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
- 4th Tuesdays: Ashkenaz, Berkeley
- 1st & 3rd Thursdays: Papermill Creek Saloon, Forest Knolls
- 2nd & 4th Thursdays: Peri’s, Fairfax
- 1st Fridays: Smiley’s Saloon, Bolinas
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March 16: Crepe Place, Soquel
March 17: Old Western Saloon, Point Reyes
March 23: Community Mondays with Richard Brandenburg's Country/Bluegrass Jam - The Freight, Berkeley
April 13-19: CBA Spring Campout + California State Old Time Fiddle Contest - Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds
April 26-29: JAMboree - Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon
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
March 15: Jordan Ruyle
April 19: Michele Yu
May 17: Liedstrands
June 21: no Shred - at FDF
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
March 9: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
March 16: 5 Mile Mountain Road
March 23: TBA
March 30: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
April 6: Mavericks Bluegrass
April 13: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
April 20: The Far Out Johnnies
April 27: High Water Line
May 4: Jasper Manning Band - JASPER TURNS 21!
May 11: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
May 18: Bethany Sorkey Band
May 25: High Water Line
June 1: Hey Lonesome
June 8: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
June 15: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
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
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
March 5: Hey Lonesome
March 12: Strike the Wind
March 19: Sweet Sally
March 26: Tom Bekeny 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 & 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
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
Next session of in-person classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs March 5 - April 9, and includes:
Tuesdays: Bluegrass Harmony Singing with Avram Siegel - Manning Music, Berkeley; avram-at-avramsiegel-dot-com
BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS
May 2 -
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
First Saturday (10 am): Black Banjo Reclamation Project Online Study Group
Next session of in-person classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs March 3 - April 7, and includes:
Next session of Fiddles at Four w/ Suzy Thompson on Zoom TBA
Bay Area instructors include:
CBA music teacher directory
MUSIC CAMPS
March 13-15: Mandolin World Retreat - Benicia
Instructors: Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg, John Reischman
April 23-26: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)
Instructors: Mike Witcher (Group Jam, Band) • Jesse Fichman (Guitar, Level 1) • Yoseff Tucker (Guitar, Level 2) • Ian Ly (Guitar, Level 3) • Avram Siegel (Banjo, Bluegrass) • Leela Grace (Banjo, Clawhammer) • Ethan Setiawan (Mandolin, Bluegrass) • Teo Quale (Mandolin, Swing/Jazz) • Patrick M’Gonigle (Fiddle, Bluegrass) • April Verch (Fiddle, Old Time) • Miles Quale (Fiddle, Swing/Jazz) • Louise Bichan (Fiddle, Celtic) • Evie Ladin (Singing) • Hannah Mayree (Community Singing) • Andrew Osborn (Bass) • Todd Livingston (Dobro) • Neal Chin (Ukulele) • Krishna Feeney (Youth Program)
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 Summer Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
DIRECTOR: Adam Roszkiewicz; INSTRUCTORS: Sonya Badigian (old time guitar backup 2-3), Greg Blake (singing), Masha Goodman Crawford & Geff Crawford (old time fiddle & banjo), Bill Evans (bluegrass banjo 2-3), Nokosee Fields (bluegrass bass 1-3), Robin Fischer (square dance calling), Matt Flinner (bluegrass mandolin 2-3), Brandon Godman (bluegrass fiddle 1-2), Tatiana Hargreaves (old time fiddle 2-3), Kathy Kallick and Keith Little (harmony singing), Carolyn Kendrick (songwriting), Evie Ladin (clawhammer banjo), Patrick M’Gonigle (bluegrass fiddle 2-3), Forrest Marowitz (bluegrass band), John Reischman (bluegrass mandolin 1-2), Kathleen Rushing (FunGrass), Patrick Sauber (bluegrass banjo 1-2), Aaron Tacke (old time band), Yoseff Tucker (bluegrass guitar 1-2), Eli West (guitar soloing 2-3), Mike Witcher (dobro 2-3)
June 18-21: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
DIRECTOR: Kimber Ludiker; INSTRUCTORS:
June 21-28: Big Sur Fiddle Camp
