GroundUP Music Festival returned to Miami Beach, Florida, over the weekend for its second annual event. Hosted by Grammy-winning, jazz-funk collective Snarky Puppy and their associated label, GroundUP Music, the festival featured a special Snarky Puppy set each day along with performances from an eclectic list of international talents. For the second annual GroundUP Music Festival, the event saw performances by The Wood Brothers; The Flecktones Trio featuring Béla Fleck, Victor Wooten, and Futureman; Robert Glasper; Knower; Roosevelt Collier; Joshua Redman; Weedie Braimah & The Hands of Time; Banda Magda; and so many more.

GroundUP Music Festival offered more than just great music, as fans had the opportunity to participate in intimate masterclasses and workshops. Charlie Hunter kicked off Friday’s festivities with an intimate performance workshop, followed by Becca Stevens & Alan Hampton’s waterside workshop titled “Song Trading on the Beach” and a headlining performance by the Flecktones trio. Saturday started with a percussion summit featuring Futureman, Nate Werth (Snarky Puppy), and Weedie Braimah (Trombone Shorty), among others, anda workshop led by Béla Fleck and Lionel Loueke titled “Exploring Your Individuality,” while the rest of the day saw performances by Roosevelt Collier, The Wood Brothers, and Underground System & Weedie Braimah, and more. To close out the three-day event, Sunday’s highlights included a conversation between bass heavyweights Victor Wooten and Michael League, a genre-bending lesson with Robert Glasper, songwriting with The Wood Brothers, and a capella on the beach with members of KNOWER and Banda Magda.

Check out the full weekend gallery below, courtesy of photographer Matt Shotwell.