Legacy 2015 South Florida: Power Issue | Page 15

9 s FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINAL A Weekend On Fire At JIT-G: Jazz in the Gardens By HCIII Once a year the City of Miami Gardens hosts the nation’s most celebrated music festival put on by an elite team of managers, producers, and marketers. “Jazz in the Gardens (JIT-G)” is a one-of-a-kind event with people coming from all over the globe to experience “great weather, good friends, exotic foods” and the top musical acts with world-class performances. For outof-towners, JIT-G is “THE BEST JAZZ/R&B FESTIVAL IN AMERICA and a great reason to get out of the cold. Today, we take you behind the velvet rope and speak to the leaders sparking the flame of fun. Also, we find out how JIT-G’s magnitude and scale happens, keeping the audience burning with excitement and coming back for more. This past year marks its 10th anniversary celebrated by doing nothing less than breaking records. “Being sold out is a true milestone for this event and a testament to the City of Miami Gardens’ ability to produce high quality events and programs for our residents and visitors.” . When we asked the Assistant City )5