IN-PERSON JAM SESSIONS
June 10 (4 pm): The Bay Area Bluegrass Collective jam - Starry Plough, Berkeley; info: cheney-dot-munson-at-gmail-dot-com
June 24 (11:30 am): Bluegrass Pride picking party - Salesforce Park, SF; performances by bands (including Bluegrass Holiday) and lots of jamming
Aug. 24-27: CBA Golden Old-Time Campout - Camp Russian River, Guerneville
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Sundays (11 am): Market & Main (upstairs), Martinez
Sundays (4 pm): The Lucky Horseshoe, SF
First Sundays (11 am): Market & Main Public Market - 610 Main St., Martinez (upstairs in the Mezzanine)
First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
First Sundays (3 pm): old time jam - Church Of the Oaks, Cotati; host/info: janettefiddler-at-gmail-dot-com
(Mostly) Second Sundays (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
2023 dates: 6/11, 7/16, 8/13
(Mostly) Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato
2023 dates: 6/11, 7/9, 8/6
Third Sundays (1 pm - outside, weather permitting): Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Third Sundays (1 pm): oldtime jam - The Way Station, Fairfax
Third Sundays (1 pm): SCVFA jam - South Bay/Peninsula parks (changes each month; cancelled if rain)
Fourth Sundays (1:30 pm): California State Old-Time Fiddlers District 9 bluegrass and old time jams - United Methodist Church, Castro Valley; info: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Bluegrass & Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
(Most) Sundays (6 pm): Tam Jam - Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito
6/11: old time night
6/18: No jam - gone to Grass Valley
Mondays (7-9 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First Monday (6 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Tuesdays (7 pm): Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; host/info: bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
Tuesdays (6:30 pm): monthly Brewgrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, 3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland; host/info: cheney-dot-munson-at-gmail-dot-com
June jam on 6/20
Wednesdays (6:00 pm): East Bay Bluegrassers Jam - Rockin' Robbie's Music Store, 2nd Fl, 11231 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito; host/info: eastbaybluegrassers-at-gmail-dot-com
Wednesdays (7 pm): invitational jam - Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
Thursdays (7 pm): Java Jam - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company, 101 W Main St., LG
6/8: Tom Lucas, Mark McCornac, Karen Quick, Dave McCllelan, Bill Ruskin
6/15: No jam - gone to Grass Valley
First & Third Thursdays (7 pm): Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet Ave., Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net
Second & Fourth Thursdays (7 pm): Sonoma Town Bluegrass Jam - Room 110, Sonoma Community Center; led by Chandra Friese and CW Bayer; info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Saturdays (5:30 pm): Taco Jam - Baja Taqueria, 4070 Piedmont Ave., Oakland
6/10: Helen Lude, Tyler Stegall, Olivier Zyngier, TJ Carskedon, Tom Diamant
6/17: No jam - gone to Grass Valley
6/24: Tony Marcus, Bethany Sorkey, Rowan McCallister, …
Second Saturdays (12 pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net
Third Saturdays (2 pm): old time jam - Charles Street Village Clubhouse, Cotati; host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
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ON HIATUS:
ONLINE JAM SESSIONS
Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info/link: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The next session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins in late June or early July; classes in the previous session included Bluegrass Jamming with Olivier Zyngier, Dulcimer with Deborah Hamouris, and both Guitar and Jamming with Richard Brandenburg.
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
The next session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins in late June or early July; classes in the previous session included Fiddle II with Erik Hoffman, Clawhammer Banjo with Evie Ladin, and Guitar with Richard Brandenburg.
Mon. & Wed. (4 pm): Suzy Thompson's Fiddles At Four
TBA: Flatpicking Tunes, Tips, & Tales with Eric Thompson; eric-at-ericandsuzy-dot-com
Bay Area instructors include:
CBA music teacher directory
MUSIC CAMPS
June 11-14: CBA Summer Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Instructors: Jake Blount, Catherine “BB” Bowness, Korey Brodsky, Allison de Groot, Ruth & Brendon “Doc” Duterte,, Brandon Goldman, Tatiana Hargreaves, Ella Jordan, Caleb Klauder, Evan Murphy, John Reischman, Nate Sabat, Patrick Dauber, Yoseff Tucker, Jack Tuttle, Eli West, Reeb Willims, Stash Wyslouch
June 15-18: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Director: Kimber Ludiker; instructors: members of North Country Blue with assistance from CBA Youth Program graduates
July 8-21 (two sessions: California Coast Music Camp - retreat facility in Monterey County
Instructors include Carol McComb, Chris Grampp, Coty Hogue, Cyd Smith, Ed Johnson, Stevie Coyle, Mandy Lynn Danzig, Katie Glassman, Cindy Browne Rosefield, Ethan Setiawan, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Greg Schochet, Jennifer Scott, Leah Wollenberg, René Worst, Radim Zenkl, ...
