Jazz In July Concert Series Returns To Brooklyn Botanic Garden

BROOKLYN, NY — Jazz In July, a special concert series featuring live jazz performances from local musicians, returns to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden today.

Jazz in July is a part of Natural Attractions: A Plant-Pollinator Love Story, an exhibition and program series through October that aims to inspire a new way of seeing and appreciating the necessity of plants – and insects, officials said.

Activities will kick off at 6 p.m. with performances starting at 7 p.m. every Thursday in July. Each event includes a pop-up bar serving beer, wine, ice cream and snacks.

Here's what you need to know:

July 11

• Discover what’s abuzz with the Pollinator Plants & Art Tour, highlighting the Natural Attractions: A Plant-Pollinator Love Story exhibition
• Performance by the Brownstone JAZZ Ensemble

July 18

• Join Patrick Costello, BBG’s 2024 artist-in-residence, in a Community Chorus
• Haitian music and stories performed by Mizik Ayiti! Featuring Jonathan Michel: L’Ouverture, presented in partnership with Haiti Cultural Exchange

July 25

• Join "Disability Pride, Disability Joy, Exist," a Disability Pride Month Art-Making Program celebrating disability diversity with Annie Nishwani Lachhman and Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, presented in partnership with Accessible Travel NYC
• Performance by the Brooklyn-based Afro-Caribbean band, Blakk