626 S. Miami Avenue ,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: $5

Thursday night the oldest bar in Miami will be getting down to deeply rooted Funk beats by “Your Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band” at 10pm on the main stage at Tobacco Road!! The 5 piece band from Ashville, NC has been around for over a decade traveling across the US playing their funky beats.

Entry is $5 and will feature drink specials including $2 Coronas, $3 Martini’s & $5 Shots and Beer.

Ladies Night! The Tremends || Bonnie Beats || Elle
Tuesday, 09/17/2013 – 09/17/2013 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost: 0.00

Tuesday nights at Blackbird belong to the ladies! Featuring The Tremends live, with DJs Bonnie Beats & Elle. Hosted by Casey Zap and Veronica Gessa. 21+, no cover!

Roots Rock Wednesday || Oscar G & Friends
Wednesday, 09/18/2013 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link
Cost:

Adding some soul to your mid-week with Haitian Hillbilly playing the finest in rockabilly, blues, R&B, and more. Featuring Oscar G & friends. $7 gets you a PBR + shot of Dickle all night long. 21+ to boogie woogie. No cover!

Blackbird Ordinary presents Vice Music Win Win
Thursday, 09/12/2013, 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st avenue
Miami, Florida 33130
Facebook Link

Blackbird Ordinary is proud to present Vice Music recording artist Win Win. Producer Alex “XXXchange” Epton, Chris Devlin of Devlin & Darko, and video-collage artist/producer, Ghostdad combine electro with live visual stimuli that shifts with the flow of the music. The group’s self-titled debut album released in early 2011, with their sophomore album, Double Vision, in October of 2012. Additional music by DJ Contra. 21+, no cover!

Tropical Music Night at The Hoxton with Grammy Winner Marlow Rosado
Wednesday, 08/28/2013 – 10/30/2013 07:15 pm – 11:30 pm
The Hoxton
1111 SW 1st Ave,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: Free

The Hoxton will have all the right ingredients for the formation of the venue’s very own tropical Latin music band, directed and orchestrated by Grammy Award winner Marlow Rosado. The Hoxtons’ Tropical Band will take the stage weekly to play hits from Rosado’s award-winning album “RETRO!,” as well as popular songs from salsa to rock, from merengue to hip-hop, from bachata to reggaeton.

Ladies Night with the Wild Yaks, Mike Larson, & Mike Deuce
Tuesday, 08/20/2013 – 08/20/2013 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Tuesday nights at Blackbird belong to the ladies! Featuring Wild Yaks live, with DJs Mike Larson and Mike Deuce. Hosted by Casey Zap and Veronica Gessa. 21+, no cover!

Chick Habit Live
Thursday, 08/22/2013 – 08/22/2013 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
Webpage Link
Cost: 0.00

Blackbird Ordinary presents Chick Habit, live! With sounds by DJ Contra. 21+ to party. No cover!

Ladies Night and Irocke.com Forever Festival Live Filming
Tuesday, August 6th, 8:00pm
Blackbird Ordinary
729 sw 1st avenue
Miami, Florida 33130
21 + // No Cover

Join us for a very special ladies night – Live filming for the IROCKE.com Forever Festival [a live digital concert experience]

Nacho [of Eagle Chief] www.facebook.com/eaglechiefmusic
The Tremends www.facebook.com/thetremends?fref=ts
Hunters Of The Alps www.facebook.com/HUNTERSoftheALPS?fref=ts
Deaf Poets www.facebook.com/deafpoets
Shangri-La
Jean Jacket www.facebook.com/jeanjacketband
Afrobeta www.facebook.com/afrobetafan
Beat Machines www.facebook.com/beatmachinesmakebeats

DJs:
Joshy Josh
Rippin Kitten

Live video art by Jason Boogie [VJ AV8] http://www.facebook.com/VjAV8

2-4-1 happy hour 3-8pm
Cameras start rolling 8pm
Free wells & Blackbirds for ladies 10pm-1:30am

Presented by
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Ladies Night! Jean Jacket || A-Train || Miami Swamp
Tuesday, 07/23/2013 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Cost: $0.00

Tuesday nights at Blackbird belong to the ladies! Featuring Jean Jacket live, with sounds by DJ A-train and Miami Swamp. Free well drinks and Blackbirds for the ladies! Plus Chef Robert’s award-winning jerk chicken, trivia, games, and more. 21+, no cover!

Roots Rock Wednesday
Wednesday, 07/24/2013 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Cost: $0.00

Adding some soul to your mid-week…it’s Roots Rock Wednesdays! Haitian Hillbilly keeps the party going all night, playing the finest in rockabilly, blues, R&B, and more. Featuring special guests Oscar Garrido and friends. $7 gets you a PBR + shot of Dickle all night long. 21+ to boogie woogie. No cover!

Early Bird Friday || Brendan O’Hara
Sunday, 07/26/2013 – 10:00 pm – 05:00 am
Blackbird Ordinary
729 SW 1st Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33130
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Cost: $0.00

Blackbird Ordinary presents Early Bird Fridays! Enjoy happy hour from 3-8pm, with bites by Chef Michael Jacobs in the Hidden Kitchen from 6-10pm. Brendan O’Hara takes the stage at 8pm. 21+, no cover!