BAM – Shining Star: A Tribute to Maurice White
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Maurice White was the mastermind behind multi-platinum funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. BAMcinématek pays tribute to the late bandleader with two phenomenal vintage shows from the height of their powers: a live-in-the-studio performance on January 1973 on Channel 13's black variety show Soul!... Read More
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Publisher/Editor
BAM Festival Summer Concert – George Gray
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Baltimore-based drummer George Gray is a versatile beat-making machine, having toured with the likes of Stevie Wonder; Earth, Wind & Fire; Cassandra Wilson; Chuck Berry;... Read More
BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – Arturo O’Farrill
Thursday, June 23, 2016, noon—2pm MetroTech Commons The Corner of Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues Brooklyn This all-star youth orchestra comprises gifted young musicians from across... Read More
Johnson Publishing sells Ebony and Jet
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Are African-American publications irrelevant to the American landscape?... Read More
Riverbank Park presents Cynthia Scott in Concert
June 19, 2016 (Father’s Day) Riverbank Park 125th Street and Marginal Street (in West Harlem Piers) Featuring Jeb Patton, piano Ed Cherry, guitar Paul Beaudry, bass Dwayne Cook... Read More
Summerstage – Dance on the Lawn Co-Presentation
“Dance on the Lawn” celebrates dance in New Jersey and aims to increase exposure to dance by bringing professional and emerging companies, plus students of... Read More
Summerstage presents Poet Liza Jessie Peterson
Liza Jessie Peterson is a renowned actress, poet, playwright, educator and activist who has been steadfast in her commitment to incarcerated populations both professionally and... Read More
SummerStage presents – Kamasi Washington
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At the age of 13, Kamasi Washington started a lifelong quest discovering the many wonders of music. One night, his father left his soprano saxophone... Read More