INSTRUCTORS: John Weed (Celtic Fiddle), Abigail Washburn (Clawhammer Banjo, Songwriting), Jordan Tice (Guitar), Rebecca Stout (Flat-foot dancing, Vocals), Ruairdh Mackay (Scottish Fiddle), Nick Milo (Piano), Elise Leavy (Singing and Piano Accompaniment), Sumaia Jackson (Fiddle), Colin Cotter (Guitar), Simon Chrisman (Hammer Dulcimer, Bass), Zachary Brown (Cello); YOUNG TEACHERS CIRCLE: Logan Zaud (bass), Miles Zaud (fiddle, piano); TEACHING ASSISTANTS: Tyler Weed, Lucy Khadder, Sophia Sparks, Abigail Goodman, Naima Nacimento, Feliciti McKellar, Radler Pinkerton
June 22-27: Voice Works - Port Townsend, WA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Pharis Romero; FACULTY: Isa Burke, Gideon Crevoshay, Cathy Fink, Hubby Jenkins, Elise Leavy, Erika Lewis, Laurie Lewis, Marcy Marxer, Joe Newberry, Julie Pfeffer, Luke Price, Rachael Price, Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
June 28 - July 5: Fiddle Tunes - Port Townsend, WA
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS: The Onlies; FACULTY: Bertram and Madeline Levy; Los Originarios del Plan; Suzy, Eric, and Allegra Thompson; Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson, Jason Sypher, and Justin Harrington; Dirk and Amelia Powell; Cheick Hamala Diabaté with Danny Knicely; Liz Hanley, Jefferson Hamer, and Eamon O’Leary; Jake Shulman-Ment, Alicia Svigals, and Pete Rushefsky; Jo, Jane, and John Vidrine; Carter, Maisie, and Helen Newell; Eric Dayan; James and Vivian Leva; Riley Baugus; Rafe and Clelia Stefanini; Nokosee Fields; Arkaitz Miner, Teresa Jareño, David and Caitlin Romtvedt; Gerry and Jesse Milnes; Jim and Jamie Fox with Scotty Leach; Irene Herrmann and Kaethe Hostetter; Fru Skagerrak; The Lost Keys: Tricia Spencer, Howard Rains, Isaiah Sibi, Orion Spencer-Speirer, Ru Yother
July 11-24: California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
Week 1 (July 11-17): INSTRUCTORS: Elian Carbone [Cuban Dance (All Levels), The Songwriter Toolbox (2–4)] * Luke Clingerman [Bass 101 (1–2), Walking Bass And More (3–5)] * Marla Fibish [Irish Repertoire/Three Handy Sets (2–4), Slow (Mandolin) Is Beautiful (2–3)] * Nina Gerber [Theory Applied To Guitar (3–5), Play Well With Others (4–5)] * Katie Glassman [Fiddle Dance Tunes (2–3), Western Swing Fiddle (3–5)] * Ryan David Green [The Magic Of Modes (2–4), Arranging Pop/Rock Songs For Solo Guitar (2–4)] * Sylvia Herold [Advanced-Beginner Swing Guitar (3), Great American Songbook: Intermediate Swing Guitar (3–4)] * Ed Johnson [Swing/Jazz Band Lab (3–5), Brazilian Song Repertoire (4–5)] * Steve Kritzer [Jump On The Ukulele Wave (1–2), Beginning Guitar (1–2)] * Adam Kulakow [Jamming Skills And Repertoire (2–3), Instigator] * Evie Ladin [Clawhammer Banjo (2–4), Old-Time Harmony Singing (All Levels)] * Carol McComb [From Hank To Linda (2–5), Fingerpicking Essentials And Nuances (2–3)] * Ami Molinelli [Who Needs A Drummer When You Have A Pandeiro (All Levels), Percussion Biology: Funk It Up (All Levels)] * Brian Moran (Level Up Your Blues (2–4), Brazilian Guitar Basics (3)] * Antoinette Olesen (Make Me Dance, Laugh, Love, Cry...Break My Heart (All Levels), Move Me (All Levels)] * Ellen Robinson (Vocal Technique For The Mature Voice (All Levels), The Magic Of Harmony Singing (2–4)] * Ukulenny (Uke Can Improv Too (3–4), Uke Ensemble (3–4)]
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), Greg Blake (bluegrass guitar), Greg Canote (old-time fiddle), Jere Canote (old-time guitar), Peter Langston (guitar/mandolin), 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
- 4th Tuesdays: Ashkenaz, Berkeley
- 1st & 3rd Thursdays: Papermill Creek Saloon, Forest Knolls
- 2nd & 4th Thursdays: Peri’s, Fairfax
- 1st Fridays: Smiley’s Saloon, Bolinas
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March 16: Crepe Place, Soquel
March 17: Old Western Saloon, Point Reyes
March 23: Community Mondays with Richard Brandenburg's Country/Bluegrass Jam - The Freight, Berkeley
April 13-19: CBA Spring Campout + California State Old Time Fiddle Contest - Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds
April 26-29: JAMboree - Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon
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
March 15: Jordan Ruyle
April 19: Michele Yu
May 17: Liedstrands
June 21: no Shred - at FDF
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
March 9: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
March 16: 5 Mile Mountain Road
March 23: TBA
March 30: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
April 6: Mavericks Bluegrass
April 13: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
April 20: The Far Out Johnnies
April 27: High Water Line
May 4: Jasper Manning Band - JASPER TURNS 21!
