JAM SESSIONS
SPENCE PRESENTS: Bluegrass Jam Series (all 7-11 pm); spencerkrenz-at-gmail-dot-com
7-8 pm: open jam; 8-9 pm: house band; 9-11 pm: open jam -- except as noted
- 2nd Tuesdays: Woodhouse Brewing; 5-7 pm: open jam, ff by band performances
- 4th Tuesdays: Ashkenaz, Berkeley
- 1st & 3rd Thursdays: Papermill Creek Saloon, Forest Knolls
- 2nd & 4th Thursdays: Peri’s, Fairfax
- 1st Fridays: Smiley’s Saloon, Bolinas
Aug. 20-23: CBA's Golden Old Time Campout - Camp Russian River, Guerneville
Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Nov. 30 (7:30 pm): Community Mondays: Country/Bluegrass Jam with Richard Brandenberg
Nov. 5-8: CBA's South State 48 - Carlsbad
REGULAR EVENTS
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
Sundays (6 pm): Old Time Fiddle Jam - Two Rivers Cider, Sacramento
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): 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 pm): Shred Sesh (old time jam) - The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; different host each month
July 19: Evie Ladin
Aug. 16: KC Heil
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
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
Mondays (6:30 pm) - jam followed (at 8:45 pm) by band performance - Blondies, 540 Valencia St., SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
July 20: Rare Company
July 27: The High Water Line
Aug. 3: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates
Aug. 10: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
Aug. 17: The Rounder Circle
Aug. 24: The High Water Line
Aug. 31: Hey Lonesome
Sept. 7: Twang Peaks
Sept. 14: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
Sept. 21: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
Sept. 28: The High Water Line
Oct. 5: Smoky Wine Dream
Oct. 12: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
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): Bluegrass 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
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
Wednesdays (6:00 pm): Grape Jam - invitational jam at Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati
Third Wednesdays: old time jam - Winters Tavern, Pacifica
Thursdays (7:45 pm): jam followed (at 9pm) by band performance - The Liberties, 998 Guerrero St., SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
July 23: Marin County Breakdown
July 30: TBA
Aug. 6: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates
Aug. 13: Sweet Sally
Aug. 20: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
Aug. 27: Twang Peaks
Sept. 3: Significant Otter
Sept. 10: The Nesters
Sept. 17: Critical Grass
Sept. 24: Rare Company
Oct. 1: The Whiskey Squirrels
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 (7:30 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
NOTE: no jam on 6/20 (Grass Valley weekend); next scheduled jams: 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10, 17, 11/21, 12/19
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
Mondays (2:30 pm): Bluegrass Harmony Singing with Avram Siegel - Manning Music, Berkeley; avram-at-avramsiegel-dot-com
Wednesday & Thursday evenings: Bluegrass Jam Classes with Avram Siegel - Manning Music, Berkeley; avram-at-avramsiegel-dot-com
The Folk Farm Music School - Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Youth Annex)
Mondays (June 22 - July 27)
Fall I series of classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs from Sept. 8th through Oct. 16.
Sept. 19-20: Wernick Method Jam Camp with Mike & Gail Thomas - Hollister
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
First Saturday (10 am): Black Banjo Reclamation Project Online Study Group
Fall I series of classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs from Sept. 8th through Oct. 16.
