Music

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer JAM SESSION at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 8 brings KEN PEPLOWSKI. Clarinetist extraordinaire Ken Peplowski talks about “Swingin’ Jazz”. Bring your jazz instrument for a JAM SESSION. Or, just be curious, listen, and learn! “Brilliantly entertaining!” – DownBeat

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer MASTER CLASSES continue 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 25 with LELAND KO. Leland Ko took home joint, first prize at the prestigious 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition! In a CAP Summer MASTER CLASS “Preparing Your Musical Best,” Mr. Ko will hear and give feedback to cellists who would like to play, and answer questions from anyone curious! Come and explore! “Beauty of sound and subtlety that we don’t often encounter in a cellist of his age!” – Itzhak Perlman

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer JAM SESSION at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 11 brings ANTHONY HERVEY. A Grammy® "Emerging Artist to Know,“ trumpeter Anthony Hervey talks about “Achieving Versatility,” as soloist, ensemble player, and composer. Bring your jazz instrument for a JAM SESSION. Or, just be curious, listen, and learn! “A beautiful trumpet player of the first magnitude!” – Wynton Marsalis

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Master Classes begin 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 27 with BRIDGET KIBBEY. Bridget’s great musical instincts transcend the harp. Her virtuosic and soulful power has audiences cheering! In a CAP Summer Master Class “Harping on Music,” Ms. Kibbey will hear and give feedback to harpists who would like to play (harp provided), and answer questions from anyone curious! Attend and explore! “Remarkable gossamer colorings and improvisatory fervor!” – The New York Times

Legends of Music TRIBUTE Concert – a once-in-a-lifetime musical event that brings the magic of your favorite iconic artists back to life! LIVE Tribute Performances: Relive the unmistakable styles of Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Frankie Beverly, Tina Turner, and Angie Stone. Experience their energy, passion, and musical genius as TOP-TIER tribute artists bring their legends’ unforgettable hits to the stage at the Miramar Cultural Center. Grab your tickets now to a night where legends come to life. etix.com or the miramarculturalcenter.org

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series continues LELAND KO. Leland Ko took home joint, first prize at the prestigious 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition! With pianist Adria Ye, and a program of Schumann, Mendelssohn, and others, a must-hear concert awaits! “Beauty of sound and subtlety that we don’t often encounter in a cellist of his age!” – Itzhak Perlman

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series continues with ANTHONY HERVEY. A Grammy® "Emerging Artist to Know,“ trumpeter Anthony Hervey brings a rich, New-York-style evening of jazz with musical cohorts! “A beautiful trumpet player of the first magnitude!” – Wynton Marsalis

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series continues with BRIDGET KIBBEY. Bridget’s great musical instincts transcend the harp. Whether in duo with Kathleen Battle or Dawn Upshaw, or in solo recital, Bridget’s virtuosic and soulful power has audiences cheering! “Remarkable gossamer colorings and improvisatory fervor!” – The New York Times

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 with HOT FIDDLE! Virtuoso violinist Ashley Liberty and brilliant pianist Daniel Strange bring an epic genre-busting ride – from classical and jazz, to fiddle and rock!

If you're going to be a poet, you better be a warrior. Legendary runner Robert 'Raven' Kraft has seen every single Miami Beach sunset, going back five decades. All those sunsets, running 8 (now 5) miles along the beach, never missing a single day. Not during Covid shutdowns, not during hurricanes. And now you know he is also a musician, reveling in goth-country-inflected rock. He credits Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings as his major influences. In 2023, he began working with extraordinary group of musicians (The Dark Shadows) to release new music and play area venues. The evening starts with a set by another Miami Beach native, young singer-songwriter Julia Bhatt. North Beach Social, the FREE monthly night of Third Thursdays music at the Bandshell.