River and Blues 2022 - BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY

RIVER & BLUES

OVER 20 YEARS OF MUSIC AND SUMMER SUNSETS
ROCKEFELLER PARK, BATTERY PARK CITY
THURSDAYS IN JULY

The River & Blues Concert Series is a celebrated NYC summer tradition featuring Global and American folk, roots and blues music for over 20 years! This JULY, Battery Park City Authority presents four FREE concerts sure to delight music lovers of all ages. Set in picturesque Wagner Park, River & Blues is a perfect summer show experience with breathtaking views of Hudson River sunsets, picnic-friendly fairgrounds and refreshing waterfront breezes. “Wagner Park in Battery Park City is the place to be for nature-lovers and music-lovers alike!”

STAY TUNED AND FOLLOW @BPCPARKS ON SOCIALS FOR THE SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED 2023 LINE UP!

2022 LINE UP

free and open to the public
DOORS @ 6PM

JULY 07

NICOLE ATKINS

The powerhouse New Jersey-via-Nashville soul singer and songwriter, Nicole Atkins who blends disco, folk, and country rock on her latest release, Memphis Ice.

6PM DOORS OPEN

7PM nicole atkins

JULY 14

ELJURI

Touted as one of the top Latina guitar players in the world, Eljuri is a compulsive genre-fusing artist that blends the sounds and rhythms of her life experiences into her song-writing and guitar playing.

CHA WA

The infectious music and dazzling stage show of grammy-nominated Cha Wa has been described as “funk with feathers” – a sound rooted in traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music mixed with funk and soul, creating a non-stop groove machine.

6:00pm Doors OPEN

6:30PM ELJURI

7:30PM CHA WA

JULY 21

Virginia-born singer/songwriter Nicole Wray has everything you’d want in a singer: an infectious flair, an incredible range and a church upbringing that’s brought a pure, healing texture to her voice.

6:00pm DOORS OPEN

7:00pm LADY WRAY

LADY WRAY

JULY 28

MAGGIE ROSE

After years of honing her chops and making her name as a force-of-nature vocalist, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter Maggie Rose has dreamed up her own unbridled collision of rock-and-roll, soul, folk, funk, and R&B.

CEDRIC BURNSIDE

Cedric Burnside was born into a prominent family of North Mississippi Hill Country legends. These sensibilities are reflected across his work and impeccably showcased on his 2022 GRAMMY-winning release, “I Be Trying”.

6:00pm DOORS OPEN

6:30PM MAGGIE ROSE

7:30PM CEDRIC BURNSIDE

JULY
07,14,21,28

DJ Susan Z. anthony

Third-generation DJ Susan Z. Anthony will warm up the River & Blues stage every Thursday this July at 6PM. Come early and check out her eclectic sets that slide from underground cuts to classic party knockers and back again.

GETTING HERE

SEATING

No assigned seating. BYO-lawn chairs and picnics encouraged.

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