Ari Lennox as the headliner, Brooklyn-based rapper and poet
KAMAUU and Jamaican-bred R&B artist
Nesta as openers. The first benefit concert of the season was also announced and will feature British rock band Glass Animals, who will be playing the park as part of their Dreamland Tour. The rest of the Festival lineup is still to be announced.
“BRIC was proud to bring hundreds of thousands of people the opportunity to connect with artists from across the world, safely from their homes, during a pandemic,” says
Kristina Newman-Scott, BRIC’s president. “But, there’s nothing like the energy of Brooklyn when it’s filled with friends and family, all gathered for good times and great music. We are elated to be coming.
Keyon Harrold;Â Brooklyn-bred bandsÂ
Phony Ppl andÂ
Justin Hicks;Â musical duoÂ
Nate Smith x Van Hunt;Â and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, alternately known as Hailey Niswanger,Â
MAE.SUN.
“We are thrilled to once again deliver the culture and music that we love with JazzFest as we celebrate its sixth year,â saidÂ
Lia Camille Crockett, BRIC Director of Performing Arts. “This yearâs event will be the most groundbreaking yet, with three packed evenings of incredible talent that are innovators and embody the resilient and ever-present Brooklyn spirit, all safely accessible from the comfort of our homes.â
“This past year has been a difficult time for many in our community, and music remains an inexhaustible source of joy and resilience, saidÂ
Venues from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to a jazz stage in Queens are cautiously planning their first live programming in the brave new world of social distancing and audience size limits.
From Lincoln Center to local groups, NYC’s arts community plans gradual comeback from COVID-19 Shant Shahrigian
Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted authorities to shut down performances and public gatherings, devastating the city’s world-famous arts sector, the show will go back on.
Venues from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to a jazz stage in Queens are cautiously planning their first live programming in the brave new world of social distancing and audience size limits.
As in the rest of the country, recent weeks have seen the city’s COVID numbers gradually go down the average positive test rate was 6.86% as of last Wednesday, according to city Health Department stats, down from a recent peak of 9.7% on Jan. 3. While concern about new variants of the deadly virus remains high, the sense of panic that pervaded when Gov. Cuomo shut down large venues on March 13, 2020, has faded.