The 4th annual Battle of the Boroughs continues with the THE BRONX BATTLE at WNYC/WQXR’s The Greene Space on Friday, April 5 at 7pm. 14 musical acts in all genres from The Bronx vie for the chance to compete in the ULTIMATE BATTLE on June 21st against the winners from the 4 other boroughs.
Judging The Bronx Battle are jazz musician Geri Allen, Grammy Award-winning producer Steve Pageot, and Assistant Producer of WNYC’s New Sounds, Caryn Havlik.
What: The Battle of the Boroughs: The Bronx
Where: The Greene Space (44 Charlton Street, New York, NY, near 1 at Houston and C,E at Spring Street)
When: Friday, April 5th at 7pm
Tickets: $15 with a complementary glass of wine or beer OR $30 for open bar; available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9734812
Participants representing The Bronx:
I Am B13 (rap)
Captains of Industry (Free Jazz)
Tee Dot Ohh Liya Marie (Singer/Rapper)
Blue Meadow (Rock)
marie-claire (Jazz)
Kevin Batchelor’s Grand Concourse (Reggae/Ska)
Daphya (Hip hop/ R&B)
Bill Santen (Folk)
Flow Freequan (Rap)
Yurby (Folk/Alternative Rock/Blues)
Al-Lisha Burns (R&B/ Pop/)
Corky Has a Band (Hyper- Vaudevillian Performance Art)
Tyrone Birkett/Emancipation (Postmodern Spirituals, Jazz, Soul, Gospel)
Emily Angell (Folk-Pop)
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