Next session of Fiddles at Four w/ Suzy Thompson on Zoom TBA
Bay Area instructors include:
CBA music teacher directory
MUSIC CAMPS
July 11-24: California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
Week 2 (July 18-24): INSTRUCTORS: Caitlin Belém Romtvedt [Social Dance Comfort (All), To Improvisation (3)] * Neal Chin [Advanced Ukelele (4–5), Ukelele Swing (3)] * Elijah Cole [Let’s Take A Moment To Listen (All), Understanding Harmony (3–5)] * Jen Courter [Beginning Ukulele (1–2), Ready, Set, Jam (2–3)] * Jason Crigler [Surf Guitar (3–4), Traditional Irish And Scottish Music Session (2–5)] * Keith Greeninger [Telling The Story, Writing The Song (All Levels), Co-Writing Songs: Bringing The Poet And The Musician Together (All)] * Donna Herula [Intro To Bottleneck Slide Guitar (2–3), Slide And Fingerstyle (3)] * Janet Lenore [Beginning Guitar (1), Instigator] * Julian Oliver [Survey Of Fiddle Styles: Living Gracefully Outside Your Comfort Zone (3–5), Intro To Swing Guitar Accompaniment: Closed Swing Voicings Over Standards (3–4)] * David Pascoe [Freshen Up Your Fiddling (1–3), Americana/String Band Lab (2–4)] * Ron Peters [Inversion Immersion (All Levels), Swing Duo Lab (3–4) * Pamela Rose [Feel Like Singing The Blues? (1–3), Blues Singer’s Essential Guide To Jam Sessions (2–5)] * Cindy Browne Rosefield [Bass 101 (1–2), Swinging, Groovin' And Improvisation (3–5)] * Adam Roszkiewicz [The Melodic Guitar: Modern Flatpicking Techniques (2–3), Writing Original Tunes In Open Tunings For Solo Fingerstyle Guitar (3–4)] * Ethan Setiawan [Mandolin Style Survey (3–5), Foundational Mandolin (2–4)] * Sonia Shell [Banjo For Real Life (1–2), The Art Of Relaxation While Playing The Banjo Or Any Other Instrument (2–4)] * Ida Winfree [Fundamentals Of The Mandolin (1–2), Bluegrass Fiddle Tunes And Basic Improvising On The Mandolin (2–4)]
July 20-24: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Bolinas, CA
INSTRUCTORS: Ann Savoy, Laurie Lewis, Riley Baugus, Jordan Tice, Sophie Wellington, Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Scott Gates, Kai Welch, Sarah Savoy, Hannah Mayree, Connor Maguire
July 26 - Aug.22: Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Bremerton, WA
Session 1 (July 25-31) INSTRUCTORS: Abbie Gardner (Dobro), Ami Molinelli (Percussion), Amy Friedricks (Instigator, Guitar), Anke Summerhill (Guitar, Repertoire), Cosy Sheridan )Performance, Repertoire), Coty Hogue (Repertoire, Guitar), Elijah Cole (Guitar, Repertoire), Evie Ladin (Banjo, Vocals), Jay Knowles (Songwriting, Performance), Joy Louise (Guitar), Kathy Bullock (Vocals, Repertoire), Marco de Carvalho (Guitar), Marina Christopher (Bass), Neal Chin ('Ukulele), Tony Marcus (Private Lessons), Wayne Henderson (Guitar)
Session 2 (Aug. 1-7) INSTRUCTORS: Adam (Roscoe) Roszkwiecz (Guitar), Brian Seeger (Guitar, Practicing), Cindy Scott (Vocals, Ear Training), David Keenan (Guitar, Banjo), Ed Johnson (Vocals, Repertoire), Ethan Setiawan (Mandolin), Ida Winfree (Camp Instrumentalist, Repertoire), Jeff Liu (Guitar, Songwriting), John Knowles (Guitar, Private Lessons (Keith Lowe (Bass, Camp Instrumentalist), Louie Zong (Guitar), Louise Bichan (Fiddle, Repertoire), McKain Lakey (Guitar, Songwriting), Nova Karina Devonie (Instigator, Imagination), Susan Cattaneo (Songwriting), Tim Lerch (Guitar)
