Baltimore musicians to host Key Bridge benefit concert at Mobtown Ballroom in Station North.

Musicians from different corners of Baltimore’s music scene will join together at Mobtown Ballroom & Café in Station North on Thursday evening for a concert to benefit families affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March.

“Anyone can be touched by disaster and if you’ve got empathy, you want to reach out in any way you can,” said organizer and musician Joel Michael-Schwartz. “This is a way for the musicians to reach out and for the audience members as well.”

The Key Bridge Relief & Memorial Concert, starting at 7 p.m., will feature four acts: Clarence Ward III, a jazz flugelhornist, saxophonist and trumpeter; Latin American popular and folk music band Son del Sur; Irish folk group The Pilgrims of Deep Run; and Michael-Schwartz’s group, Dawg’s Pocket, which he said will perform Americana music.

Tickets cost $15, and additional donations will be accepted. All proceeds will be contributed to a fund launched by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs for the families involved. . .

Planning for a second Key Bridge fundraising event is also already underway.

“Events like this can extend people’s engagement … by a few days or a few weeks, and that can make a big difference.”

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