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 Country Jam hs now moved to 2nd Tuesdays):

Jam Genres and Days

• Pop and Rock: Favorites from the 60’s & beyond - 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

• Country: Front Porch, country music from the Classics to the Contemporary - 2nd Tuesdays

• Select Handpicked Jam: Different featured songwriter (e.g. Bob Dylan) or special category (e.g. “summer songs”) each month - 2nd Thursdays

• 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

• 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, Thursdays, or Saturdays. 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 the 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.”

November 2024

• Saturday, Nov. 2: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy

• Monday, Nov. 4: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns 6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr. ♦

• Thursday, Nov. 7: Fiddle tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz CANCELLED

• Saturday, Nov. 9: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
  10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.

• Monday, Nov. 11: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Tuesday, Nov. 12: Country with Doug Kladder and JD Droddy ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.

• Thursday, Nov. 14 Neil Young Songs with Mike Burns ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.

• Saturday, Nov. 16: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy

• Monday, Nov. 18: Gypsy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Saturday, Nov. 23: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
  10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.

• Monday, Nov. 25: Hootenanny with Chuck Stovall ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
  
  * Beginner Intermediate Bluegrass (and more) Jam Session

December 2024

• Monday, Dec. 2: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns 6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr. ♦

• Thursday, Dec. 5: Fiddle tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.

• Saturday, Dec. 7: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy

• Monday, Dec. 9: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Tuesday, Dec. 10: Country with Doug Kladder and JD Droddy ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.

• Thursday, Dec. 12 Unusual Christmas Songs with Mike Burns ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.

• Saturday, Dec. 14: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
  10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.

• Monday, Dec. 16: Gypsy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Saturday, Dec. 21: BIBGJS* with Bob Ucman ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy

• Monday, Dec. 23: Hootenanny with Chuck Stovall ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Saturday, Dec 28: Advanced Bluegrass/Americana with Kelly Hagerman
  10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.

• Monday, Dec. 30: Cowboy Campfire with Michael Watry ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
  
  * 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.

Download songbooks and access playlists

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.