By Casey Rafter
Larisa Bryski is a champion of musicians, young and old. She co-founded and executive directs G.I.R.L.S. Rock Sacramento, a nonprofit that provides females and gender-expanded youth with experience in producing and performing music. She is also a solo artist with two albums, and she is an in-demand vocal coach.
Mick Martin is a Sacramento-based blues legend who has led Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers since 1983. He got his start as a journalist writing for the Sacramento Union, where he wrote “The Movie Guide.” He has also hosted and produced “Mick Martin’s Blues Party” on the radio for more than 25 years.
The two musicians came together on Sept. 5 at CLARA auditorium in Midtown Sacramento for a conversation and live recording of our podcast, “Creativity in the Capital.” Listen to their conversation on episode 12, available on streaming platforms.
This podcast episode was funded by the City of Sacramento’s Arts and Creative Economy Journalism Grant to Solving Sacramento. Following our journalism code of ethics and protocols, the city had no editorial influence over this story and no city official reviewed this story before it was published. Our partners include California Groundbreakers, Capital Public Radio, Outword, Russian America Media, Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento News & Review, Sacramento Observer and Univision 19.