{"id":2365,"date":"2018-03-16T12:41:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T16:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jazzinthegardens.com\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2018-04-04T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:42:03","slug":"anita-baker-chaka-khan-to-headline-13th-jazz-in-the-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/2018\/anita-baker-chaka-khan-to-headline-13th-jazz-in-the-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Anita Baker, Chaka Khan to headline 13th Jazz in the Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/4368278029001\/HyZhqV2ePb_default\/index.html?videoId=5753213452001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; A slew of big names in music are about to descend on Miami Gardens to delight concertgoers during the 2018 Jazz in the Gardens this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which is celebrating its 13th year, kicked off with a party at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The S.O.S. Band got revelers in a festive mood at the bash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe kick off this festival with a really big party, a prelude to what\u2019s gonna happen tomorrow,\u201d said Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day event will bring together A-list jazz, funk and R&amp;B artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight, we\u2019ve got dancing, we\u2019ve got the food, we\u2019ve got drinks, and we\u2019ve got a lot of fly fashion apparel here,\u201d said attendee Zavita Williams, who rocked some funky eyewear herself.<\/p>\n<p>Reveler Hilton Bush traveled across state lines to make to the festival. \u201cI\u2019m from Connecticut. I traveled to Tampa. That\u2019s where my boy picked me up \u2014 he lives in Tampa \u2014 and we drove down to Miami for the concert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eight-time Grammy winner Anita Baker is one of the big headliners this year. The legendary singer\u2019s appearance is a big deal, considering she just announced the beginning of her farewell concert series at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>Baker\u2019s set at the Gardens fest could be the last time to see her perform live before she retires.<\/p>\n<p>Former American Idol Fantasia will also take the stage this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Ten-time Grammy winner Chaka Khan, whose career has spanned over five decades, with hits like \u201cThrough the Fire,\u201d will also grace concertgoers with a performance.<\/p>\n<p>R&amp;B singer Joe Thomas is set to perform, too.<\/p>\n<p>While world-renowned talent is featured at the festival, local artists also get an opportunity to spread their wings, and hopefully get discovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe turnout is great. The community supports it. People from around the country and around the world for the festival, so we\u2019re very happy,\u201d said Gilbert.<\/p>\n<p>Jazz in the Gardens runs through Sunday. For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jazzinthegardens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; A slew of big names in music are about to descend on Miami Gardens to delight concertgoers during the 2018 Jazz in the Gardens this weekend. The event, which is celebrating its 13th year, kicked off with a party at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-updates","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzinthegardens.com\/firstact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}