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JAM SESSIONS 
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Nov. 6-9: South State 48 vol V - Carlsbad
- including Nov. 8 (6 pm) concert: Bay Area Special, Tyler Grant & Joy Louise, winner of Band Contest - Windmill Food Hall

Nov. 17, Dec. 8 (7:30 pm): Bluegrass & Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Nov. 25: Berkeley Bluegrass Barn Jam - Ashkenaz, Berkeley; 7-8 pm & 9-11 pm: open jam; 8-9 pm: house band

Jan. 15-18: The Great 48 Jam - Bakersfield
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REGULAR EVENTS

Sundays (11 am): Market & Main (upstairs), Martinez

Sundays (4 pm): The Lucky Horseshoe, SF - performance jam led by house band; info: aaronzorndorf-at-californiabluegrass-dot-net

Sundays (6 pm): Tam Jam - invitational jam at Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito

First Sundays (12 pm): Old Time Jam - Ely Stage Stop, Soda Bay Rd., Kelseyville; host/info: drcoffin-at-att-dot-net

First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park, San Jose

First Sundays (3 pm): North Bay Old Time Music Sessions - Church of the Oaks, Cotati; ​host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com​

Second & Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Bernal Heights Old Time Jam - Progressive Grounds Cafe, Cortland and Bennington Sts., SF

​Third Sundays (1 pm): old time jam hosted by Bruce Thompson & others - The Way Station, Fairfax

Third Sundays (1 pm): SCVFA jam - South Bay/Peninsula parks (changes each month, cancelled if rain)
Jan., May, Sept.: Washington Park, Sunnyvale
Feb., June, Oct.: Shoup Park, Los Altos
March, July, Nov.: Municipal Rose Garden, San Jose

April, Aug., Dec.: Mitchell Park, Palo Alto

​Third Sundays (2:30 pm): Sebastopol Bluegrass Jam - Sebastopol Center For the Arts; info/host: redpencil-at-sonic-dot-net

Third Sundays (3 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland St., SF

Fourth Sundays (noon): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - The Sweewater, Mill Valley; host/info: bruce-dot-sadownick-at-gmail-dot-com

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 
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Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Redwood Cafe, Cotati; davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com

Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com

Final Sundays (4 pm): Bluegrass jam - Drake’s Barrel House, 1933 Davis St., San Leandro; info:  geoffreysargent-at-gmail-dot-com

Mondays (6:30 pm) open jam followed (8:30 pm) by band performance -  Blondies, 540 Valencia St., SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
11/10: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
11/17: Bluegrass Holiday
11/24: The High Water Line
12/1: Smoky Wine Dream 
12/8: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
12/15: Burl Haggard
12/22: Lickety Split String Band


Monday (7 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto

First & Third Monday (6 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma; host/info: tedkuster-at-californiabluegrass-dot-net​

Second & Fourth Mondays (6:30 pm): Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma; info: tedkuster-at-californiabluegrass-dot-net

Tuesdays (6:30 pm): Point Jam - invitational jam at Hotel Mac Restaurant, 50 Washington Ave., Point Richmond

Tuesdays (6:30 pm): Morgan Hill Grange

Tuesdays (7 pm): Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com

Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s old time jam; led by Dinah and Noah Stroe
- odd Tues: The Plough & Stars, SF; info: dinahbeatrice-at-gmail-dot-com
- even Tues: Zoom jam; email steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com for the Zoom link and additional info

First Tuesday (7 pm): Occidental Jam - Occidental Center for the Arts

Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com

Third Tuesday (5:30 pm): old time tune jam - Berkeley Public Library Central Branch - 5th floor; co-sponsored by BOTMC

Fourth Tuesdays (6:30 pm): Baygrass Collective Bluegrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, 3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland; 
​host/info: cheney-dot-munson-at-gmail-dot-com

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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 (6:00 pm): Hop Jam - invitational jam at Hop Dogma Brewing Co., 270 Capistrano Rd., Half Moon Bay
11/5: trad Irish 

Alternate Wednesdays (6 pm): Grape Jam - invitational jam at Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati

Third Wednesdays: old time jam - Winters Tavern, Pacifica


Thursdays (5:30 pm): jam followed (at 6:30 pm) by band performance - Blondie's, 540 Valencia St., SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com 

Thursdays (7 pm): Java Jam - invitational jam at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company, 101 W Main St., LG

Thursdays (7 pm): United Methodist Church, Monterey

First & Third Thursdays (7 pm): Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet Ave., Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net

