Programs

BAMcafé Live 2023

 
 
Jan 1—Dec 31, 2023
 
 

BAMcafé Live 2023 Upcoming Dates:
Apr 21 & 22, May 12 & 13, Jun 9 & 10

 
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The beloved BAMcafé Live is back! On select Fridays and Saturdays, BAMcafé Live features a diverse mix of free live music and performance from Brooklyn and beyond. Featuring rock, jazz, R&B, world music, and more, these free performances feature new artists announced each month. 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.


Leadership support for BAM Access Programs
provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL GREENE

 

Leadership support for BAMcafé Live provided by the The Lepercq Charitable Foundation

 
PAST EVENTS
Russell Hall
Music
Russell Hall
 

Jamaica-born bassist and activist Russell Hall is an Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe nominee.

Fri, Jan 13, 2023
 
 
Free
Bamcafe
Music
HARRIET TUBMAN
 

Genre-defying musical trio HARRIET TUBMAN offers a deep and soulful meditation on freedom.

Sat, Jan 14, 2023
 
 
Free
Alsarah And The Nubatones
Music
Alsarah & the Nubatones
 

Performing live shows for diverse audiences with boundary-crossing “East-African retro-pop."

Fri, Mar 24, 2023
 
 
Free
Lollise
Music
Lollise
 

Jamaica-born bassist and activist Russell Hall is an Emmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe nominee.

Sat, Mar 25, 2023
 
 
Free
Ayojo
Music
AJOYO
 

A celebration fusing African musical traditions with jazz and soul.

Fri, Apr 21, 2023
 
 
Free
Gili Yalo
Music
Gili Yalo
 

Gili Yalo’s ensemble explores a new vision of traditional Ethiopian music.

Sat, Apr 22, 2023
 
 
Free
Michael Olatuja Lagos Pepper Soup
Music
Michael Olatuja
 

A spectacular blend of West-African Afrobeats and jazz.

Fri, May 12, 2023
 
 
Free
Brooklyn Raga
Music
Brooklyn Raga Massive featuring Roshni Samlal
 

This Indian music collective explores matrilineal folk music and beat-driven chutney anthems.

Sat, May 13, 2023
 
 
Free
Quitapenas
Music
Quitapenas
 

This group of first-generation musicians remixes history and invites you to give in to rhythmic elation.

Fri, Jun 9, 2023
 
 
Free
Endea Owens
Music
Endea Owens
 

One of jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists brings ecstatic energy to BAMcafé.

Sat, Jun 10, 2023
 
 
Free