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BAMcafé Live 2016-2017

 
 
 

Free live music on select Friday and Saturday nights, featuring rock, jazz, R&B, world music, pop, and more from Brooklyn and beyond.

 
 
 
 
 
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BAMcafé Live features a diverse mix of free live music and performance in BAM's Lepercq Space, a bar and lounge space in the Peter Jay Sharp Building. Started in 1999, BAMcafé Live, currently curated by Darrell M. McNeill, has served as a career launchpad for many new artists and an intimate performance home for established artists.

Pair the performance with food and drinks from BAMcafé. Happy hour on select weekends from 6 to 8pm. BAM members receive a 10% discount.


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Guitarist and vocalist Jeffrey Gaines growls captivating soul-folk-rock tunes with a pop sensibility.

Fri, Sep 9, 2016
 
 
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Sat, Sep 10, 2016
 
 
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Fri, Sep 16, 2016
 
 
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Fri, Sep 23, 2016
 
 
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Acclaimed BRC Orchestra presents a fresh spin on this sparse, militant classic.

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The BRC Orchestra honors one of the greatest hip-hop collectives of all time.

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This simple four-piece group serves delicious alt-soul sound with a modern edge.

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This exuberant saxophonist delivers high-energy hard bop in the classic Blue Note tradition.

Fri, Oct 28, 2016
 
 
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Sat, Oct 29, 2016
 
 
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Sat, Nov 12, 2016
 
 
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Fri, Dec 2, 2016
 
 
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The Brooklyn-based music and multimedia duo brings its neo-griot sound to BAM.

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Fri, Jan 20, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Feb 4, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Feb 17, 2017
 
 
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Ed Stoute
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Sat, Feb 18, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Mar 3, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Mar 4, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Mar 10, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Mar 25, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Mar 31, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Apr 8, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Apr 14, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Apr 15, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Apr 21, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Apr 22, 2017
 
 
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Fri, Apr 28, 2017
 
 
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Sat, Apr 29, 2017
 
 
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