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GroundUp Music Festival 2025 Wraps Up with a Crescendo, Leaving Miami Buzzing for More.

GroundUp Music Festival 2025 Wraps Up with a Crescendo, Leaving Miami Buzzing for More.

02/08/25

A weekend of music lovers, music history...

GroundUp Music Festival is jamming out with master classes, collabs and a diverse lineup

GroundUp Music Festival is jamming out with master classes, collabs and a diverse lineup

02/05/25
GroundUp Serves Up Spontaneity At Festival’s Family Dinner

GroundUp Serves Up Spontaneity At Festival’s Family Dinner

02/04/25

The GroundUP Music Festival is a reflection of Miami’s multicultural essence, reuniting...

GroundUP Music Festival 2025 Preview

GroundUP Music Festival 2025 Preview

11/21/24

roundUP Music Festival is back at the Miami Beach Bandshell in 2025 in a different but...

7 Affordable things to do with kids in Miami

7 Affordable things to do with kids in Miami

07/10/24

More than just a beach city by day and a party city by night, Miami is also a world-class destina...

Travelmag

Travelmag

01/29/24

Miami’s reputation for entertainment is renowned across the globe. Little surprise, therefore...

MusicFestnews.com

MusicFestnews.com

01/29/24

We are honored to share the interview that Jake Funkmayor of FunkCity.net did recently with Michael...

WVUM Radio

WVUM Radio

01/29/24

Last week, WVUM had the privilege of speaking with Michael League, the renowned bassist and...

Miami New Times

Miami New Times

01/29/24

Dozens of musicians from across the globe will gather in Miami Beach from February 2 to 4 to...

Artburst Miami

Artburst Miami

01/29/24

“It’s gonna be a party,” says jazz saxophonist Marcus Strickland of GroundUP, the eclectic festival...

LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC

LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC

10/18/22

GroundUP Music Festival Reveals 2023 Lineup: Snarky Puppy, Jeff Tweedy, Isaiah Sharkey, More

MIAMI NEW TIMES

MIAMI NEW TIMES

10/20/22

GroundUp Music Festival Returns in 2023 with Snarky Puppy, Jeff Tweedy, Madison Cunningham, and More

MUSIC FEST NEWS

MUSIC FEST NEWS

10/24/22

GroundUP Music Festival Returns in 2023 With Diversity at Its Heart

FORBES.COM

FORBES.COM

10/26/22

Winter is the time to be in Miami. The weather is sunny, clear, and warm (but not too hot), and More

RELIX DAILY 7 EBLAST

RELIX DAILY 7 EBLAST

10/26/22

GroundUP Music Festival will once again bring an eclectic lineup of dynamic artists with three days of intimate...

DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

11/15/22

GroundUP Music Festival returns for its sixth year to the oceanside Miami Beach Florida, Feb. 3–5, 2023.

PURE HONEY MAGAZINE

PURE HONEY MAGAZINE

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2022

When Michael League and Don Lehr first brought GroundUP Music Festival to the Miami Beach Bandshell...

LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC

LIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC

12/27/22

Isaiah Sharkey Showcases His Dynamic Range With Soulful “Stay” Live In-Studio Performance [Video]

Boca Raton Magazine

Boca Raton Magazine

JANUARY

February print edition - Cultural Calendar

SUN SENTINEL

SUN SENTINEL

01/01/23

Feb. 3-5, Miami Beach Bandshell; one-day pass $125+, three-day pass $335+ at GroundUpMusicFestival.com.

INSIDEHOOK.com

INSIDEHOOK.com

01/17/23

Three nights of Snarky Puppy and two dozen more acts. Go for the jam band, stay for the guy that gets....

MIAMI NEW TIMES

MIAMI NEW TIMES

01/27/23

When GroundUp Music Festival was first conceived, it not only meant introducing Miami to touring musicians...

MUSICFESTNEWS.COM

MUSICFESTNEWS.COM

01/29/23

The sixth edition of GroundUP Music Festival, curated by Snarky Puppy and GroundUP Records, returns to...

ARTBURST MIAMI

ARTBURST MIAMI

01/29/23

Since the GroundUP Music Festival’s inception in 2017, musically minded travelers set their sights on North...

SUN SENTINEL

SUN SENTINEL

02/01/23

GroundUp Music Festival, which returns to the idyllic Miami Beach Bandshell this Friday through Sunday...

THRILLIST MIAMI

THRILLIST MIAMI

02/01/23

Fun Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Mingle with artists at a beachside music fest...

TIMEOUT MIAMI

TIMEOUT MIAMI

02/01/23

Get active outdoors, party and imbibe on the beach, catch a new theater show and more of the best things to do...

