Great Music This Weekend in Bed-Stuy!

Make Music New York, described by city officials as “one of the largest musical events in the city’s history,” is back for a third year of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on the first day of summer. On Sunday, June 21, from 11 in the morning until 10 at night, musicians of all ages and musical persuasions — from hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock — will perform on streets, sidewalks, stoops, plazas, cemeteries, parks and gardens. Writes The New York Times, “You might hear a string quartet on one block and a mariachi band on the next.”

The MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK FESTIVAL is free and it’s city-wide, and there’s A LOT happening in Bed-Stuy:

Common Grounds (376 Tompkins Ave)
1:00 pm Gospel City “gospel for today’s generation”
3:00 pm Katrena Rene, new and classic R&B

Food4Thought Cafe (445 Marcus Garvey Blvd)
An afternoon of hip hop with:
12:00 pm Faro Z
1:00 pm Community Open Mic
2:30 pm Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
3:30 pm NRO (New Rap Order)
5:00 pm Wild African Society
6:15 pm Liberation Family

Heavenly Crumbs Boutique Bakery (355 Franklin Ave)
1:00 pm Ian Rock, dance music & jazz lounge DJ
2:00 pm Serge Negri, deep house DJ
3:00 pm Hassan Shabazz, dance MC

Putnam Ave @ F&B Block Association
All day on the street bet. Franklin & Bedford, including a 4:00 pm show with Mikey P & Maddan showcasing a blend of reggae, jazz, and rock

Rapha Evangelistic Worship Center (78 Saratoga Ave)
6:00 pm Michael Turner Lewis, soulful, prophetic tenor

Solomon’s Porch Cafe (307 Stuyvesant Ave)
1:00 pm Apostles, grown folks’ hip hop
2:00 pm Emma Alabaster, multi-faceted bassist
2:30 pm Natasha Corbett, soul & rock
3:15 pm Nedelka, edgy urban soul
4:00 pm Cavalier, authentic Brooklyn hip hop
4:45 pm Katrena Rene, R&B with a twist
5:15 pm Stephanie Rooker, bluesy singer/songwriter
6:00 pm Halfway Crooks, reggae, funk, & beyond
7:00 pm DJ Sabine spinning global soul

Target Community Garden (933 Bedford Ave)
2:00 pm Elana Brody, theatrical originals & jazz standards

Von King Park (Marcy Ave & Lafayette Ave)
12:30 pm Shadz Of Red sexy, psychedelic rock
2:00 pm Nuwani, a blend of urban genres

So be sure to check out all of this great local music! Hang out on a Sunday in the ‘hood!

Click here for TimeOut’s complete list of free music events taking place.

For more info about Make Music New York click here.