MUSIC JAMS
Making music with others is one of life’s simplest and truest joys. If you play an acoustic instrument, sing, or just want to listen, join us most Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturday mornings for a music jam in a variety of different genres (note the newly added “Advanced Bluegrass/Americana” and “Country”):
Jam Genres and Days
Pop and Rock: Your favorite old radio tunes - 1st Mondays
Fiddle Tunes: But not just for fiddles! - 1st Thursdays
BIBGJS: Beginning and Intermediate Bluegrass Jam Session (but not limited to just bluegrass) - 1st and 3rd Saturdays
Gospel: 2nd Mondays
Select Handpicked Jam: Different featured songwriter or special category (e.g. “summer songs”) each month - 2nd Thursdays
+++NEW+++ Advanced Bluegrass/Americana: For those ready to move on to steadier tempos and an occasional break without leaning on the crutch of printed music - 2nd and 4th Saturdays
+++NEW+++ Country: Front Porch, country music from the Classics to the Contemporary - 2nd and 4th Saturdays
Gypsy Swing: Django Reinhardt swing (and some western swing) - 3rd Mondays
3rd Thursdays - No jam. Stay home and practice!
Hootenanny: Folk songs - 4th Mondays
Festival Bluegrass: Bluegrass with limited use of music books - 4th Thursdays
Other jams are held on specal occasions, or to fill out months with 5th Mondays or Thursdays. Be sure and check the schedule below for specific dates as in holiday months and certain other times we have to move some of the jams. AND, in the summer months, we have jams on Friday evenings just before our concerts at the Black Forest Community Center.
Most jams are led from songbooks or playlists composed by our enthusiastic jam leaders volunteers. All levels are welcome, from beginner to advanced. All we ask is a small donation to help cover room rental.
Now, “Go get your jam on.”
JAM SCHEDULE
May 2024
Thursday, May 2: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Saturday, May 4: SuperJam with Bob Ucman ♦
10:00am -1:30pm, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, May 6: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thursday, May 9: Fun(ny) Songs with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.+++NEW+++ Saturday, May 11: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.+++NEW+++ Saturday, May 11: Country with Doug Kladder and JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, May 13: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Saturday, May 18: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, May 20: Gypsy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thursday, May 23: Festival Bluegrass with Nancy Hildreth
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Saturday, May 25: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Saturday, May 25: Country with Doug Kladder and JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, May 27: Hootenanny with Chuck Stovall ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
* Beginner Intermediate Bluegrass (and more) Jam Session
June 2024
Saturday, Jun 1: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, June 3: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thursday, June 6: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Saturday, June 8: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Saturday, June 8: Country with Doug Kladder and JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, June 10: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thursday, June 13: Fun(ny) Songs with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Saturday, June 15: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, June 17: Gypsy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Saturday, June 22: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Saturday, June 22: Country with Doug Kladder and JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Monday, June 24: Hootenanny with Chuck Stovall ♦
6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thursday, June 27: Festival Bluegrass with Nancy Hildreth
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.
* Beginner Intermediate Bluegrass (and more) Jam Session
Locations
We hold our jams at several locations and times around the Colorado Springs area. Check our Jam Locations page for links to detailed maps and directions.
Stands and Songbooks
We don’t have much storage space for music stands or songbooks at our jam locations, so it’s important to bring your own. Our downloadable songbooks offer clickable navigation, so they’re much easier to use than paper books. Click the “♦” symbol next to any jam in the schedule above to download its songbook or access its playlist.
SuperJam
Starting in 2023 we have held annually a “SuperJam” consisting of all of our weekly jam genres getting together at one time in one location for a, well, a SuperJam!
For other jam-related events go here.
Jam-Reminder Emails: Check back to this page for evolving schedule information. You can also sign up for up-to-the-minute email reminders on our various jams on our Jam Reminder Subscription page.
Jam Facebook Page: We offer a special Facebook page to support our jam community. There, you’ll find reminders of upcoming jam events, photos, and lots more. Link to it here.