May 11: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
May 18: Bethany Sorkey Band
May 25: High Water Line
June 1: Hey Lonesome
June 8: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion
June 15: The Deep Thicket Dwellers
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
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
March 5: Hey Lonesome
March 12: Strike the Wind
March 19: Sweet Sally
March 26: Tom Bekeny 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 & 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
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
Next session of in-person classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs March 5 - April 9, and includes:
- Thursdays (5:30 pm): Early Music for Dulcimer with DJ Hamouris
- Thursdays (5:30 pm): Easy & Challenging Fiddle Tunes with Erik Hoffman
- Thursdays (7:00 pm): Good, Basic Flatpicking Rhythm Guitar with Richard Brandenburg
- Thursdays (8:30 pm): Jams Well with Others! with Richard Brandenburg
Tuesdays: Bluegrass Harmony Singing with Avram Siegel - Manning Music, Berkeley; avram-at-avramsiegel-dot-com
BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS
May 2 -
- 1 pm: Mandolin with Josh Gooding
- 1 pm: Saturday Jam
- 1 pm: Songwriting with Chris Jones
- 1 pm: Fiddle with Jason Carter
- 2:15 pm: Bluegrass Harmony Singing with Laurie Lewis, Leah Wollenberg, and Tom Rozum
- 1 pm: Guitar with Michael Daves
- 1 pm: Sunday Jam
- 1 pm: The Intersection of Old Time and Bluegrass with Tatiana Hargreaves
- 2:15 pm: Singing with Caleb and Reeb
- 3 pm: Banjo with Tony Furtado
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
First Saturday (10 am): Black Banjo Reclamation Project Online Study Group
Next session of in-person classes at The Freight, Berkeley, runs March 3 - April 7, and includes:
- Tuesdays (7 pm): Great Jam Songs Repertoire with Richard Brandenburg
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
March 13-15: Mandolin World Retreat - Benicia
Instructors: Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg, John Reischman
April 23-26: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)
Instructors: Mike Witcher (Group Jam, Band) • Jesse Fichman (Guitar, Level 1) • Yoseff Tucker (Guitar, Level 2) • Ian Ly (Guitar, Level 3) • Avram Siegel (Banjo, Bluegrass) • Leela Grace (Banjo, Clawhammer) • Ethan Setiawan (Mandolin, Bluegrass) • Teo Quale (Mandolin, Swing/Jazz) • Patrick M’Gonigle (Fiddle, Bluegrass) • April Verch (Fiddle, Old Time) • Miles Quale (Fiddle, Swing/Jazz) • Louise Bichan (Fiddle, Celtic) • Evie Ladin (Singing) • Hannah Mayree (Community Singing) • Andrew Osborn (Bass) • Todd Livingston (Dobro) • Neal Chin (Ukulele) • Krishna Feeney (Youth Program)
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 Summer Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
DIRECTOR: Adam Roszkiewicz; INSTRUCTORS: Sonya Badigian (old time guitar backup 2-3), Greg Blake (singing), Masha Goodman Crawford & Geff Crawford (old time fiddle & banjo), Bill Evans (bluegrass banjo 2-3), Nokosee Fields (bluegrass bass 1-3), Robin Fischer (square dance calling), Matt Flinner (bluegrass mandolin 2-3), Brandon Godman (bluegrass fiddle 1-2), Tatiana Hargreaves (old time fiddle 2-3), Kathy Kallick and Keith Little (harmony singing), Carolyn Kendrick (songwriting), Evie Ladin (clawhammer banjo), Patrick M’Gonigle (bluegrass fiddle 2-3), Forrest Marowitz (bluegrass band), John Reischman (bluegrass mandolin 1-2), Kathleen Rushing (FunGrass), Patrick Sauber (bluegrass banjo 1-2), Aaron Tacke (old time band), Yoseff Tucker (bluegrass guitar 1-2), Eli West (guitar soloing 2-3), Mike Witcher (dobro 2-3)
June 18-21: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
