Keeping the Jazz Scene Hot in South Florida by Sam Finkelstein Contributing WriterKimberly Chmura is the energetic and talented head of KCC Productions and is much more then just a music promoter. She has a great working relationship with some of the hottest jazz musicians in the country; booking such greats as Mel Dancy, Ben Collier, […]
Jazz is Alive and Thriving at Gil’s Café on Miami Beach by Sam Finkelstein Contributing Writer There has always been a jazz scene in South Florida, but over the years many of the traditional haunts that offered themselves up as venues for wonderful jazz jams have close or change their musical taste. Thanks to KCC […]
2006-10-29 Section: Neighbors Edition: Final Page: 6MB BEACH EVENING OFFERS JAZZ, FOOD AND FUN MICAELA HOOD, mhood@MiamiHerald.com Jazz sounds wafted across the beach in Surfside Oct. 22 as beachgoers sprawled on the sand or danced along to performances by acts including Rose Max and Ramatis, Sammy Figueroa, Dmitriy Klevenskiy, Mel Dancy and Pee-wee Ellis, a […]
SOUND CHECK / All that jazz LOCAL JAZZ PROMOTER KIM CHMURA IS FILLING ROOMS AROUND TOWN TOM BOWKER – 5/21/04 It’s 11 p.m. at Gil’s Café in North Beach and the house band for Thursday night’s ”Professional Jazz Jam” is cooking. Onstage, local keyboard whiz Kiki Sanchez is leading the band through a Latin-infused swing […]