JAM SESSIONS
Jan. 9-12: The Great 48 Jam - Bakersfield
includes Wernick Method Jam Class, workshops, showcases, classes, non-stop jamming, and this concert:
Jan. 11 (5:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm show): AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace, Bakersfield
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 (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
Second Sundays (3 pm): North Bay Old Time Music Sessions - Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati;
host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
Second Sundays (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
next jams: 12/8
Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato; host/info: bruce-dot-sadownick-at-gmail-dot-com
support band for 12/8: host/dobro - Bruce Sadownick; bass - Karen Fishman; guitar - Bob Hoffman; mando - Mary Kussmaul; banjo - Michael Small
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)
12/15: Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
Third Sundays (3 pm): Sebastopol Bluegrass Jam - Sebastopol Art Center (inside next to the ceramic studio); info/host: redpencil-at-sonic-dot-net
(Mostly) Third Sundays (3 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland St., SF
Fourth Sundays (noon): Marin Bluegrass Sessions at the Sweetwater, Mill Valley; host/info: bruce-dot-sadownick-at-gmail-dot-com
support band for 12/22: host/dobro - Bruce Sadownick; bass - Gary Millar; guitar - Jerry Barush; mando - Mary Kussmaul; banjo - Ted Kuster
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): Redwood Cafe, Cotati; davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Bluegrass & Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
next jams: 12/22
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
Mondays (6:30 pm) open jam, followed (at 8:30 pm) by band performance - Blondies, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
12/9: Evan Ward & Top Tension - CD release party
12/16: Lickety Split String Band
12/23: TBA
12/30: John Barleycorn
Monday (7 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First 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): Morgan Hill Grange
Tuesdays (7 pm): Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
NOTE: no jam on 12/17, 12/24, or 12/31
First/Third/Fifth Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s old time jam - Funston between Lincoln & Irving, SF;
led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
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
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
Third Wednesdays (6 pm): Grape Jam - invitational jam at Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati
Thursdays (5:30 pm): open jam, followed (at 7:00 pm) by band performance - The Liberties, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
12/5: Bluegrass Holiday
12/12: The Far Out Johnnies (Tribute to John Hartford)
12/19: Yoseff Tucker Band
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 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
12/21: Evil Diane
1/18: Skillet Licorice
2/15: KC & the MooNshine Band
3/15: Bearcat Stringband
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The Winter Class sessions of in-person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Jan. 5th, and includes:
Thursdays
7 pm: Rhythm Guitar Skill Building w/ Richard Brandenburg
8:30 pm: Jams Well with Others w/ Richard Brandenburg
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
The Winter Class sessions of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Jan. 5th, and includes:
Tuesdays
5:30 pm: Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
7:00 pm: Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire and Technique w/ Evie Ladin
Thursdays
5:30 pm: Introduction to Mountain Dulcimer w/ DJ Hamouris
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Mon. & Wed. at 4 pm: Fiddles at Four w/ Suzy Thompson on Zoom
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Bay Area instructors include:
CBA music teacher directory
2025 MUSIC CAMPS
March 21- 23: Mandolin World Retreat with Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg - Benicia
April 25-28: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)
May 7-11: Julian Family Fiddle Camp - Whispering Winds Camp, Julian
Instructors: Sami Braman (Old-time Fiddle), Nat Copeland (Beginner-mediate Fiddle), Clinton Davis (Clawhammer Banjo: Beyond the Bum-Ditty), Carolyn Kendrick (Songwriting), Rachael Price (Vocals), Luke Price (Fiddle), Vickie Vaughn (Bass), Joe Walsh (Mandolin), Tray Wellington (Banjo), Eli West (Guitar)
June 8-11: CBA Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 11-14: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 22-29: Big Sur Fiddle Camp
July: California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
July 14-18: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Bolinas, CA
July & Aug.: Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Bremerton, WA
Sept. 1-5: Mandolin World Retreat with Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg plus Peppino D'Agostino - Ortigia (Siracusa), Sicily
