BAMs Free Summer Jazz Concerts in Brooklyn: Noon in Metrotech (Downtown Brooklyn

Every summer, BAM (the Brooklyn Academy of Music) hosts a wonderful free daytime jazz festival at noon on Thursdays.in busy downtown Brooklyn. It's within healthy walking distance of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, and offers a wonderful midday respite for visitors, local office workers, and families. Sit in the shade and catch some tunes. In 2012 the R&B Festival at MetroTech schedule is as follows:

Thu, Jun 13: Bobby Rush

Thu, Jun 20: Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat

Thu, Jun 27: Stooges Brass Band

Wed, Jul 3cAvery*Sunshine

Thu, Jul 11: Sly and Robbie

Thu, Jul 18: Fatoumata Diawara

Thu, Jul 25: Bombino

Thu, Aug 1: Sheila E

Thu, Aug 8: Shuggie Otis

Where: : MetroTech Commons, on the corner of Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues in Downtown Brooklyn.

Past Performers An amazing and eclectic roster of R&B and world music legendary performers and some famous trailblazers include George Clinton, Maceo Parker, Los Lobos, Jimmy Cliff, the Wailers, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Salif Keita, Amadou and Mariam, Toumani Diabate, and Blitz the Ambassador.