Say the word “jazz,” and many instantly think of legends like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, or Herbie Hancock. But over the years, jazz has evolved and grown into a much larger phenomenon.

“There are a lot of jazz performers in your face that you don’t even know are jazz musicians,” says saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. “You don’t know that the best new artist Samara Joy is jazz. You don’t know that Robert Glasper is jazz, even though he’s playing all hip-hop stuff. You don’t know John Baptiste is jazz.” Even Beyonce’s entire band is made up of jazz musicians.

Benjamin will be in Miami on Saturday, Nov. 22 as part of the Bayfront Jazz Days, and while the Bayfront Jazz Festival was previously held at Bayfront Park, this edition is at the Miami Beach Bandshell. It’s an all-female lineup that i

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