Session 3 (Aug. 8-14) INSTRUCTORS: Avery Hill ('Ukulele, Repertoire), Beth Wood (Songwriting), Cara Luft (Repertoire, Vocals), Carol McComb (Repertoire, Vocals), Greg Canote (Fiddle, Home Town Band Lab), Hilary Field (Guitar, Folk Orchestra), Jack Tuttle (Guitar, Mandolin), Jere Canote (Guitar, Home Town Band Lab), Jeremy Elliott (Songwriting, Guitar), Kat Bula (Fiddle, Camp Instrumentalist), Lewis Mock (Guitar), Libby McLaren (Music Theory, Arranging), Matt Weiner (Bass), Robin Flower (Guitar, Repertoire), Sylvia Herold (Guitar), Tom Rawson (Instigator, Performance)
Session 4 (Aug. 15-21) INSTRUCTORS: Abbey Blackwell (Bass), Adam Levy (Guitar, Practicing), Alice Gerrard (Vocals), Ava Honey (Instigator, Repertoire), Christian Casolary (Percussion, Jamming), Devin Champlin (Camp Instrumentalist, Guitar), John Miller (Guitar, Private Lessons), Julie Sakahara (Guitar), Kristina Olsen (Arranging, Guitar), Laurel Bliss (Dobro, Guitar), Mandy Lynn Danzig (Fiddle, Ukulele), Marla Fibish (Mandolin, Repertoire), Mike Dowling (Guitar), Nina Gerber (Guitar), Steve Baughman (Guitar, Banjo), Wes Weddell (Songwriting, Guitar)
Aug. 24-28: Mandolin World Retreat - Croatia (Jelsa, on the Island of Hvar)
Instructors: Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg
Sept. 10-13: American Banjo Camp - Pilgrim Firs Conference Center near Port Orchard, WA
FACULTY - Bluegrass Banjo: Greg Cahill, Gina Furtado, Ned Luberecki, Steven Moore, Alan Munde, Mike Stahlman; Old Time Banjo: Riley Baugus, Hilarie Burhans, Joseph Decosimo, Maggie Lind, Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool; Other: Dale Adkins (mandolin), David Cahn (fretted instruments & fiddle), Greg Canote (old-time fiddle), Jere Canote (old-time guitar), Greg Blake (bluegrass guitar), Peter Langston (fretted instruments), Mick Nicholson (bass)
Oct. 23-26: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)
SPENCE PRESENTS: Bluegrass Jam Series (all 7-11 pm); spencerkrenz-at-gmail-dot-com
7-8 pm: open jam; 8-9 pm: house band; 9-11 pm: open jam -- except as noted
- 2nd Tuesdays: Woodhouse Brewing; 5-7 pm: open jam, ff by band performances
- 4th Tuesdays: Ashkenaz, Berkeley
- 1st & 3rd Thursdays: Papermill Creek Saloon, Forest Knolls
- 2nd & 4th Thursdays: Peri’s, Fairfax
- 1st Fridays: Smiley’s Saloon, Bolinas
Aug. 20-23: CBA's Golden Old Time Campout - Camp Russian River, Guerneville
Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Nov. 30 (7:30 pm): Community Mondays: Country/Bluegrass Jam with Richard Brandenberg
Nov. 5-8: CBA's South State 48 - Carlsbad
REGULAR EVENTS
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
Sundays (6 pm): Old Time Fiddle Jam - Two Rivers Cider, Sacramento
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): 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 pm): Shred Sesh (old time jam) - The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; different host each month
July 19: Evie Ladin
Aug. 16: KC Heil
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
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
Mondays (6:30 pm) - jam followed (at 8:45 pm) by band performance - Blondies, 540 Valencia St., SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
July 20: Rare Company
July 27: The High Water Line
Aug. 3: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates
Aug. 10: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
Aug. 17: The Rounder Circle
Aug. 24: The High Water Line
Aug. 31: Hey Lonesome
Sept. 7: Twang Peaks
Sept. 14: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
Sept. 21: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
Sept. 28: The High Water Line
Oct. 5: Smoky Wine Dream
Oct. 12: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
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): Bluegrass 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
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
