The Jam Down By Riverside

The Jam Down By Riverside is a direct descendent of the now defunct Blues Jam at the Porch Sounthern Fare & Juke Joint, which was a descendant of the Johnny D’s blues jam. The jam is for building community and building skills. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, styles and instruments to join in the jamming. We do not have a strict Blues Only jam rule, but probably 85% of the repertoire is blues or blues-derived music. Please come to play or listen.

We’re putting out a special call to teachers and their students to join us and we’re specificly trying to facilitate connections between people with more experience and folks with less experience.

What to expect:
The Jam is first come – first served, meaning you get into the pool to play when you arrive and sign up. There will be 3-4 different groups per hour depending on attendance. More people = shorter and more sets. The host will put different bands together based on the abilities and instrumentation available from the attendees. Each group will have a bandleader (often the lead vocalist) who will call songs, solos, starts, breaks and endings.

This is a potluck event bring food to share or bring you own eats. We will have beverages for sale for your convenience.

Do bring your own instrument, cable, sticks, microphone, and small harp amps.
Do not bring your own guitar amp and expect to play through it unless you have talked to a host in advance.

Volunteers will provide the following backline for players: drumkit, bass rig, 2 guitar amps, 2 direct boxes, microphones, monitors, PA system. We are taking donations of various equipment for backline. Please inquire about a donation. In particular we are looking for a small drumset and <15w guitar amps or modeling pedals.

We will ask for donations to offset the cost of the event and to show support for our organization.