Freedom Sounds: Rosa Joe Jacobs

Freedom Sounds is a live music series occuring every Tuesday at JustBook-ish. This week's feature is songwriter and musician, Rosa Joe Jacobs.

Rosa Joe Jacobs is a Brooklyn-bred, Boston-based songwriter and musician. While her songs draw from folk traditions, Rosa is less interested in fitting within genre boundaries and far more devoted to creating music that makes people feel connected. Connected to themselves, to each other, and to something larger. She is currently a student at Berklee College of Music. Rosa is also working on her debut project, a collection of original songs recorded at Q Division Studios, set to release in 2025.

 Jacobs didn’t grow up in a traditional folk music household. As a city kid, her early life was shaped more by the hum of subways and crowded streets than folk songs. The discovery of a love for American Roots Music came later, drawn to its storytelling potential…