DIRECTOR: Kimber Ludiker; INSTRUCTORS:
June 21-28: Big Sur Fiddle Camp
INSTRUCTORS: John Weed (Celtic Fiddle), Abigail Washburn (Clawhammer Banjo, Songwriting), Jordan Tice (Guitar), Rebecca Stout (Flat-foot dancing, Vocals), Ruairdh Mackay (Scottish Fiddle), Nick Milo (Piano), Elise Leavy (Singing and Piano Accompaniment), Sumaia Jackson (Fiddle), Colin Cotter (Guitar), Simon Chrisman (Hammer Dulcimer, Bass), Zachary Brown (Cello); YOUNG TEACHERS CIRCLE: Logan Zaud (bass), Miles Zaud (fiddle, piano); TEACHING ASSISTANTS: Tyler Weed, Lucy Khadder, Sophia Sparks, Abigail Goodman, Naima Nacimento, Feliciti McKellar, Radler Pinkerton
June 22-27: Voice Works - Port Townsend, WA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Pharis Romero; FACULTY: Isa Burke, Gideon Crevoshay, Cathy Fink, Hubby Jenkins, Elise Leavy, Erika Lewis, Laurie Lewis, Marcy Marxer, Joe Newberry, Julie Pfeffer, Luke Price, Rachael Price, Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
June 28 - July 5: Fiddle Tunes - Port Townsend, WA
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS: The Onlies; FACULTY: Bertram and Madeline Levy; Los Originarios del Plan; Suzy, Eric, and Allegra Thompson; Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson, Jason Sypher, and Justin Harrington; Dirk and Amelia Powell; Cheick Hamala Diabaté with Danny Knicely; Liz Hanley, Jefferson Hamer, and Eamon O’Leary; Jake Shulman-Ment, Alicia Svigals, and Pete Rushefsky; Jo, Jane, and John Vidrine; Carter, Maisie, and Helen Newell; Eric Dayan; James and Vivian Leva; Riley Baugus; Rafe and Clelia Stefanini; Nokosee Fields; Arkaitz Miner, Teresa Jareño, David and Caitlin Romtvedt; Gerry and Jesse Milnes; Jim and Jamie Fox with Scotty Leach; Irene Herrmann and Kaethe Hostetter; Fru Skagerrak; The Lost Keys: Tricia Spencer, Howard Rains, Isaiah Sibi, Orion Spencer-Speirer, Ru Yother
July 11-24: California Coast Music Camp - retreat location in Monterey County, ~ 1.5 hr. south of San Jose
Week 1 (July 11-17): INSTRUCTORS: Elian Carbone [Cuban Dance (All Levels), The Songwriter Toolbox (2–4)] * Luke Clingerman [Bass 101 (1–2), Walking Bass And More (3–5)] * Marla Fibish [Irish Repertoire/Three Handy Sets (2–4), Slow (Mandolin) Is Beautiful (2–3)] * Nina Gerber [Theory Applied To Guitar (3–5), Play Well With Others (4–5)] * Katie Glassman [Fiddle Dance Tunes (2–3), Western Swing Fiddle (3–5)] * Ryan David Green [The Magic Of Modes (2–4), Arranging Pop/Rock Songs For Solo Guitar (2–4)] * Sylvia Herold [Advanced-Beginner Swing Guitar (3), Great American Songbook: Intermediate Swing Guitar (3–4)] * Ed Johnson [Swing/Jazz Band Lab (3–5), Brazilian Song Repertoire (4–5)] * Steve Kritzer [Jump On The Ukulele Wave (1–2), Beginning Guitar (1–2)] * Adam Kulakow [Jamming Skills And Repertoire (2–3), Instigator] * Evie Ladin [Clawhammer Banjo (2–4), Old-Time Harmony Singing (All Levels)] * Carol McComb [From Hank To Linda (2–5), Fingerpicking Essentials And Nuances (2–3)] * Ami Molinelli [Who Needs A Drummer When You Have A Pandeiro (All Levels), Percussion Biology: Funk It Up (All Levels)] * Brian Moran (Level Up Your Blues (2–4), Brazilian Guitar Basics (3)] * Antoinette Olesen (Make Me Dance, Laugh, Love, Cry...Break My Heart (All Levels), Move Me (All Levels)] * Ellen Robinson (Vocal Technique For The Mature Voice (All Levels), The Magic Of Harmony Singing (2–4)] * Ukulenny (Uke Can Improv Too (3–4), Uke Ensemble (3–4)]
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), Greg Blake (bluegrass guitar), Greg Canote (old-time fiddle), Jere Canote (old-time guitar), Peter Langston (guitar/mandolin), Mick Nicholson (bass)
Oct. 23-26: Walker Creek Music Camp (between Marshall & Petaluma)