The festival will close with a Brooklyn Jam Session led by Louis Cato with special guests!

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One of BRIC’s premiere performing arts programs, JazzFest is a widely-known three-day marathon Jazz music festival that brings together legendary figures, groundbreaking artists and newcomers stretching across the spectrums of jazz and the styles it continues to influence. In August, BRIC announced that JazzFest would return in-person to BRIC House Oct. 21-23 after being virtual in Spring 2021.

“Our mission with BRIC JazzFest is to push the boundaries of what one might think of as jazz and make it accessible to all listeners.” said Lia Camille Crockett, Director of Performing Arts at BRIC. “Many of the innovators past, present and future are based right here in Brooklyn, touring the world with some of the biggest names in music while also creating their own phenomenal work, and JazzFest is a home for all of that.”

This year’s festival is co-curated by Madison McFerrin, a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn whose sound “shows wonderful vocal dexterity, deftly swerving from sharp, clearly enunciated staccato bursts to fluttery, free-form melismata,” according to the New York Times. As the guest curator at BRIC Jazzfest this year Madison brings refreshing programming flavor to the lineup.

“We’re intentionally celebrating innovators in the space, as well as contemporary artists who don’t fit within the typical jazz mold,” said Madison McFerrin, Co-Curator of BRIC JazzFest. “I’m thrilled to be a part of bringing this powerful lineup to BRIC House.”

The full lineup can be found below and also on BRIC’s website.