RE: [Harp-L] Re: Open Jams

["Steve McIver" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank,
	I believe the key word is "around my neck of the woods", Here in Montgomery
if I sit-in I am a guest of the band and I play their song their way and for
as long as they allow me to stay on stage(carefull not to ware out my
welcome or step on any toes). Jams can be stuctured(host organization/club
with rules) or not(ie bluegrass small groups all over the place and a simple
nod means do your thing). Jams here usually mean the song chosen over
emphasizes lead breaks to give equal op for everyone to show their stuff.
Not so when I'm sitn-in, I'm given the break but only because the
gutarist/keyboardest/whomever allows me to take their part. All this is
understood "around my neck of the woods".

Steve

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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Open Jams


Respectfully, I can't comment on which term is technically the most
correct (I simply don't know), but *everybody* around my neck of the
woods calls these things jams.  There is a list, people are called up to
play a small set of songs, etc.  I've never heard it called a sit-in.
The last thing I heard called a sit-in was a college protest gathering.  :-)

But I see the point you are trying to make RE: 'open jams' (like the
blues jam at SPAH) vs. closed jams.

--Frank


Joe and Cass Leone wrote:

>
>  You fellows are confusing a 'Jam' with 'sitting-in' again. A  jam is
> where anyone who wants to play on a particular tune can do so.  An
> open jam is open to anyone. A closed jam has selected musicians
> beforehand. Ergo a sign up sheet is a closed jam. Limiting number of
> tunes one can play on is a 'sit-in'  smo-joe



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