Tom Lippincott at The Betsy Jazz Festival at The Betsy - South Beach

Jazz is a great big sea. It washes up all kinds of fish and shells and … waves with a steady old beat, or off beat…. The sun pulls the moon. The moon pulls the sea. They also pull jazz and me ... To me jazz is a montage of a dream deferred. A great big dream—yet to come—and always yet—to become ultimately and finally true. Jazz is a heartbeat—­its heartbeat is yours. - Langston Hughes, Poet (1956)

The Betsy - South Beach presents its annual "Overture to Overtown" Betsy Jazz Festival with some of the top musicians in the country. The Festival will run from March 8 to March 19, with performances Monday through Saturday. ...

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Jazz is a great big sea. It washes up all kinds of fish and shells and … waves with a steady old beat, or off beat…. The sun pulls the moon. The moon pulls the sea. They also pull jazz and me ... To me jazz is a montage of a dream deferred. A great big dream—yet to come—and always yet—to become ultimately and finally true. Jazz is a heartbeat—­its heartbeat is yours. - Langston Hughes, Poet (1956)

The Betsy - South Beach presents its annual "Overture to Overtown" Betsy Jazz Festival with some of the top musicians in the country. The Festival will run from March 8 to March 19, with performances Monday through Saturday.

For schedule and details, visit www.thebetsyhotel.com/event-calendar

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