RE: [Harp-L] Open Jams

["Steve McIver" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,
	Here in Montgomery we split with Blues on the 2nd Tues and Jazz the 4th
Tues. We now have another club that jams on the 3rd Tues. Seems to work good
here, but Montgomery is only 150k pop.The great thing about our jams is that
in addition to the host band AJBF always brings in a pro from New Orleans or
from the road. Last week John Fohl was the guest musician and the week
before that Bill Hinds(Forester Sisters fame/killer slide). If we could
convince someone to host a classical jam on the 1st Tues we'd be fixed.
Bluegrass is 2nd & 4th Sat. and there is a club that host baggers(Scotts)
about once a month.

Steve
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Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:35 AM
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Subject: [Harp-L] Open Jams


Hi all,

I am relatively new to this online gig. But i could use your input. The
blues society of central pennsylvania has an open blues jam. It is starting
to get so popular that many bands, performers, even non-blues musicians are
lined out the door trying to get on stage.

To be fair to the crowd, the players, and the intent of the blues society,
we are brainstorming some ideas from the jam to try to give it a little more
structure, rules or what have you. Currently, there is a house drum set, PA,
keyboard, guitar amp and vocal mic and we do use a sign up sheet but it
often ends up being that whomever wants to play together plays together
regardless of the sign up sheet.

I know harp players have to get to jams to get noticed and sit in with other
people constantly. Could you all give us some examples of the structure of
different jams you have played at? Perhaps we will find something new that
we have overlooked and it will make the difference in the blues jam for
scores of musicians, hundreds of fans, the bar that hosts it, and about 10
harmonica players who come out regularly, including Fathead Mike Easton,
Wild Bill Hines, Rick Smith, Daine Paul Russell and me John Merx.

Thank you very much I look forward to your input.

John


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