Second and Fourth Thursdays (6:00 pm): Old time music jam - Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St. (at Alabama), SF; host/info: dzimej-at-gmail-dot-com

Fifth Thursdays (7 pm): Sonoma County Bluegrass Sessions: open jam with host band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma;
host/info: tedkuster-at-californiabluegrass-dot-net


Saturdays (5:30 pm): Taco Jam - invitational jam at Baja Taqueria, 4070 Piedmont Ave., Oakland

Second Saturdays (11 am): Lucas Valley Old Time Jam - Rotary Village Community Center, San Rafael; everevolving-at-earthlink-dot-net

Second Saturdays (12 pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net

Second Sundays (1 pm): Barbary Bluegrass jam - Belle Cora, 565 Green St., SF; host/info: inakabee-at-gmail-dot-com

Second Saturdays (4 pm): Baygrass Collective Bluegrass Jam - Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

Third Saturdays (1 pm): Americana slow jam - Liberties Bar, 998 Guerrero St., SF; deirdre-dot-cassandra-dot-music-at-gmail-dot-com​

Third Saturdays (4 pm): The Shred Sesh (old time jam) - Starry Plough, Berkeley; with a different host each month 
11/15: KC Heil
12/20: Evie Ladin
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IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION

Fall II Class Session of in-person Freight & Salvage classes includes:
Thursdays (11/6-12/18)
5:30 pm: Easy Fiddle Tunes with Bowings w/  Eric Hoffman
7:00 pm: Advanced Rhythm Guitar Skill Building w/ Richard Brandenburg
8:30 pm: Jams Well with Others w/ Richard Brandenburg

3rd Sunday (7 pm): Old Time Tunes With Words w/ Rowan McCallister & Robin Fisher - Manning Music, Berkeley; advance registration required; bearcatstringband-at-gmail-dot-com

Tuesdays (6:30 pm): Black to the Roots: Banjo & Community Singing! w/ Patrice Strahan - Oakland Public Conservatory Of Music 

Nov. 17 (7 pm): Banjo Workshop (all levels) with Bill Evans - Manning Music, Berkeley; info/res: bill-at-billevansbanjo-dot-com

ONLINE INSTRUCTION

First Saturday (10 am): Black Banjo Reclamation Project Online Study Group 

Fall II Class Session of online Freight & Salvage classes includes:
Tuesdays (11/4-12/16) -
4 pm: Mountain Dulcimer 2 w/ DJ Hamouris
5:30 pm: Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
7:00 pm: Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique w/ Evie Ladin

Next sessions of Fiddles at Four w/ Suzy Thompson on Zoom tba


Bay Area instructors include:
  • Richard Brandenburg <[email protected]>
  • Evie Ladin <[email protected]>
  • Carol McComb
  • Avram Siegel <[email protected]>
  • Eric Thompson <[email protected]>
  • Suzy Thompson <[email protected]>
  • Jack Tuttle <[email protected]>
  • Manning Music - Instructors: Chad Manning, Catherine Manning, Robin Fischer, Rowan McCallister, Leah Wollenberg, Yoseff Tucker, Arvram Siegel, Jasper Manning, Mike Witcher, Jesse Appelman, and Morgan Balfour​ 

​CBA music teacher directory

MUSIC CAMPS

March 13-15: Mandolin World Retreat - Benicia
Instructors: Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg, John Reischman

April: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)

May 6-10: Julian Family Fiddle Camp - Whispering Winds Camp, Julian
Instructors: Nat Copeland (Fiddle), Tyler Grant (Guitar), Carolyn Kendrick (Songwriting), John Mailander (Fiddle), Rachael Price (Vocals), Luke Price (Fiddle), John Reischman (Mandolin), Vickie Vaughn (Bass), Nina Weisman (Band Class & Jamming), Tray Wellington (Banjo)

June 14-17: CBA Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

June 18-21: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

June 21-28: Big Sur Fiddle Camp

June 22-27: Voice Works - Port Townsend, WA

June 28 - July 5: Festival of American Fiddle Tunes - Port Townsend, WA

July (2 sessions): California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
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July: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Bolinas, CA

July 26 - Aug.22: Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Bremerton, WA
Session 1 (July 25-31)
Session 2 (Aug. 1-7)
Session 3 (Aug. 8-14) 
Session 4 (Aug. 15-21) 

Sept. 10-13: American Banjo Camp - Pilgrim Firs Conference Center near Port Orchard, WA

Oct. 23-26: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)
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