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River & Blues 2021: free summer concerts in Battery Park City (Nicole Atkins & more)

Battery Park City’s free River & Blues series is back for 2021, happening Thursday evenings in July at Wagner Park.

BAM R&B Fest 2018: free Brooklyn daytime Metrotech concert lineup

Like every year, the series offers a variety of jazz, soul, and R&B lunchtime concerts that are free and open to the public.

globalFEST 2017 lineup (Jojo Abot, Maarja Nuut, Rare Essence, Septeto Santiaguero, more)

The lineup includes the Lauryn Hill-approved singer Jojo Abot, Estonian folk singer/violinist Maarja Nuut, DC go-go vets Rare Essence, Indian-classical and jazz fuser Rudresh Mahanthappa, Cuban group Septeto Santiaguero, and more.