Programs
R&B Festival at Fort Greene Park
BAM's free outdoor concert series is back and at Fort Greene Park!
Produced by Danny Kapilian
BAM’s free annual R&B festival is at Fort Greene Park! Now in its 26th year, join us this fall for our beloved outdoor concert series, bringing together friends, families, and neighbors for great music under the trees. This year’s lineup features Memphis singer-songwriter Valerie June, singer-songwriter and playwright, Stew with his band The Negro Problem, jazz piano and Hammond B3 virtuoso Matthew Whitaker, and the Grammy Award-winning singer Mykal Rose, formerly of Black Uhuru.
The BAM R&B Festival has presented Wilson Pickett, Roy Hargrove, Andra Day, Ashford and Simpson, Snarky Puppy, George Clinton and P-Funk, Dr. John, Savion Glover, Angelique Kidjo, Marcus Miller, Richie Havens, and hundreds of other great performing artists since 1995.
Leadership support for off-site programs provided by:
Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for BAM Community programs provided by The Thompson Family Foundation.
Major support for BAM Community and Outdoor Programs is provided by Con Edison.
The BAM R&B Festival at Fort Greene Park concert stage is located on the lawn at Myrtle Avenue. Located in the center of Brooklyn's largest transportation hub, Fort Greene Park is accessible from virtually every corner of New York City.
By Subway
2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center
C to Lafayette Avenue
B, Q, R to DeKalb Avenue
G to Fulton Street
B, D, N, Q, R to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center
By Bus
B54 and B62 all stop within a three-block radius of Fort Greene Park

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