July 16-21: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Commonweal Gardens, Bolinas
Instructors: Cedric Watson, Suzy Thompson, Riley Baugus, Mark Schatz, Keith Little, Nokosee Fields, Emily Mann, Rainy Miatke, Irena Eide
July 22 - Aug. 18 (four sessions): Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Port Orchard, WA
Instructors include Carol McComb, Chris Grampp, Coty Hogue, Cyd Smith, Ed Johnson, Greg Canote, Jere Canote, Joe Newberry, John Miller, Kat Bula, Laurel Bliss, Marla Fibish, Mary Simkin-Maass, Mike Wollenberg, Nina Gerber, Orville Johnson, Patrice Haan, Sylvia Herold, Tony Marcus, Wayne Henderson, ...
Sept. 7-10: American Banjo Camp - Port Orchard, WA
Bluegrass Banjo Instructors: Ryan Cavanaugh, Gina Furtado, Gabe Hirshfeld, Dave Keenan, Alan Munde, Mike Stahlman
Old-Time Banjo Instructors: Joseph Decosimo, Maggie Lind, Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool, Laura Smith, Molly Tenenbaum
Fiddle, Guitar, and Bass Instructors: Greg & Jere Canote, Roger Ferguson, Peter Langston, Mick Nicholson
June 10 (4 pm): The Bay Area Bluegrass Collective jam - Starry Plough, Berkeley; info: cheney-dot-munson-at-gmail-dot-com
June 24 (11:30 am): Bluegrass Pride picking party - Salesforce Park, SF; performances by bands (including Bluegrass Holiday) and lots of jamming
Aug. 24-27: CBA Golden Old-Time Campout - Camp Russian River, Guerneville
<><><><><> REGULAR EVENTS <><><><><><>
Sundays (11 am): Market & Main (upstairs), Martinez
Sundays (4 pm): The Lucky Horseshoe, SF
First Sundays (11 am): Market & Main Public Market - 610 Main St., Martinez (upstairs in the Mezzanine)
First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
First Sundays (3 pm): old time jam - Church Of the Oaks, Cotati; host/info: janettefiddler-at-gmail-dot-com
(Mostly) Second Sundays (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
2023 dates: 6/11, 7/16, 8/13
(Mostly) Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato
2023 dates: 6/11, 7/9, 8/6
Third Sundays (1 pm - outside, weather permitting): Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Third Sundays (1 pm): oldtime jam - The Way Station, Fairfax
Third Sundays (1 pm): SCVFA jam - South Bay/Peninsula parks (changes each month; cancelled if rain)
Fourth Sundays (1:30 pm): California State Old-Time Fiddlers District 9 bluegrass and old time jams - United Methodist Church, Castro Valley; info: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Bluegrass & Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
(Most) Sundays (6 pm): Tam Jam - Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito
6/11: old time night
6/18: No jam - gone to Grass Valley
Mondays (7-9 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First Monday (6 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Tuesdays (7 pm): Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; host/info: bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
Tuesdays (6:30 pm): monthly Brewgrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, 3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland; host/info: cheney-dot-munson-at-gmail-dot-com
June jam on 6/20
Wednesdays (6:00 pm): East Bay Bluegrassers Jam - Rockin' Robbie's Music Store, 2nd Fl, 11231 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito; host/info: eastbaybluegrassers-at-gmail-dot-com
Wednesdays (7 pm): invitational jam - Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
Thursdays (7 pm): Java Jam - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company, 101 W Main St., LG
6/8: Tom Lucas, Mark McCornac, Karen Quick, Dave McCllelan, Bill Ruskin
6/15: No jam - gone to Grass Valley
First & Third Thursdays (7 pm): Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet Ave., Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net
Second & Fourth Thursdays (7 pm): Sonoma Town Bluegrass Jam - Room 110, Sonoma Community Center; led by Chandra Friese and CW Bayer; info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Saturdays (5:30 pm): Taco Jam - Baja Taqueria, 4070 Piedmont Ave., Oakland
6/10: Helen Lude, Tyler Stegall, Olivier Zyngier, TJ Carskedon, Tom Diamant
6/17: No jam - gone to Grass Valley
6/24: Tony Marcus, Bethany Sorkey, Rowan McCallister, …
Second Saturdays (12 pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net
Third Saturdays (2 pm): old time jam - Charles Street Village Clubhouse, Cotati; host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
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ON HIATUS:
- First Sundays (1 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com; returns Oct. 1st
- First Sundays (7:30 pm): Shoe Jam - Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, SF
- First & Third Saturdays (1 pm): Piper Park, Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net
ONLINE JAM SESSIONS
Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info/link: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The next session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins in late June or early July; classes in the previous session included Bluegrass Jamming with Olivier Zyngier, Dulcimer with Deborah Hamouris, and both Guitar and Jamming with Richard Brandenburg.
