BAM announces December BAMcafé Live lineup

No cover! No minimum! Friday and Saturday nights

Brooklyn, NY/November 5, 2015—Now in its 16th season, BAMcafé Live (30 Lafayette Avenue)—the performance series curated by Darrell M. McNeill, associate producer, music programming—announced its December lineup featuring rock, jazz, R&B, world, pop, and more. BAMcafé Live events have no cover charge and no drink minimum. For information and updates, call 718.636.4100 or visit BAM.org.

Friday & Saturday night schedule Fri, Dec 4 at 9:30pm—Matt Darriau’s Paradox Trio Sat, Dec 5 at 9:30pm—AMERICAN CANDY Fri, Dec 11 at 9:30pm—Antoinette Montague Sat, Dec 12 at 9:30pm—The GrooveBarbers’ Acapella Holiday Show Fri, Dec 18 at 9:30pm—Beat Kaestli Sat, Dec 19 at 9:30pm—Winter Solstice Masquerade featuring Tamar-kali

Host: Phillip Andry House DJ: DJ Idlemind “The Appropriate Agent”

For press inquiries, contact Baha Ebrahimzadeh at 718.636.4129 x 1 or [email protected].

About the artists

Fri, Dec 4 at 9:30pm Matt Darriau’s Paradox Trio Romany rhythms meet thrilling jazz improvisation in the boundary-pushing sounds of Paradox Trio. World music woodwind virtuoso Matt Darriau (of Grammy-winning ensemble The Klezmatics) leads the outfit, performing on traditional Eastern European instruments such as the gaida, a Bulgarian bagpipe, and the flute-like kaval. His intricate melodic lines are propelled by driving Balkan beats played on the dumbek.

Sat, Dec 5 at 9:30pm AMERICAN CANDY Part sketch comedy, part raucous musical satire, American Candy is a Brooklyn-based troupe that irreverently skewers the absurd side of American pop culture. Taking inspiration from groundbreaking series like In Living Color and The Carol Burnett Show, American Candy brings together a diverse group of comedians for a special performance to celebrate their television debut on Launch TV this April.

Fri, Dec 11 at 9:30pm Antoinette Montague Antoinette Montague breathes new life into jazz standards and unexpected covers alike with her bold, brassy voice and emotionally-charged delivery. An old-school chanteuse in the vein of greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Montague is equally adept at up-tempo swing and slow-burn blues numbers alike. She takes the stage at the BAMcafé fresh from the release of her third album, World Peace in the Key of Jazz.

Sat, Dec 12 at 9:30pm The GrooveBarbers’ Acapella Holiday Show This powerhouse vocal quartet—featuring members of the pioneering contemporary a capella ensemble Rockapella—brings holiday cheer to the BAMcafé with their soulful, rock- and jazz- influenced take on barbershop. There will be no instruments in sight as seasonal classics get the doo-wop treatment in this special Yuletide concert, which includes a guest appearance by operatic soprano Inna Dukach.

Fri, Dec 18 at 9:30pm Beat Kaestli With his poignant, purely expressive voice, Swiss-American singer Beat Kaestli has won acclaim for his interpretations of everything from American jazz standards to soulful, R&B-tinged originals. For this special performance, Kaestli debuts work from his latest project, Rock My R&B, featuring ‘80s rock classics reimagined in the timeless style of jazz and R&B. This concert will feature hard rockers from the likes of Def Leopard and Billy Idol updated with a smooth, seductive sound.

Sat, Dec 19 at 9:30pm Winter Solstice Masquerade featuring Tamar-kali Celebrate the longest night of the year with Tamar-kali, who crafts hard-edged, melodic guitar rock that showcases her powerful, soul-shaking vocals. Known to audiences for her prominent role in the landmark documentary Afro-Punk, Tamar-kali has performed alongside acts like Paramore, Fishbone, Outkast, and The Roots. Expect chugging guitar lines, thunderous power chords, and an explosion of mosh-inducing energy long into the night.

Credits

Viacom is the BAM 2015 Music Sponsor.

Pepsi is the Official Beverage of BAM. Additional support for BAMcafé Live is provided by Con Edison. BAMcafé Live receives endowment support from the BAM Fund To Support Emerging and Local Musicians, created in part with a major gift from The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. Programming in BAM Lepercq Space is supported by The Lepercq Charitable Foundation.

Your tax dollars make BAM programs possible through funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. The BAM facilities are owned by the City of New York and benefit from public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Bill de Blasio; Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tom Finkelpearl; the New York City Council including Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras, Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Jimmy Van Bramer, the Brooklyn Delegation of the Council, and Council Member Laurie Cumbo; and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams. BAM would like to thank the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Assembly, Joseph R. Lentol, Delegation Leader; and New York Senate, Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Delegation Leader.

General Information BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas, and BAMcafé are located in the Peter Jay Sharp building at 30 Lafayette Avenue (between St Felix Street and Ashland Place) in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn. BAM Harvey Theater is located two blocks from the main building at 651 Fulton Street (between Ashland and Rockwell Places). Both locations house Greenlight Bookstore at BAM kiosks. BAM Fisher, located at 321 Ashland Place, is the newest addition to the BAM campus and houses the Judith and Alan Fishman Space and Rita K. Hillman Studio. BAM Rose Cinemas is Brooklyn’s only movie house dedicated to first-run independent and foreign film and repertory programming. BAMcafé, operated by Great Performances, offers a dinner menu prior to BAM Howard Gilman Opera House evening performances. BAMcafé also features an eclectic mix of live music for BAMcafé Live on Friday and Saturday nights with a bar menu available starting at 6pm.

Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, B to Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center (2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St for Harvey Theater) D, N, R to Pacific Street; G to Fulton Street; C to Lafayette Avenue Train: Long Island Railroad to Atlantic Terminal – Barclays Center Bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67 all stop within three blocks of BAM Car: Commercial parking lots are located adjacent to BAM

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