The 3rd annual BRIC Jazz Festival, taking place Oct. 14-21 in the Brooklyn Cultural District in Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced its artist lineup and events schedule. This year’s festival will include numerous free performances; a two-night jazz film series featuring a screening of Chasing Trane; a three-night Jazz Marathon with 27 groups performing overlapping sets in the BRIC House Ballroom, Gallery and Artist Studio; a free “Jazz and Justice” panel discussion; student workshops; and a community dance class led by choreographer Ronald K. Brown.
Scheduled performers for the Jazz Marathon include Maceo Parker, The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen, Vijay Iyer, Terri Lyne Carrington Band, GoGo Penguin, Harriet Tubman, Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition, Samora Pinderhughes, Miles Mosley & The West Coast Get Down, Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirate Troubadours, Theo Croker, Troker, Butcher Brown, Braxton Cook, Miramar, Imani Uzuri: Wild Cotton, Dave Douglas Meets The Westerlies, Kavita Shah Quintet, Matana Roberts and more.
