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Enjoy free outdoor Jazz at MOCA in North Miami

The long-running, popular – and free – Jazz at MOCA has been a fixture in the North Miami community and Miami’s music scene for more than two decades.

The monthly event presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami features an exciting lineup of South Florida musicians playing on the last Friday of every month at 8 p.m.

Pepito Montes is an Afro-Cuban Jazz, singer, pianist, producer and composer, winner of a Latin Grammy on a live recording with Marc Anthony and the Salsa Giants. His best-known compositions include “Ajiaco” and “Cortadito”.  Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Montes later moved to Miami where he created his own band and developed a signature style. He has collaborated with musical greats like Sergio George, Luis Enrique, Jose Alberto el Canario, India and Oscar D’ Leon. Pepito Montes has authored 6 original albums, currently streaming on all platforms.

Arrive by 7 p.m. to enjoy the Museum galleries which open at 7 p.m. and remain open until 10 p.m. MOCA is known for presenting compelling exhibitions featuring all types of art. Past shows have featured multi-media works, sculptures, paintings, video as well as written word. The outdoor MOCA Plaza always features rotating monthly installations as part of their Art on the Plaza series, the last Friday of the month.

Note: Tickets are free, registration requested; seating is first-come, first-served but you can bring your own chair, plus you can visit the museum on a pay-as-you-wish basis 7-10 p.m.

The monthly concert series is offered free of charge at the MOCA Plaza, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Free Parking is available immediately east, west, and south of the museum. Handicap parking behind the museum, enter NE 8th Avenue, make the first right into parking lot.

For the complete schedule, visit mocanomi.org. Or get more information by calling 305-893-6211, or emailing info@mocanomi.org.

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Jazz at MOCA, North Miami
When
Every Last Friday @ 7:00 pm-10:00 pm (starting May 26, 2023)
Cost
FREE
What
Jazz at MOCA, North Miami
Where
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Mary Lou Cruz

About Mary Lou Cruz

I worked at the South Florida Sun Sentinel for 21 years, as an Advertising Special Sections Writer; Editorial Systems Editor in Technology; and Editorial Assistant in the Newsroom. Before my newspaper career, I worked in the airline and travel industry and I have lived in Brazil, Puerto Rico and vacationed in more than 25 countries. Originally, I'm from Maryland. I moved to Florida in 1984 and raised my daughter in Miami. Send me notices and details for upcoming free events, in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, to events@SouthFloridaOnTheCheap.com.

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