Happy birthday, Jazid!

For nearly two decades, the little club at 1342 Washington Ave in Miami Beach has been about “all about the music.” That’s not just some catchy tagline – Jazid has been a live music haven for countless local bands. Everyone has played or held a residency there: the Spam All Stars, Suenalo, Locos Por Juana, Xperimento, Electric Piquete, Jahfe, Inna Sense, Bachaco…the list goes on.

They are, in the words of owner Daniel Wohlstein, “Miami Beach live music survivors.” He contines: “We’ve seen lots of clubs come and go, Jazid is still around to offer the best live bands in town. I invite everyone to celebrate nineteen great years of music and good times with two of our favorites, Inna Sense and Xperimento.”

The venue is celebrating Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13. Cover is $10 and door time is 10 p.m. both nights. The Oski Foundation will be opening the night on Friday. The respect the club and this event are getting is evident in the coverage they received from the major news and entertainment publications this week:

The Miami Herald and Miami.com weekly column “Velvet Underground,” deftly curated and written by Lesley Abravanel, prominently featured the event.

Click on the image to read the online version:

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Here’s what the print version looked like in the June 12, 2015 Herald Weekend section:

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Here’s another mention later on in the section, this one a Miami.com Music listing:

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Over at the Miami New Times, the weekly Crossfade blog feature “Ten Under $10 Weekly Party Guide,” put together by Laurie Charles, named the event one of its top attractions for the week. Click on the pic to jump to it:

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Here’s a little bit more about the featured acts:

Inna Sense is an explosive live reggae act that has been relentlessly touring the east coast of the United States, California and Hawaii recently, all in support of their 2012 release Everything Included. Their rootsy, heart-thumping groove is impossible not to dance to, and their members have worked with well-known artists like Julian Lennon, Kymani Marley, Blues Traveler, Inner Circle, Maxi Priest and others. For more information, visit innasense.com.

Xperimento recently celebrated five years together by releasing a live album called En Vivo. They tour the U.S. frequently, are getting ready to record new material over the summer, and will soon be re-embarking on a U.S. Armed Forces Entertainment tour later this year. Their members have toured and or recorded with Prince, Oscar D’Leon, Jose Feliciano, Ricky Martin, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Wyclef Jean, Paulina Rubio, Mika and Alejandra Guzman. Click www.xperimento.com for more information.

Some of the club’s notable past honors include “Best Small Music Venue” and “Best Reggae Night” by the Miami New Times, “Best Live Music of South Florida” by AOL City Guide and “Mejor Musica en Vivo en La Playa” by Ocean Drive en Espaňol.

For more information, visit www.jazid.net or call 305.673.9372.

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