Wednesdays (6:00 pm): Grape Jam - invitational jam at Redwood Cafe, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati
Third Wednesdays: old time jam - Winters Tavern, Pacifica
Thursdays (7:45 pm): jam followed (at 9pm) by band performance - The Liberties, 998 Guerrero St., SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
July 23: Marin County Breakdown
July 30: TBA
Aug. 6: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates
Aug. 13: Sweet Sally
Aug. 20: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
Aug. 27: Twang Peaks
Sept. 3: Significant Otter
Sept. 10: The Nesters
Sept. 17: Critical Grass
Sept. 24: Rare Company
Oct. 1: The Whiskey Squirrels
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 (7:30 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
NOTE: no jam on 6/20 (Grass Valley weekend); next scheduled jams: 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10, 17, 11/21, 12/19
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
Mondays (2:30 pm): Bluegrass Harmony Singing with Avram Siegel - Manning Music, Berkeley; avram-at-avramsiegel-dot-com
Wednesday & Thursday evenings: Bluegrass Jam Classes with Avram Siegel - Manning Music, Berkeley; avram-at-avramsiegel-dot-com
The Folk Farm Music School - Sebastopol Community Cultural Center (Youth Annex)
Mondays (June 22 - July 27)
- 6:30-7:45 pm: Bluegrass Banjo with Andy Davis
- 5:15 - 6:15 pm: Beginning rhythm guitar with Michaela Mae & Christine Wilhoyte
- 6:30 - 7:45 pm: Bluegrass Boot Camp - bluegrass ensemble playing with Mike & Christine Wilhoyte
- 6:30 - 7:45 pm: Guitar Walks & Runs with Ryan Harlin
Fall I series of classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs from Sept. 8th through Oct. 16.
Sept. 19-20: Wernick Method Jam Camp with Mike & Gail Thomas - Hollister
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
First Saturday (10 am): Black Banjo Reclamation Project Online Study Group
Fall I series of classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs from Sept. 8th through Oct. 16.
Next session 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
July 11-24: California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
Week 2 (July 18-24): INSTRUCTORS: Caitlin Belém Romtvedt [Social Dance Comfort (All), To Improvisation (3)] * Neal Chin [Advanced Ukelele (4–5), Ukelele Swing (3)] * Elijah Cole [Let’s Take A Moment To Listen (All), Understanding Harmony (3–5)] * Jen Courter [Beginning Ukulele (1–2), Ready, Set, Jam (2–3)] * Jason Crigler [Surf Guitar (3–4), Traditional Irish And Scottish Music Session (2–5)] * Keith Greeninger [Telling The Story, Writing The Song (All Levels), Co-Writing Songs: Bringing The Poet And The Musician Together (All)] * Donna Herula [Intro To Bottleneck Slide Guitar (2–3), Slide And Fingerstyle (3)] * Janet Lenore [Beginning Guitar (1), Instigator] * Julian Oliver [Survey Of Fiddle Styles: Living Gracefully Outside Your Comfort Zone (3–5), Intro To Swing Guitar Accompaniment: Closed Swing Voicings Over Standards (3–4)] * David Pascoe [Freshen Up Your Fiddling (1–3), Americana/String Band Lab (2–4)] * Ron Peters [Inversion Immersion (All Levels), Swing Duo Lab (3–4) * Pamela Rose [Feel Like Singing The Blues? (1–3), Blues Singer’s Essential Guide To Jam Sessions (2–5)] * Cindy Browne Rosefield [Bass 101 (1–2), Swinging, Groovin' And Improvisation (3–5)] * Adam Roszkiewicz [The Melodic Guitar: Modern Flatpicking Techniques (2–3), Writing Original Tunes In Open Tunings For Solo Fingerstyle Guitar (3–4)] * Ethan Setiawan [Mandolin Style Survey (3–5), Foundational Mandolin (2–4)] * Sonia Shell [Banjo For Real Life (1–2), The Art Of Relaxation While Playing The Banjo Or Any Other Instrument (2–4)] * Ida Winfree [Fundamentals Of The Mandolin (1–2), Bluegrass Fiddle Tunes And Basic Improvising On The Mandolin (2–4)]
