Jazid Celebrates 20 Years of Live Music June 11

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Jazid Celebrates 20 Years of Live Music with Jahfe and Inna Sense June 11

 

Miami Beach’s longest tenured night club celebrates two decades of live music during one special night

Miami, FL – May 3, 2016 – For 20 years, Jazid (1342 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139) has truly been “all about the music.” From their beginnings in 1996 as a jazz club featuring Bobby Stringer and MichelleMcCloud, to the early 2000s residency by the Spam Allstars, to Wednesdays featuring Locos Por Juana (2007-2012), to Suenalo Saturdays 2004 – 2012, to the Reggae Sundays currently dominated by Jahfe and Inna Sense (both of whom will help the club celebrate 20 years). On Saturday, June 11, 2016, Jazid will be celebrating two decades of live music by hosting two of the area’s most irie reggae bands. Music begins at 11 p.m., cover is $10 and 21 and over are welcome.

In looking back on his time as owner, Daniel Wohlstein offers: “My favorite performance was Suenalo March 4, 2006, the very day after I bought the club. I was so happy and I had such a good time and remember I sitting in the middle of the dance area my business partner Carlos Rojas, and club was simply packed up to the stairs. The little club that could has endured and persevered.” Wohlstein bought the club from founders Chezare Mazoli and MichelleMcKinnon.

Co-owner Tony Alarcon offers: “I see Jazid as a Mecca for musicians and DJs from all genres and cultures. It is basically the CBGB’s of Miami, a culture in and of itself, an ecosystem of sorts. It is a real place for real people in a town glittered with pretentious and capitalistic aspirations. Jazid has withstood the test of time and will continue to do so for many years to come.”

A duo comprised of Sha Shanon and Esther Fortune, Jahfe is an international powerhouse pop-roots-rock-reggae band whose rising popularity and following is due to their take charge attitude and uncompromising conscious message. Jahfé dedicates its voice to speaking out against the injustices that plague the world today, and have been featured in documentaries about domestic violence, and worked to increase awareness about the Darfur genocide, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and many of the other untold stories of injustice in the world. They released a new 420 single April 20th called “Ganja Luv”, which is streaming from their website at jahfemusic.com.

The brainchild of vocalist Jimi Dred, Inna Sense has built a solid music career around a riveting stage show with a repertoire of captivating original songs. With the highly anticipated release of “Everything Included”, the group is ready to take the world by storm. They have been delivering high energy shows to loyal fans across the United States, from California to Miami, Hawaii, the Caribbean and even in the royal halls of Monaco. The music delivers a rootsy, heart-thumping groove that 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.

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 OceanDrive en Espaňol. Notably, Quiet Riot played Jazid at some point during the last two decades. Some of the more high-profile visits have been by JamesHetfield from Metallica, Shakira, Ricky Martin and Fito Paez.

Perhaps the most notorious visit and performance was from none other than the late, great Prince. In 2008, the Purple One dropped by and sat in with Xperimento on a Wednesday, then with Suenalo the very next Saturday; a photo of the Suenalo session has been circulating in the media recently.

DJ’s for the evening of June 11 are Lance-O (Kulchashok), Swaggah (NYC), and Vendetta (MIA). For more information, visit www.jazid.net or call 305.673.9372.

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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.

Jazid Celebrates 19th Anniversary 6/12 & 13

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Jazid Celebrates 19th Anniversary June 12 and 13 with Inna Sense and Xperimento

Miami Beach’s longest tenured night club celebrates nearly two decades of live music

Miami, FL – May 26, 2015 – For almost 20 years, Jazid (1342 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139) has been “all about the music.” The award-winning nightclub is celebrating its anniversary with a special weekend of live music, featuring local reggae powerhouse Inna Sense on Friday, June 12 and Miami’s Latin reggae / urban soul meisters Xperimento on Saturday, June 13. The music both nights begins at 11 p.m., cover is $10 and 21 and over are welcome.

“We couldn’t be prouder to be Miami Beach live music survivors,” says owner DanielWohlstein. “While 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.”

Co-owner / operating partner Tony Alarcon offers: “Jazid has long been a South Beach institution and I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of it for almost as long as it’s been around, both as musician and employee. There really is something for everyone, whether you are into dance music, hip-hop, reggae or alt rock. Here’s to nineteen more great years.”

“The place really lives up to its reputation of being a multi-cultural mix of Latin and American jazz, funk, cumbia, reggae, rock, and more,” says booking agent OskiGonzalez, whose band the Oski Foundation is also set to appear June 12. “If you haven’t been here in a while you should definitely check it out.”

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 JulianLennon, 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 calledEn 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, OscarD’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 AOLCity 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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Michael Mut
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