Live and direct from Springfield Mass at the Jazz and Roots Festival. A first for me on the show in terms of live coverage recorded on 7/21/23 in my home area. It is the tenth annual Springfield Jazz and Roots festival. As expressed on their website www.springfieldjazzfest.com - "In 2017, the Festival incorporated a New Orleans’ style second line parade that germinated through Charles Neville’s volunteer work with the Community Music School of Springfield. Charles founded and taught the Brass Band Camp with CMSS faculty. Inspired by their experience with Mr. Neville, the youth cohort continued to meet on a weekly basis and their unwavering enthusiasm blossomed into a year-round program". I was able to speak with several vendors here. Thank you to Owner of Plush Beauty Studios on 266 Bridge St. Springfield, MA - Gumersindo Gomez. Jasper of the Love Art Collective and Mix Media Artist Duan Rivera, all who took time to speak with me. Listen to their Perspectives on art, music, owning your own business and more. Please check them out on their social media platforms and a huge thank you to the city of Springfield for putting on another wonderful event this summer. Shout out to Deweys Jazz Lounge for always doing the damn thing. A huge shout out to the wonderful women I met from WTCC 90.7 reminding us all they are still there and doing it! 90.7 a staple here in our community. Hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to follow the show on Instagram and Youtube..
