Programs
BAMcafé Live 2022
BAMcafé Live 2022 Dates:
Feb 25 & 26
Mar 25 & 26
Apr 8 & 9
May 28
Jun 10 & 11
After a two-year hiatus, BAMcafé Live is back! Join us on select Fridays and Saturdays for live music from Brooklyn and beyond. Featuring rock, jazz, R&B, world music, and more, these free performances kick off in February with Kaleta & Super Yamba Band and run all spring, with new artists announced each month.
BAMcafé Live features a diverse mix of free live music and performance in BAM's Adam E. Max Gathering Space, a bar and lounge space in the Peter Jay Sharp Building. Started in 1999, BAMcafé Live has served as a career launchpad for many new artists and an intimate performance home for established artists.
Please note: BAMcafé will open an hour before the event. All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff. Please visit BAM's Safety Protocol page for more information.
Leadership support for BAM Access Programs
provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for BAMcafé Live provided by the The Lepercq Charitable Foundation
The Brooklyn-based Afro-funk group brings psychedelic music to BAMcafé.
NYC-based Freelance merges electronic fusion, jazz, progressive R&B, and alternative rock.
Yasser Tejeda combines traditional Dominican folk music, jazz, rock, and Caribbean rhythms.
The Brooklyn MC and New Jersey producer offer a fusion of rap, hip-hop, and electronic.
The Oakland rapper shares her west-coast chill, east-coast hustle, and inventive wordplay.
DJ YB brings a mix of Afrobeat, funk, soul, rock, jazz, and hip-hop to the dance floor.
The renowned activist and poet performs with the saxophonist-composer and his jazz quartet.
The singer-songwriter draws on electronic pop, jazz, and soul in her unique acapella style.