Pinecrest Gardens presents its 2025 Tropical Nights lineup, featuring a robust season of tropical rhythms, including a centennial musical celebration for Celia Cruz commemorating the Queen of Salsa’s legacy.
Each performance takes place in Pinecrest Gardens’ historic Banyan Bowl amphitheater.
Miniseries subscriptions go on sale August 12. Single show tickets will go on sale in October 2024.
Learn more at www.pinecrestgardens.org/tropicalnights.
Celia Cruz Centennial Celebration 1925 – 2025
January 31 and Feb. 1, 2025 (The February 1 concert is not part of the series subscription. Tickets sold separately.)
Experience a dazzling evening of glamour and tropical splendor, transporting you to 1950’s Havana. Celebrate the centennial of Celia Cruz with an electrifying performance by Lucrecia and the Celia Cruz All Stars reimagining the Golden Era of Celia Cruz & La Sonora Matancera.
Spanish artist Lucrecia will embody Celia Cruz, accompanied by the Celia Cruz All Stars, in a night reverberating with Cruz’s original music charts and greatest hits—a rare experience featuring vintage arrangements using some of Cruz’s golden-era musical charts.
Companion Exhibition: Pinecrest Gardens will also host a documentary exhibition, showcasing an array of Cruz’s historical photos, her famous “cucaracha dress,” and other memorabilia. The exhibition will be on view December 7 through February 2.
Gafieira Rio Miami Brazilian Big Band & Friends
February 28, 2025
Imagine Count Basie went to Rio de Janeiro and combined his big band with a samba school. This only begins to describe the powerful and joyous energy of Gafieira Rio Miami Brazilian Big Band. This phenomenal group features lively samba percussion, a swinging horn section, and the beautiful voice of Isa Duarte.
Gafieira Rio Miami fuses samba, jazz, and soul inspired by the joyous, 20th-century Rio de Janeiro ballroom dance music known as “samba de gafieira.” The band revives the gafieira style, but also adds funk grooves and jazz improvisation.
The band will host multi-Latin Grammy nominee and percussionist Tony Succar for this performance together with world champion dancers Carine Morais and Rafael Barros who will fire up the show with their jaw-dropping skills.
Chino Nuñez Orchestra
April 4, 2025
Experience a dynamic orchestral performance led by artist Chino Nuñez and his 14-piece orchestra, complete with rich musical arrangements.
Grammy, Latin Grammy and Billboard Award-winning Chino Nuñez presents the evolution of salsa music, tracing its roots through the rich tapestry of jazz, mambo, merengue, and cha-cha.
With more than fifty years of experience in arranging and composing Latin music, Nuñez masterfully illustrates how these vibrant genres merged to create salsa, captivating audiences with the history and rhythms of Latin America and New York City’s iconic nightlife.
MANY THANKS TO OUR SERIES SPONSORS
Steinway & Sons, Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs, Village of Pinecrest, WLRN, WDNA.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available for the 2025 Tropical Nights at Pinecrest Gardens
To become a sponsor or request partnership details, contact Cristina Blanco at cblanco@pinecrestgardens.org.
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