Mavis Staples and Amy Helm at BAM

Mavis Staples during her performance at BAM on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Amy Helm did an opening set at BAM on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Amy Helm sings her father’s favorite gospel song, “Gloryland,” acapella on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Hanif Abdurraqib introduces Mavis Staples on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Mavis Staples at BAM on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Mavis Staples concluding the final live performances taking place at BAM’s Opera House on Friday, May 20, 2022.

On Friday, May 20, 2022, Mavis Staples and Amy Helm were the final music performances in the series curated by Hanif Abdurraqib at BAM. This was my second time capturing Ms. Staples’ live performance and I’m so grateful I got to do it for the venue.

There’s one more event taking place on June 11th with activist and poet Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist Javon Jackson at BAMcafé and more information about that performance can be found here.