Summer of Soul series brings Breakestra, Sam Sparro, Dam-Funk and Jungle Fire to Hammer Museum for free shows in July

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Breakestra with Miles Tackett

Music returns to the Hammer Museum courtyard in July as Breakestra, Sam Sparro, Dam-Funk and Jungle Fire head up four Thursday nights of free, all-ages shows titled “Summer of Soul,” part of the KCRW Summer Nights series.

Long-running L.A. funk outfit Breakestra, the eight-piece headed up by Miles “Music Man” Tackett, kicks the series off on July 9. On July 16, it’s Aussie ex-pat and electro-soul man Sparro, along with the Rebirth. Dam-Funk plays July 23 with a full band, and funk/cumbia/Afrobeat mixologists Jungle Fire close out Summer of Soul on July 29, joined by Houston’s The Suffers.

The nights start at 6:30 p.m., featuring a cash bar, KCRW DJ sets and extended gallery hours (open until 9 p.m.). Live sets begin at 7:30.

Full schedule below:

July 9: Breakestra and DJ Jeremy Sole
July 16: Sam Sparro, The Rebirth and DJs Aaron Byrd and Chris Douridas
July 23: Dam-Funk, Martin Luther and DJs Anthony Valadez and Raul Campos
July 30 Jungle Fire, The Suffers and DJ Garth Trinidad