SlackChat SlackChat: Conversations with Inspired People

Our next interview is with Matt Marshall, owner of Bluescentric, which produces quality soul, rock n roll, jazz, bluegrass, and blues music themed t-shirts and other related merch.  He also owns B Side Records, which sells vintage vinyl records.  Listen to his story as he describes growing up in Columbia, Missouri, and his path that led him to create a business that combines design, art, and his love of music.

Jake talks with Lisa Bartlett, artist and owner of Artlandish Gallery in Columbia, Missouri.  She's been around Columbia, Missouri since the 80's and has a lot to say about the Columbia art scene.  Check it out!

Jake talks with Tracy Lane, co-owner and producer of the Treeline Music Fest (f/k/a Roots N Blues), about her love of music and the serious challenges women face working in the music industry.  After heading to LA straight outta her rural Missouri high school, she eventually made her way back to Columbia where she worked for Richard King at the Blue Note.  After a stint in Oklahoma City, she returned to work for True False and the Roots N Blues Festival.  Tracy and co-owner Shay Jasper eventually purchased Roots N Blues and, after a challenging delay due to the COVID pandemic, they put on an historic female led lineup at Roots N Blues in 2021.  Check out Tracy Lane's inspiring story and get ready for the amazingly diverse lineup of artists at Treeline Music Fest 2023!

Jake talks to Dr. Adam Beckett, a physician in Emergency Medicine and creator of Global First Reponder, which provides crucial aid throughout the world.  Adam graduated from MU before spending four years in the Marines.  He then attended medical school in Kansas City.  After a residency in Chicago, he returned to Columbia where he works for the University of Missouri Hospital and the Truman VA Hospital.
In 2011 Adam organized Global First Responder and in 2014 created the Global First Responder Foundation.  Global First Responder advocates for global healthcare equality and partners with communities to complete joint sustainability projects.  
More information about Global First Responder can be found at https://globalfirstresponder.org
 

Jake interviews his friend Lenore Danziger about her adventurous life meeting Jimi Hendrix, living in California and Mexico and her association with amazing structures of poet and surrealist Edward James near Xilitla, Mexico.  Avery Danziger's documentary, "Edward James: Builder or Dreams," can be found at https/vimeo.com/164786264.  Check it all out!

SlackChat is honored to get to interview the godfather of the Columbia, Missouri music scene, Richard King!  Hear about how he came to Columbia and his establishment of the "old" Blue Note, the move to the "new" Blue Note, acquiring Mojo's and selling it all and taking over Cooper's Landing.  We all owe Richard King and his long time partner in crime, Phil Costello, a debt of gratitude for all a great music we've been able to experience in Columbia.  Do not miss this one. Check it out!