Jan. 9-12: The Great 48 Jam - Bakersfield
includes Wernick Method Jam Class, workshops, showcases, classes, non-stop jamming, and this concert:
Jan. 11 (5:30 pm dinner, 7:30 pm show): AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace, Bakersfield
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 (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
Second Sundays (3 pm): North Bay Old Time Music Sessions - Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati;
host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
Second Sundays (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
next jams: 12/8
Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato; host/info: bruce-dot-sadownick-at-gmail-dot-com
support band for 12/8: host/dobro - Bruce Sadownick; bass - Karen Fishman; guitar - Bob Hoffman; mando - Mary Kussmaul; banjo - Michael Small
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)
12/15: Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
Third Sundays (3 pm): Sebastopol Bluegrass Jam - Sebastopol Art Center (inside next to the ceramic studio); info/host: redpencil-at-sonic-dot-net
(Mostly) Third Sundays (3 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland St., SF
Fourth Sundays (noon): Marin Bluegrass Sessions at the Sweetwater, Mill Valley; host/info: bruce-dot-sadownick-at-gmail-dot-com
support band for 12/22: host/dobro - Bruce Sadownick; bass - Gary Millar; guitar - Jerry Barush; mando - Mary Kussmaul; banjo - Ted Kuster
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): Redwood Cafe, Cotati; davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Bluegrass & Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
next jams: 12/22
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
Mondays (6:30 pm) open jam, followed (at 8:30 pm) by band performance - Blondies, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
12/9: Evan Ward & Top Tension - CD release party
12/16: Lickety Split String Band
12/23: TBA
12/30: John Barleycorn
Monday (7 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First 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): Morgan Hill Grange
Tuesdays (7 pm): Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
NOTE: no jam on 12/17, 12/24, or 12/31
First/Third/Fifth Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s old time jam - Funston between Lincoln & Irving, SF;
led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin; bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
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
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
Third Wednesdays (6 pm): Grape Jam - invitational jam at Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati
Thursdays (5:30 pm): open jam, followed (at 7:00 pm) by band performance - The Liberties, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
12/5: Bluegrass Holiday
12/12: The Far Out Johnnies (Tribute to John Hartford)
12/19: Yoseff Tucker Band
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 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
12/21: Evil Diane
1/18: Skillet Licorice
2/15: KC & the MooNshine Band
3/15: Bearcat Stringband
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
The Winter Class sessions of in-person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Jan. 5th, and includes:
Thursdays
7 pm: Rhythm Guitar Skill Building w/ Richard Brandenburg
8:30 pm: Jams Well with Others w/ Richard Brandenburg
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
The Winter Class sessions of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Jan. 5th, and includes:
Tuesdays
5:30 pm: Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin
7:00 pm: Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire and Technique w/ Evie Ladin
Thursdays
5:30 pm: Introduction to Mountain Dulcimer w/ DJ Hamouris
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Mon. & Wed. at 4 pm: Fiddles at Four w/ Suzy Thompson on Zoom
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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
2025 MUSIC CAMPS
March 21- 23: Mandolin World Retreat with Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg - Benicia
April 25-28: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)
May 7-11: Julian Family Fiddle Camp - Whispering Winds Camp, Julian
Instructors: Sami Braman (Old-time Fiddle), Nat Copeland (Beginner-mediate Fiddle), Clinton Davis (Clawhammer Banjo: Beyond the Bum-Ditty), Carolyn Kendrick (Songwriting), Rachael Price (Vocals), Luke Price (Fiddle), Vickie Vaughn (Bass), Joe Walsh (Mandolin), Tray Wellington (Banjo), Eli West (Guitar)
June 8-11: CBA Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 11-14: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 22-29: Big Sur Fiddle Camp
July: California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
July 14-18: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Bolinas, CA
July & Aug.: Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Bremerton, WA
Sept. 1-5: Mandolin World Retreat with Mike Marshall & Caterina Lichtenberg plus Peppino D'Agostino - Ortigia (Siracusa), Sicily