Programs
R&B Festival at MetroTech 2016
BAM's annual free summer outdoor music series returns.
LOCATION: MetroTech Commons
10 MetroTech Roadway (Brooklyn)
Produced by Danny Kapilian
Nothing says summer like free outdoor music.For more than two decades, BAM has brought its popular lunchtime concert series to MetroTech Commons. Spanning R&B, funk, gospel, soul, jazz, and world music, this year’s lineup is packed with new voices and established masters alike, performing Thursdays at noon. Past highlights have included Jimmy Cliff, Booker T & the M.G.’s, Los Lobos, Toumani Diabate, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Toots and the Maytals, the Wailers, Maceo Parker, and many more. Join us and groove your way through the summer.
Forest City Ratner Companies is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2017 R&B Festival at MetroTech.
The BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech concert stage is located on the lawn at MetroTech Commons. MetroTech Commons is situated in Downtown Brooklyn between Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue where Myrtle Avenue ends.
By Subway
2/3 to Hoyt Street Station and walk two blocks north on Bridge Street
2/3/4/5 to Borough Hall Station and walk five blocks east
A/C/F/R to Jay Street-MetroTech Station and exit at Myrtle Promenade
By Bus
B25, B26, B38, B45, B51, B52, B54, B61, B63, B67, and B75 all stop within a three-block radius of MetroTech Center
Zapp Band delivers bass-soaked funk with heavy talkbox distortion and dazzling showmanship.
The powerhouse performer and songwriter celebrates his first album in nearly four decades.
The Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter comes to MetroTech.
Arturo O’Farrill’s all-star youth orchestra delivers danceable big band Latin jazz classics.
Drummer George Gray and jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn perform with an all-star band.
The seminal New York funk band led by drummer Bill “Fatback” Curtis comes to MetroTech.
The king of juju, a hybrid of Western pop and traditional African music, comes to MetroTech.
Gospel music from drummer Brian Blade, Pastor Brady Blade, Sr., and producer Daniel Lanois.
Jazz divas Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas, and Charenee Wade sing 1920s blues.
The legendary Grammy-winning vocalist is joined by celebrated trumpeter Theo Croker.