Brooklyn has become the place to enjoy classic R&B albums as live listening experiences, where people can connect, vibe and relive special moments through the music.
Lenny J , a former New York City party promoter, kicked off the first Lenny J’s Listening Room on a recent night at Love's Club in Bushwick. The monthly event was an intimate and immersive live music experience catered to the slightly more mature “aunties and uncles" crowd, where the audience were taken on a musical journey through Usher’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning album, Confessions .
To set the mood, patrons were asked to follow the “grown and sexy” dress code. Upon arrival, the men were given roses at the door and were encouraged to give them to anyone they wanted to spark a conversation with .
Attendees were