What to Expect When You Sit In

The Sunday Night Blues Jam is a true open jam, designed to be welcoming for musicians of all levels. Whether it’s your first jam or your hundredth, the process is simple and supportive.

How It Works

1. Sign up when you arrive: Add your name, instrument, and indicate whether you’d like to front songs  or play support. If you come with a full band or partners you want to play with, indicate this on the sign-up sheet

2. Get matched up: The host will group players together, assign your group a slot, or back you with the experienced house band. No one is left guessing who they’re playing with.  

3. Take your turn on stage: Each musician or group gets two to three songs to play. That’s your time to stretch out, support the groove, and share your sound.

That’s it—no auditions, no pressure, no surprises.

Jam Etiquette 

To keep the night fun and flowing for everyone:

• Be ready when your name is called: Tune up beforehand.
• Listen first: Let the groove lead.  Less is often more.
• Watch and follow the leader:  Usually the singer.  They will use hand signals to lead the songs, assign solos, call pauses and endings, etc.
• Volume:  Keep it reasonable.  It's not a large room.  No stealth escalation please.
• Share the spotlight: Solos are encouraged; marathons are not. Expect 12 bars in which to shine your light, then make way for the next person.
• Support the song: Play for the tune, not over it.  Play chords when you're not soloing.
• The Pasta Rule:  No noodling between songs, while the singer is singing, or while others are soloing.
• Respect the host and the house band: They’re there to help everyone shine.
• All levels welcome: Encouragement beats competition every time.  Work to make others shine.