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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 – The Fatback Band 1 min read

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – The Fatback Band

Ronald Bunn 9 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

BAM Festival Summer Concert – George Gray 1 min read

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BAM Festival Summer Concert – George Gray

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

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 1 min read

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BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – Arturo O’Farrill

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

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

Riverbank Park presents Cynthia Scott in Concert 1 min read

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Riverbank Park presents Cynthia Scott in Concert

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

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