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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert 1 min read

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert

Ronald Bunn 9 years ago

Legendary entertainer Dee Dee Bridgewater has won a great many things, among them: three Grammy Awards for her work as a jazz vocalist, a Tony... Read More

BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert “Ladies Sing the Blues” 1 min read

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert “Ladies Sing the Blues”

Ronald Bunn 9 years ago

Jazz diva Catherine Russell, a staple at Jazz at Lincoln Center, is joined by vocalists Brianna Thomas and Charenee Wade to pay impassioned tribute to the great female blues singers of the 1920s: Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Ethel Waters. Backed by a seven-piece band, led by pianist Mark Shane, the trio delves into the catalog of 1920s and 30s legends.... Read More

BAM Festival Summer Concert “The Hallelujah Train” 1 min read

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BAM Festival Summer Concert “The Hallelujah Train”

Ronald Bunn 9 years ago

Called “the most imaginatively supple drummer in jazz” (The New York Times), drummer Brian Blade (Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell), began playing at Shreveport’s Zion Baptist... Read More

BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – King Sunny Ade 1 min read

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – King Sunny Ade

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

King Sunny Ade is the undisputed king of juju, the high-energy, highly danceable hybrid of Western pop and traditional African music with roots in the... Read More

Hudson River Park’s Riverflick – “Minions” 1 min read

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Hudson River Park’s Riverflick – “Minions”

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

July 8, 2016, 8:30pm Pier 46 Greenwich Village Christopher Street and the Hudson River Manhattan FAMILY FRIDAYS There’s something for everyone in the family on... Read More

Hudson River Park’s Riverflick – Mad Max: Fury Road 1 min read

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Hudson River Park’s Riverflick – Mad Max: Fury Road

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

July 6, 2016, 8:30pm Pier 63 (Cross at W22nd St & W24th St, Chelsea) Manhattan BIG HIT WEDNESDAYS Dinosaurs, Martians and Mad Max meet on the waterfront... Read More

BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – The Fatback Band 1 min read

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – The Fatback Band

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

This seminal New York City funk and disco band, now in its fourth decade of performing, is responsible for driving hits like “Backstrokin’,” “Gotta Get... Read More

BAM – Shining Star: A Tribute to Maurice White

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BAM – Shining Star: A Tribute to Maurice White

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

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