BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 2022

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! will return to the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park at full capacity, with live, free and in-person performances.  The 2022 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! season will kick off on Wednesday, June 8th with legendary saxophonist, producer, and composer Kamasi Washington as the headliner. A Los Angeles native, the multi-instrumentalist recently released his critically-acclaimed single, “The Garden Path,” with a world premiere performance on The Tonight Show. Washington has also collaborated and shared stages with Kendrick Lamar and Florence + the Machine, among others. Washington is a longtime BRIC collaborator, having performed at multiple nights of BRIC JazzFest in years past. Brooklyn-based DJ Reborn and Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter Ravyn Lenae will open the show.

Closing out the festival season on August 6 will be Nigerian singer/songwriter, Yemi Alade, who has music features with Beyonce, Rick Ross, and Mr. Eazi to name a few. The award-winning Afro-pop artist has accumulated over 400 million views on Youtube, making her one of the most viewed African artists of all time. Alade previously performed as part of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!: Live Everywhere, the festival’s groundbreaking virtual 2020 format during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Benefit concerts, which help to support BRIC’s free programming will include Los Angeles singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers who will hit the festival stage on June 14th and 15th. Both performances were completely sold out in under 48 hours. American singer/songwriter, record producer, and actress Erykah Badu (globally known as the “Queen of Neo Soul”) will perform on August 5th. The rest of the festival lineup will be announced on May 3rd.

Opening Night | Kamasi Washington, Ravyn Lenae, and DJ Reborn
June 8, 2022 · 6:00PM @Lena Horne Bandshell
Join for the opening night of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! 2022 with Los Angeles-born multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Kamasi Washington! Featuring opening performances by Ravyn Lenae and DJ Reborn. RSVP Here!