International Jazz Day Celebration at Le Chat Noir in Downtown Miami!

A very nice write-up by Maria Ruiz for I'm Not Your Boring Newspaper! Photo of the MBSO with Lourdes Valentin at Open Stage club in Coral Gables FLorida.

Class, Brass and Plenty of Latin Sass with the Miami Big Sound Orchestra Miami, some good friends, and all that jazz. That is exactly what you get with the Miami Big Sound Orchestra, a group of 17 musicians that have been playing the Miami music scene together for about 10 years. The MBSO blends Afro-Cuban sounds with contemporary big-band jazz, funk and soul. The band members are all professional musicians who have performed and toured with a plethora of award-winning artists such as Chayanne, Tito Nieves, Chaka Khan, Jon Secada and many more. "There are so many musical scenes in Miami. Just when you think you know them all, you discover a new one, and that is really the essence of our group. We all come from different musical backgrounds, but what keeps us together is our love for jazz music,” said Pete Francis, Music Director and trumpet player for the band. ~ Find INYBN columnist Maria Ruiz's feature story in INYBN's "Fall Equinox/ Oktoberfest' edition~ Photo Credits: Philip Avello

The Miami Big Sound Orchestra performs this Monday, July 18th, at Open Stage Club in Coral Gables, 8pm. 2325 Galiano St, Coral Gables Florida, 33134. $10.00. With vocal artists Lourdes Valentin and Javier Merino. Featuring NY tenor saxophonist Mark Small (Michael Buble, Village Vanguard Big Band), Rafael California Valencia (bassist/arranger), Jim Gasior (piano), and our 17-piece Jazz Orchestra!

MBSO plays for Jazz at MOCA, DEC 25th, 2015! 8 pm at the North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art.

Free and open to the public! 770 NE 125th St Miami FL 33161.

Upcoming performances:

September 14th at Open Stage Club, 8 pm
Sponsored by the Miami Jazz Co-op
2325 Galiano St
Coral Gables FL 33134
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October 16th at Dade County Auditorium. 8 pm.
Noches Tropicales Opening Gala
Sponsored by Pati Vargas Entertainment and
Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Dept.
Free admission!!

Featuring the following all-star line-up:
Carlos Oliva
Andres Buitrago
Chino Nunez
Javier Merino Jr
Jeff Morales
Rafael Valencia
Tom McCormick

and many more!!

Our last performance at the fantastic Viernes Culturales monthly festival in the heart of Little Havana, Miami!

Miami Herald pictures of our Dec 26th 2014 concert at MoCa, sponsored by Kcc Productions.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/north-miami/article5133510.html