*The 11th Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) music festival at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida is set to bring out an international grown and sexy crowd, as well as, lovers of old jazz, gospel, R&B, and soul. The City\u2019s 11th year will boast a stellar lineup as per usual.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s roster includes Usher, Aretha Franklin, Kenny \u201cBabyface\u201d Edmonds, Janelle Monae, Brian Culbertson, Michael McDonald, Kool and The Gang, Fred Hammond, The Average White Band, and The Jazz in the Gardens All-Stars featuring Regina Belle, Najee & Alex Bugnon, along with local artists CriStyle Renae, April Raquel and Kouture Band, and LaVie.<\/p>\n
Nationally-syndicated radio personality Rickey Smiley hosted in 2015 and will once again entertain and serve as emcee for the festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our signature annual event that people from all over the world look forward to attending every year,\u201d said City of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert. \u201cLast year\u2019s event took Jazz in the Gardens to the next level, and with this year\u2019s lineup of top-notch musical talent, we expect this year will continue the trend,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s 10th Annual JITG broke box office records with more than 73,000 people attending. Approximately 42,000 festival-goers attended Saturday\u2019s show, the first sold-out day in the history of the event. Music lovers from all across the nation and abroad enjoyed performances from Maxwell, Erykah Badu, R. Kelly, Toni Braxton, Run D.M.C., and Brian Culbertson. Even actors Bryshere Y. Gray and Jussie Smollett, who star as Hakeem and Jamal, on the red-hot, Fox television series \u201cEmpire\u201d surprised the crowd.<\/p>\n
For more information about 2016\u2019s 11th annual Jazz in the Gardens, visit<\/p>\n
www.jazzinthegardens.com, www.facebook.com\/jazzinthegardens, twitter.com\/jazzgardens and instagram.com\/jitg11.<\/p>\n
Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n