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Jazz in the Gardens Promises Another Star-Studded Line-Up

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Dozens of Bahamians have left the country today to attend the highly anticipated Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival in Miami Gardens.

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March 7, 2026

Denielle Miller

NASSAU , BAHAMAS – Dozens of Bahamians have left the country today to attend the highly anticipated Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival in Miami Gardens.

But how has the festival remained popular for almost two decades?

Our Denielle Miller spoke to one of the organizers of the event to get the answer. She told us more in this report.

The City of Miami Gardens’ Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival made its debut in 2006.

According to reports, it was initially established as a local celebration.

Over the past nineteen years, it has evolved into one of the most highly anticipated festivals in the United States.

Each year, Jazz in the Gardens attracts tens of thousands of music enthusiasts from around the globe to Hard Rock Stadium.

In 2024, the event formed a new partnership with the Black Promoters Collective.

The company’s Chief Marketing Manager A. Troy Brown says their objective was to promote not only unforgettable shows but also economic development by incorporating a series of events like Poetry in the Gardens and a Women’s Empowerment Lunch.

A. Troy Brown – CMO, Black Promoters Collective

“It’s bigger than just a concert it’s a cultural moment. It’s about economic impact it’s about a feel good week not just a weekend of events for people in the city. Small businesses in the city vendors in the city and it drives what we call a significant amount of heads in beds”

Brown also telling me another key element of the festival’s success is remaining relevant.

A. Troy Brown – CMO, Black Promoters Collective

“It is very intentional in terms of how we’re curating the line up. We, from the beginning of the partnership we recognized that the festival was starting to age up a bit and folks were aging out so we needed to absolutely help them curate a line up that will draw the younger audience

This year’s stage will feature Glorilla, Nelly, Ashanti, Ella Mai, Stephanie Mills, The Isley Brothers, among others.

With a star-studded lineup, organizers say making sure the event is welcoming to all cultures within the diaspora is key.

A. Troy Brown – CMO, Black Promoters Collective

“Yes it’s R&B, it’s hip hop but it’s Afro Beats, it’s Caribbean, it’s Soca, all those things we’re trying to create in this melting pot “