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
The next session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins in late June or early July; classes in the previous session included Fiddle II with Erik Hoffman, Clawhammer Banjo with Evie Ladin, and Guitar with Richard Brandenburg.
Mon. & Wed. (4 pm): Suzy Thompson's Fiddles At Four
TBA: Flatpicking Tunes, Tips, & Tales with Eric Thompson; eric-at-ericandsuzy-dot-com
Bay Area instructors include:
- Richard Brandenburg <richardericbrandenburg@gmail.com>
- Dix Bruce <dix@musixnow.com>
- Evie Ladin <evie@evieladin.com>
- Avram Siegel <avramsiegel@comcast.net>
- Eric Thompson <eric@ericandsuzy.com>
- Suzy Thompson <suzy@ericandsuzy.com>
- Jack Tuttle <jack@jacktuttle.com>
- Manning Music
CBA music teacher directory
MUSIC CAMPS
June 11-14: CBA Summer Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Instructors: Jake Blount, Catherine “BB” Bowness, Korey Brodsky, Allison de Groot, Ruth & Brendon “Doc” Duterte,, Brandon Goldman, Tatiana Hargreaves, Ella Jordan, Caleb Klauder, Evan Murphy, John Reischman, Nate Sabat, Patrick Dauber, Yoseff Tucker, Jack Tuttle, Eli West, Reeb Willims, Stash Wyslouch
June 15-18: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Director: Kimber Ludiker; instructors: members of North Country Blue with assistance from CBA Youth Program graduates
July 8-21 (two sessions: California Coast Music Camp - retreat facility in Monterey County
Instructors include Carol McComb, Chris Grampp, Coty Hogue, Cyd Smith, Ed Johnson, Stevie Coyle, Mandy Lynn Danzig, Katie Glassman, Cindy Browne Rosefield, Ethan Setiawan, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Greg Schochet, Jennifer Scott, Leah Wollenberg, René Worst, Radim Zenkl, ...
July 16-21: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Commonweal Gardens, Bolinas
Instructors: Cedric Watson, Suzy Thompson, Riley Baugus, Mark Schatz, Keith Little, Nokosee Fields, Emily Mann, Rainy Miatke, Irena Eide
July 22 - Aug. 18 (four sessions): Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Port Orchard, WA
Instructors include Carol McComb, Chris Grampp, Coty Hogue, Cyd Smith, Ed Johnson, Greg Canote, Jere Canote, Joe Newberry, John Miller, Kat Bula, Laurel Bliss, Marla Fibish, Mary Simkin-Maass, Mike Wollenberg, Nina Gerber, Orville Johnson, Patrice Haan, Sylvia Herold, Tony Marcus, Wayne Henderson, ...
Sept. 7-10: American Banjo Camp - Port Orchard, WA
Bluegrass Banjo Instructors: Ryan Cavanaugh, Gina Furtado, Gabe Hirshfeld, Dave Keenan, Alan Munde, Mike Stahlman
Old-Time Banjo Instructors: Joseph Decosimo, Maggie Lind, Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool, Laura Smith, Molly Tenenbaum
Fiddle, Guitar, and Bass Instructors: Greg & Jere Canote, Roger Ferguson, Peter Langston, Mick Nicholson