July 20-24: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Bolinas, CA
INSTRUCTORS: Ann Savoy, Laurie Lewis, Riley Baugus, Jordan Tice, Sophie Wellington, Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Scott Gates, Kai Welch, Sarah Savoy, Hannah Mayree, Connor Maguire
July 26 - Aug.22: Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Bremerton, WA
Session 1 (July 25-31) INSTRUCTORS: Abbie Gardner (Dobro), Ami Molinelli (Percussion), Amy Friedricks (Instigator, Guitar), Anke Summerhill (Guitar, Repertoire), Cosy Sheridan )Performance, Repertoire), Coty Hogue (Repertoire, Guitar), Elijah Cole (Guitar, Repertoire), Evie Ladin (Banjo, Vocals), Jay Knowles (Songwriting, Performance), Joy Louise (Guitar), Kathy Bullock (Vocals, Repertoire), Marco de Carvalho (Guitar), Marina Christopher (Bass), Neal Chin ('Ukulele), Tony Marcus (Private Lessons), Wayne Henderson (Guitar)
Session 2 (Aug. 1-7) INSTRUCTORS: Adam (Roscoe) Roszkwiecz (Guitar), Brian Seeger (Guitar, Practicing), Cindy Scott (Vocals, Ear Training), David Keenan (Guitar, Banjo), Ed Johnson (Vocals, Repertoire), Ethan Setiawan (Mandolin), Ida Winfree (Camp Instrumentalist, Repertoire), Jeff Liu (Guitar, Songwriting), John Knowles (Guitar, Private Lessons (Keith Lowe (Bass, Camp Instrumentalist), Louie Zong (Guitar), Louise Bichan (Fiddle, Repertoire), McKain Lakey (Guitar, Songwriting), Nova Karina Devonie (Instigator, Imagination), Susan Cattaneo (Songwriting), Tim Lerch (Guitar)
Session 3 (Aug. 8-14) INSTRUCTORS: Avery Hill ('Ukulele, Repertoire), Beth Wood (Songwriting), Cara Luft (Repertoire, Vocals), Carol McComb (Repertoire, Vocals), Greg Canote (Fiddle, Home Town Band Lab), Hilary Field (Guitar, Folk Orchestra), Jack Tuttle (Guitar, Mandolin), Jere Canote (Guitar, Home Town Band Lab), Jeremy Elliott (Songwriting, Guitar), Kat Bula (Fiddle, Camp Instrumentalist), Lewis Mock (Guitar), Libby McLaren (Music Theory, Arranging), Matt Weiner (Bass), Robin Flower (Guitar, Repertoire), Sylvia Herold (Guitar), Tom Rawson (Instigator, Performance)
Session 4 (Aug. 15-21) INSTRUCTORS: Abbey Blackwell (Bass), Adam Levy (Guitar, Practicing), Alice Gerrard (Vocals), Ava Honey (Instigator, Repertoire), Christian Casolary (Percussion, Jamming), Devin Champlin (Camp Instrumentalist, Guitar), John Miller (Guitar, Private Lessons), Julie Sakahara (Guitar), Kristina Olsen (Arranging, Guitar), Laurel Bliss (Dobro, Guitar), Mandy Lynn Danzig (Fiddle, Ukulele), Marla Fibish (Mandolin, Repertoire), Mike Dowling (Guitar), Nina Gerber (Guitar), Steve Baughman (Guitar, Banjo), Wes Weddell (Songwriting, Guitar)
Aug. 24-28: Mandolin World Retreat - Croatia (Jelsa, on the Island of Hvar)
Instructors: Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg
Sept. 10-13: American Banjo Camp - Pilgrim Firs Conference Center near Port Orchard, WA
FACULTY - Bluegrass Banjo: Greg Cahill, Gina Furtado, Ned Luberecki, Steven Moore, Alan Munde, Mike Stahlman; Old Time Banjo: Riley Baugus, Hilarie Burhans, Joseph Decosimo, Maggie Lind, Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool; Other: Dale Adkins (mandolin), David Cahn (fretted instruments & fiddle), Greg Canote (old-time fiddle), Jere Canote (old-time guitar), Greg Blake (bluegrass guitar), Peter Langston (fretted instruments), Mick Nicholson (bass)
Oct. 23-26: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)