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Miami is pretty lucky to have an organization like Nu Deco Ensemble. It\u2019s hard to explain how original they are, how they can be both treasured and undervalued at the same time. We should recognize them for what they are \u2014 a Miami cultural force shaped by Jacomo Bairos and Sam Hyken. Jacomo Bairos conducts Nu Deco with the kind of imagination and emotional clarity that turns Hyken\u2019s genre\u2011bending ideas into music that feels unmistakably, electrically Miami. Hyken builds the machine. Bairos drives it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve written about them before, mostly marveling at how they\u2019ve covered and collaborated with so many above\u2011the\u2011radar, beneath\u2011the\u2011radar, charming, imaginative, soulful, and underappreciated artists. Hyken and Bairos have curated something special.<\/p>\n
They will return to the stage on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET at the Banyan Bowl at Pinecrest Gardens \u2014 opening their new season gloriously under the stars.<\/p>\n
Interpreting the music of Daft Punk, Aretha Franklin, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Lauryn Hill is no small feat. Collaborating with hip\u2011hop and R&B artists like Wyclef Jean, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, and Robert Glasper is no small feat. Playing with soul artists like PJ Morton, Allen Stone, Masego, Tank & The Bangas, Jon Batiste, and Bilal is no small feat. Showcasing indie artists like Ben Folds, Larkin Poe, Jacob Collier, Kimbra, and Tune\u2011Yards is no small feat. And connecting with classical\u2011fusion and Latin\u2011alternative artists \u2014 from Time for Three and Black Violin to Monsieur Perin\u00e9, Magos Herrera, Danay Suarez, and Cimafunk \u2014 is no small feat. Hyken\u2019s writing and arranging for everyone from Bad Bunny to Angelique Kidjo only adds to the madness.<\/p>\n
This wide\u2011ranging lineup shows how Nu Deco reshapes orchestral music by weaving in modern sounds and global inspirations. Eclecticism like this takes imagination, vision, and work.<\/p>\n
This time around, Nu Deco reaches back again to the soul canon with a Curtis Mayfield medley \u2014 a salute to the late, great architect of The Impressions, back when he and Jerry Butler were turning out slow\u2011drag classics like I\u2019m So Proud. Before the solo years, before the accident, before the legend hardened, Mayfield was already sketching out a soundtrack of American conscience. And when he stepped out on his own, he gave us Super Fly, We\u2019re a Winner, and a whole catalog that still feels like Miami on a good night \u2014 righteous, restless, and humming with purpose.<\/p>\n
Valerie Coleman\u2019s Umoja Unbound, Nu Deco\u2019s atmospheric Tree Speak, Vivaldi\u2019s Fall, and a soon\u2011to\u2011be\u2011announced guest artist round out the night. Soul, classical, and Nu Deco\u2019s genre\u2011bending spirit wrapped in botanical hush \u2014 music that stays with you like Miami humidity.<\/p>\n
And yes, it\u2019s in Pinecrest \u2014 one of America\u2019s \u201cpoorest\u201d communities. Just kidding. Pinecrest Gardens, once home to the old Parrot Jungle, remains gloriously trapped in time in a way only a gated community could approve of. In a city that relishes bulldozing its own cultural memory, Pinecrest Gardens somehow held the line. It\u2019s still gorgeous, still lush, and somehow still affordable.<\/p>\n
Nu Deco says get there early.<\/p>\n
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