BRIC announces additional programming, marathon daily lineup, single day tickets, and other details for the https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=20455666&msgid=762928&act=AOKQ&c=150679&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bricartsmedia.org%2Fbric-jazzfest-2019" rel="nofollow - 2019 BRIC JazzFest ,
the fifth annual edition of the celebrated Brooklyn jazz festival,
which continues the 41st season for the pioneering NYC arts-and-media
organization and leading presenter of free cultural programming in
Brooklyn. The Festival takes place over the course of a week (October
19-26) and continues to be what the New Yorker calls a "proudly eclectic
gathering [that] remains unbounded by convention." This year's edition
will feature concerts, film, poetry, and conversation, culminating in a
three-day music marathon, with performances taking place simultaneously
in the various spaces comprising BRIC House (647 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn).
The three-night jazz marathon (October 24-26) is headlined by
critically acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and
composer https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Ravi-Coltrane/" rel="nofollow - Ravi Coltrane and his quartet; multi-instrumentalist and producer Georgia Anne Muldrow; and the new supergroup Boyfriends, led by drummer https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Joe-Russo/" rel="nofollow - Joe Russo and featuring multi-instrumentalist https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Kaufman/" rel="nofollow - Josh Kaufman , drummer/percussionist Ben Perowsky, and multi-instrumentalist https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stuart-Bogie/" rel="nofollow - Stuart Bogie .
The marathon will also feature performances by percussionist Makaya
McCraven; eclectic band Kneebody; drummer/composer Antonio Sanchez;
multi-instrumentalist https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Louis-Cole/" rel="nofollow - Louis Cole
(Knower); saxophonist Tia Fuller; breakout vibraphonist Joel Ross' Good
Vibes; drummer/vibraphonist Sasha Berliner Azalea; composer and
planetary scientist Salami Rose Joe Louis; drummer/producer Kassa
Overall; saxophonist María Grand; vocalist/songwriter Claudia Acuña;
jazz/funk/hip-hop ensemble QNA; saxophonist Roxy Coss Quintet; Cousin
From Another Planet, a new project from award-winning record producer,
composer/songwriter and pianist https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Aaron-Whitby/" rel="nofollow - Aaron Whitby ;
pianist Dayramir Gonzalez; composer, percussionist and vocalist Tosin
Aribisala Trio; pianist Amina Claudine Myers and her group Generations 4;
and pianist, composer, bandleader and educator https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Myra-Melford/" rel="nofollow - Myra Melford
and her quintet Snowy Egret. Performances take place in the intimate
jazz club-like Artist Studio, the expansive Stoop overlooking the
Gallery, and the state-of-the-art Ballroom-all within BRIC House.
BRIC JazzFest has, in its five years, shown how jazz's legacy,
present, and future, can be approached through a variety of means. This
year, film, poetry, and discourse also add to the Festival's explosive
musical lineup. Two films, projected onto a giant screen in the BRIC
House Ballroom, will shed light on some of the most influential artists
and historical moments in jazz. Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes is
an evocative journey behind the scenes of the legendary label Blue Note
Records. The New York Times hailed the film as "A smart, exhilarating
look at an influential label ... this documentary makes a point right
off that Blue Note is still very much a thing of the present ... This
tidy, thoughtful film gets at jazz's joy and pain." The recently
released Amazing Grace documents two performances by https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Aretha-Franklin/" rel="nofollow - Aretha Franklin
in January of 1972 at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in
Watts, Los Angeles, backed by the Southern California Community Choir.
The audio recording of those performances became Franklin's biggest
selling album. The Washington Postcalls the film "nothing short of a
miracle."
BRIC's Brooklyn Poetry Slam-"a packed night of stellar local poets"
(TimeOut)-returns to JazzFest, hosted by the poet, activist, and
educator Mahogany L. Browne, with music by DJ Jive Poetic.
"In five short years, BRIC has been able to create a new,
forward-looking jazz festival that has become an eagerly-awaited facet
of the music scene here in Brooklyn," remarks Kristina Newman-Scott,
President of BRIC.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jack-Walsh/" rel="nofollow - Jack Walsh ,
BRIC's Senior Vice President of Performing Arts says, "We are thrilled
to announce BOYFRIENDS to headline and close out BRIC JazzFest. https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Joe-Russo/" rel="nofollow - Joe Russo , Ben Perowsky, https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Josh-Kaufman/" rel="nofollow - Josh Kaufman & https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Stuart-Bogie/" rel="nofollow - Stuart Bogie
are all world-class musicians steeped in experimentation and
improvisation; and I expect we will experience some explosive moments
from this amazing https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/New-Group/" rel="nofollow - New Group !"
With BRIC JazzFest, BRIC brings its decades of hosting the beloved
summer-long BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival into its state-of-the-art
home in Fort Greene, providing an experience that's true to its mission
of making cultural programming genuinely accessible. Billboard writes,
"[BRIC JazzFest] prove[s] an excellent argument for standing-room jazz
functions in general: lower financial barrier to entry, higher
population of listeners, and a more engaged audience."
Free events require RSVP at BRICartsmedia.org. Single-day tickets for
the BRIC JazzFest Marathon, which go on sale to BRIC members on
Wednesday, August 7 and to the general public on Friday, August 9 at
10am, are $30 advance/$35 door (per day), and there is a limited number
of 3-day passes available for $75 (available now). Tickets can be
purchased by visiting BRICartsmedia.org. The Box Office at BRIC House is
open on performance days only, one hour prior to the event. BRIC House
is located at 647 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn and is open
weekdays and Saturdays at 8am and Sundays at 10am. from www.broadwayworld.com
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