The 2019 edition of the annual BAM R&B Festival happens every Thursday at noon from June 6 – August 15 at Brooklyn MetroTech Commons. The 6/6 kickoff show features Nona Hendryx with Vernon Reid and the rest of the lineup is strong with jazz/soul icon Roy Ayers, Ghost-Note (ft. Snarky Puppy’s percussion duo Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth), Phony Ppl, Fantastic Negrito, soulful singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster, reggae vets Third World and more. Here’s the full lineup and schedule:
Jun 6 – Nona Hendryx with Vernon Reid
Jun 13 – Ghost-Note
Jun 20 – Roy Ayers
Jun 27 – Phony Ppl / Conya Doss
Jul 11 – Rahsaan Patterson
Jul 18 – Fantastic Negrito / Brooklyn United Drumline Band
Jul 25 – Cha Wa
Aug 1 – Ruthie Foster
Aug 8 – Third World
Aug 15 – Van Hunt / &More (Donn T & Chill Moody
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