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Festival Miami was a music festival series hosted by the University of Miami's Frost School of Music annually in October from 1984 through 2017. In 2017, the festival was integrated with ongoing live music events hosted by the University of Miami throughout the year.

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Festival Miami offered a wide range of musical programming, including Latin, jazz, classical, and creative American music. [1]

Past performers

Past performers have included University of Miami alumni Gloria Estefan, Ben Folds, Bruce Hornsby, and Jon Secada.

Other past performers have included Joshua Bell, Jackson Browne, Willy Chirino, Shawn Colvin, Edgar Meyer, and others.

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References

  1. Festival Miami official website