Musicians, Without Venues To Play Due To COVID-19, Take Performances To Baltimore Streets
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With the sun filling the Inner Harbor sky, music fills the air as notes fly from the bell of Cameron Sterrett's trumpet.
It's a pop-up performance born after the pandemic shuttered music venues, leaving the local musician with extra time and a desire to spread joy.
"I took some time to think about how I could help the people. And I do music so I was like man we've got to bring music to people something where people can really feel good," Sterrett said.
"It's been beautiful honestly, a lot of hard work and a lot of times it looked like it wasn't going to make it but we trusted in God, trusted in ourselves and kept it going," Brown said.
They prepared with a catalog of jazz, funk and soul. They're bringing live music to anyone that stops to listen.
"Good music, entertaining, trying to do something positive for the neighborhood," a passerby said.
It's a break from the day-to-day, courtesy of two guys who may just be getting as much joy from playing as you would from listening.
"It's actually a great joy. It's priceless. It's amazing how people just come and set up. We've had people just sit out there and just give request. All of that. It's just nice, I love it," Sterrett said.
The pop-up concerts aren't completely random. They announce them online and on social media.