Bando Jamz is a music based event featuring an open-minded environment for all genres. Some may assume from the event title that it is strictly a hip-hop event, but those people would be proven wrong by the first act of the night, Similar Prisoners.

"One thing you can expect from Bando Jamz is the new wave of music," according to Bryant Williams, artist and one of the promoters of the event.

Similar Prisoners are a psychedelic gem rock and rolling off the coastal Miami vibes. Before their set, they vaporized and opened up about why they were so ecstatic to start off the nights festivities even though they aren’t a hip-hop act.

“I hope they sample us!”, said an eager Thomas Tarpey, keyboardist and rhythm guitar player for Similar Prisoners. “We all love hip-hop music. So it’s cool to play these shows where hip-hop artists can hear our music and they might like it and use it for a sample.”

This lively band layered wave after wave of shimmery guitar riffs and solos that if Kevin Parker of Tame Impala heard, he would certainly approve of the direction their sound.

Soon after Similar Prisoners' set, the hip-hop acts began to perform. Trust Burn'em performed a dynamic set. His catchy hooks and sublime ability content that sure did get a lot of bodies moving inside the SpaceBar.

Nino Casino was the third act of the night to perform. Picking up where Trust Burn'em left off, he delivered a high energy performance.

The night progressed until almost midnight when there one question that was burning a hole in my ear. The same question that spilt out in the parking lot behind SpaceBar and between cigarette breaks in front of SpaceBar, and somehow made it way back inside and into my ear. “When is Reese performing?”

The murmurs about Reese La Flares presence at the first Bando Jamz were well deserved. Reese is Atlanta's most important skatin' ass rapper, so it's only right that La Flares performance was nothing but electric. He performed a string of his hits before diving into some unreleased material. Finally, he ended his performance with a classic from his extensive catalog, "Gold House."

"We want to bring the underground and newer music to the forefront,” said Williams. Williams, with help from Ruthless Ray -- another local artist and promoter from Orlando -- plan to host more Bando Jamz throughout multiple cities in Florida.

“We want to collaborate with the artists from those locations to give everyone more of a chance to get some recognition,” said Ray.

The First Bando Jamz was a celebration of unity through music. SpaceBar became the location of the first jam because their commitment to the guarantee of a great time in a comfortable environment. While it may seem the artists on the poster come from different cities, make different genres of music and even rep a little differently the experience shared among those present was nothing but mutual love, respect and admiration.