CLEVELAND.COM

CLEVELAND.COM

02/01/23

GroundUp Festival, Carole King, Pavement, Phil Lesh lead steaming music performances this week...

THE MIAMI HERALD

THE MIAMI HERALD

02/02/23

GroundUP Music Festival’s inception in 2017, musically minded travelers set their sights on North Beach...

AXIOS MIAMI

AXIOS MIAMI

02/03/23

Snarky Puppy, Madison Cunningham, Nai Palm and Jeff Tweedy lead a packed lineup at the intimate...

BOCAMAG.COM

BOCAMAG.COM

01/30/23

GroundUp Music Festival readies three days of revelry, and the Garlic Fest goes country. Plus, comic Bonnie...

MIAMI NEW TIMES

MIAMI NEW TIMES

01/23/23

The Mexican singer-songwriter is set to return to South Florida as part of the GroundUp Music Festival on Friday.

MIAMI NEW TIMES

MIAMI NEW TIMES

01/31/23

Silvana Estrada Brings Her Poetic Folk Ballads to GroundUp Music Festival and More

AXIOS MIAMI

AXIOS MIAMI

02/06/23

I spent the weekend vibing at GroundUP Music Festival, the annual jazz festival at the Miami Beach Bandshell.

BOCAMAG.COM

BOCAMAG.COM

02/07/23

“This is the strangest festival I’ve ever played,” said Jeff Tweedy, to a round of laughter from an intimate...

Live for Live Music: Building Up GroundUP Music Festival with Snarky Puppy's Michael League

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The Decade in Jazz: 10 Definitive Moments - The New York Times

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On the Ground at the GroundUP Music Festival, with Snarky Puppy, David Crosby and More

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The Beauty of GroundUP Music Festival Was its Simplicity

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Listen to the Lineup: GroundUP Music Fest 2019

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GroundUP Music Festival Returns to North Beach with David Crosby, Lalah Hathaway

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Michael League and Becca Stevens talk to WTVJ (NBC6), on February 8, 2018

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GroundUP Music Festival is on The New Tropic's 2020 bucket list

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All About Jazz: The GroundUP Music Festival 2019

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GroundUP Music Festival: Great Music, Good Vibes and a Slight Breeze from the Ocean. Any Questions?

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Jazziz Q&A with Michael League: Building a Festival from the GroundUP

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Snarky Puppy's Michael League on GroundUp in Miami: "I Never Thought of It as a Music City"

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Michael League talks to WBGO The Checkout about GroundUP Music Festival 2018

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CBS 4 Miami segment on GroundUP Music Festival 2018

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Reviews

NPR – Jazz Night In America
“GroundUP is unlike any other musical event. Lines blur between artist and fan, and spill onto Miami Beach. Hear a jazz sampler from the 2018 line-up.” “At GroundUP, ‘the line between stage and audiences doesn’t really exist,’ says musician Magda Giannikou, who led a massive drum and vocal session on the sand. ‘It’s a very interactive and creative festival. It feels like spending three days with your family.'”
Downbeat
“The second annual GroundUP Music Festival, which took place Feb. 9-11 in Miami Beach, felt a bit like paradise. Spearheaded by Snarky Puppy bassist Michael League, the festival brought together a diverse mix of artists for a three-day jam session in a Deco-inspired music haven on Miami Beach’s north coast. In only its second year, the festival already has broadened its profile, drawing major artists—and diverse crowds—to its gates.”
Jazziz
“Sunday’s music ride was full of unexpected side trips and didn’t-see-that-coming turns sprinkled through sets by pianist Shelly Berg, drummer Mark Giuliana, Thai-Swedish vocalist Sirintip, Cuban singer Eliades Ochoa with percussionist Sammy Figueroa, singer Becca Stevens, pianist Robert Glasper, and the closing show by Snarky Puppy.”
Jazziz
“While only in its second year, this festival has proven adept at delivering a well-curated programming in a delightful setting and with a low-key, collaborative, no-star posturing. Artists sat in each other’s sets and were engaged in other activities on the program… and you could even see them taking in a performance or enjoying the setting.”
Miami New Times
“A relaxed alternative to traditional festival fare, offering fans of virtuosic musicianship a chance to listen to – and in some instances, even directly interact with – their favorite artists in an intimate setting.”
Sun Sentinel (Palm Beach, FL)
“When the GroundUP Music Festival debuted last year at the North Beach Bandshell, it created a scene that defied easy description, a synchronicity of sound by a vanguard of intrepid jazz and world-music experimenters and an intimate oceanfront setting of memorable beauty.”
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