Erykah Babu, Run D.M.C., Sheila E. & Jazz In The Gardens all stars complete 10th annual Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival lineup

Erykah Babu, Run D.M.C., Sheila E. & Jazz In The Gardens all stars complete 10th annual Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival lineup

March 21, 22, 2015 at SunLife Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

    MIAMI GARDENS, FL –The City of Miami Gardens is proud to announce the addition of Erykah Badu, Run-D.M.C., Sheila E. and Jazz in the Gardens All Stars Ronnie Laws, Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Tom Browne to the 10th Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) music festival at SunLife Stadium. The two-day music festival from March 21-22, 2015, will also feature artists Maxwell, Toni Braxton, R. Kelly, Men of Soul’s Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson and Freddie Jackson, and Brian Culbertson. Comedians and nationally syndicated radio personalities D.L. Hughley and Rickey Smiley will co-host the festival.

Jazz in the Gardens will feature local artists, over 40 exotic food vendors, a Vendor Marketplace, and the most anticipated lineup for the City’s mile-stone 10th year of its signature event. On Saturday and Sunday, doors to the festival will open at 3 p.m. and the show will start at 4 p.m. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster or http://www.jazzinthegardens.com.

The Women’s Impact Conference and Luncheon (WICL) will kick off the Jazz in the Gardens Weekend on Friday, March 20, at the Miramar Cultural Center with the theme “There’s No S’  On My Chest But A Hero Lives Within” The event will feature keynote speaker reality show personality Omarosa Manigault and a surprise guest promised to “wow” the crowd. That same night at the Center, Rickey Smiley and a few special guests from his morning show will host the Official Jazz in the Gardens Pre-Party featuring a comedy show, live entertainment and dancing.

“Without a doubt, this is our most exciting lineup yet,” said City of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert. “And by the reports on ticket sales, there’s no denying it. There is no sunnier, breezier, or better place to enjoy your favorite exotic food, good friends and amazing live performances than in the Gar-dens in springtime. We welcome our guests who travel from all over the world to celebrate our milestone 10th year of the fastest growing jazz & R&B festival in America.”

Predicted early on to break last year’s record of 68,000 tickets sold, tracking a 15 percent increase in ticket sales, JITG ‘10 is well on its way to breaking its record for an anticipated 71,000 tickets sold.

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