Bring lawn chairs, appetite and party shoes to Hoop City Jazz & Art on Friday, July 8 for the Mardi Gras kick off party with classic Treme sounds!

Actor Wendell Pierce of HBO's hit "Treme" and former star of "The Wire" will host on Friday Hoop City Jazz & Art. Court Square, Spfld, MA. All Free

Hoop City Jazz & Art will feature smooth and sultry R&B sounds on Saturday, July 9 with headliner Gerald Albright at 8 pm You don't want to miss this!!

Hoop City Jazz & Art headliner on Sunday, July 10 is Grammy winning artist Poncho Sanchez at 6:30 pm. Latin and traditional jazz all day! Free too!

Hoop City Jazz & Art can't wait til Friday when Wendell Pierce hosts a night of GREAT music with artitsts glen david andrews and The Soul Rebels. Join US

A lil' rain shouldn't stop you ~ come out to Hoop City Jazz & Art tonight with Wendell Pierce as host & glen david andrews and Soul Rebels performing.

Mardi Gras in downtown Springfield, MA tonight at Court Square. Hoop City Jazz & Art on Sat. & Sun. too. The regions best FREE outdoor concert.

Thanks for the follow @ThomaJFox and ArmorHoops. We hope you come out to the Hoop City Jazz Festival this weekend!

@soulrebelsno THANK YOU for putting on a show Springfield will never forget! You guys tore it up, rain and all, we loved it and you!

Hoop City Jazz & Art's opening night was GREAT with Wendell Pierce, glen david andrews & @soulrebelsno. Come on down today for more great music!!

Hoop City Jazz & Art thanks for the love! We love you Springfield!

@soulrebelsno Thanks for the RT, We'd love if you #followback. It was great meeting you guys tonight. Haven't stopped playing ur CD yet!

Hoop City Jazz & Art line up for today: Marcus Anderson, @VincentIngala1, Down to the Bone and jazz great Gerald Albright! All free! Come on down.

Thousands of people at Hoop City Jazz & Art today ~~ great music, vendors, & food so good you'll wanna slap ya .. well you know what I mean! lol!

Tomorrow is another big day Hoop City Jazz & Art ~ with grammy award winning artist Poncho Sanchez on deck! No one can play the bongos better!

One of our Hoop City Jazz & Art vendors: photos.masslive.com/republican/201…

Today's weather in Springfield, MA ~~ low to mid-80s & summer sun. Perfect outdoor concert weather :)

Check this video out -- Poncho Sanchez Alafia youtube.com/watch?v=9_p3HG… via ~~ Muy bueno! He's at Hoop City today at 6:30 pm.

Enjoy! Poncho Sanchez's "Afro Cuban Fantasy" youtube.com/watch?v=z0u3X-… via YouTube

Enjoy Samirah Evans and the Handsome Devils - they're on today at 5 pm Hoop City Jazz & Art.. Take a listen: youtube.com/watch?v=RbVUY-…