Blues/Jazz Jamming Groups for Amateurs and Pros?

[zappaforever]

Are there any groups here that have weekly or monthly jammings? I think it'd be nice for the blues and jazz community to host impromptu jamming sessions for beginners like myself who are looking for such support groups. I'd be also nice in terms of creating a grass roots community which serves both as a means to scout new talent and also to increase awareness of both genres. For starters, it doesn't necessarily have to be a gig per say, it could be held in a person's house or the rooftop of a building. Just a thought.

[blues2death]

if you book them, they will come.....

[makinao]

There is the ""First Friday" workshop/jam, every first friday of the month. At 10-O2 bar, Sct Ybardolaza (near corner of Timog) facing the Shell station. It started last March, and this coming session (June 6) will the the fourth. The "workshop" starts at 7pm, usually led by Joey Valenciano. It has evolved into a nice round-table discussion on jazz-related issues. In addition to the discussions, video showings and guest resource people are planned for the future. The open jam starts about 9pm. Skarlet (who is part owner of the bar) usually heads the jam. Both amateurs and pros are welcome.

We are trying our best to keep this series afloat. While attendance has been encouraging, we'd like to see more people (young and old, amateur and pros, hardcore jazzers and general music lovers, etc.) bring their questions, ears, and instruments.

Hope to see you there.

[joshnerez]

if you book them, they will come.....

ala waynes world ah! hehehee!

[rjtorres]

There is the ""First Friday" workshop/jam, every first friday of the month. At 10-O2 bar, Sct Ybardolaza (near corner of Timog) facing the Shell station. It started last March, and this coming session (June 6) will the the fourth. The "workshop" starts at 7pm, usually led by Joey Valenciano. It has evolved into a nice round-table discussion on jazz-related issues. In addition to the discussions, video showings and guest resource people are planned for the future. The open jam starts about 9pm. Skarlet (who is part owner of the bar) usually heads the jam. Both amateurs and pros are welcome.

We are trying our best to keep this series afloat. While attendance has been encouraging, we'd like to see more people (young and old, amateur and pros, hardcore jazzers and general music lovers, etc.) bring their questions, ears, and instruments.

Hope to see you there.

Cool! I'll try to come one day. (My GF has a gig every Friday kasi )

[purplehaze]

We are also having a 'surprise'  jamming session every Wednesday at the penguin gallery (604 Remedios Street Malate Manila). This will start sa June 11 (and hopefully take off from there)

The concept is this.. We invite musician friends (those that play at Penguin already or those that we know personnally), just trio (bass player, guitar and drummer) to come. The musician themselves does not know who will be his 'jam mates or playmates' for the night. This is to promote spontaneity (But we try to pair people/musician based on their individual experience and musical taste, just to ensure compatibility with the other musician, kasi baka mahirapan silang mag jam pag masyadong malayo and kanikanilang backgroud). Based on the set-up, a vocalist, sax player or somebody can join them later depende sa mood...

You are invited and everyone is encourage to attend and 'jam'
We have experimented on these concept for sometime... the last time we had Noli Aurillo on guitar with Lourd de Veyra providing spontaneous poetry reading.

[makinao]

Sounds cool. I remember a time in the 80's when no club in metro manila would touch live jazz, so I'm really happy whenever a club holds up the flag nowadays. Good luck. I hope I can watch one of these days.

[ston3d_j]

We are also having a 'surprise'  jamming session every Wednesday at the penguin gallery (604 Remedios Street Malate Manila). This will start sa June 11 (and hopefully take off from there)

The concept is this.. We invite musician friends (those that play at Penguin already or those that we know personnally), just trio (bass player, guitar and drummer) to come. The musician themselves does not know who will be his 'jam mates or playmates' for the night. This is to promote spontaneity (But we try to pair people/musician based on their individual experience and musical taste, just to ensure compatibility with the other musician, kasi baka mahirapan silang mag jam pag masyadong malayo and kanikanilang backgroud). Based on the set-up, a vocalist, sax player or somebody can join them later depende sa mood...

You are invited and everyone is encourage to attend and 'jam'
We have experimented on these concept for sometime... the last time we had Noli Aurillo on guitar with Lourd de Veyra providing spontaneous poetry reading.

this is something good. hope to drop by with my friends some day.and play if time and management permits. do you have something like an audition for this?

muck thanks. live free 

[driftees]

good day bro...

If you're into blues jamming try Backdoor Blues cafe in Q.C....

check out the link:

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,91512.0.html

peace...

[Jim Ayson]

Anybody into jamming on bebop tunes?

[aya_yuson]

Anybody into jamming on bebop tunes?

Me!

[Jim Ayson]

wow cool, sige jam tayo! At least with drums you can't  keep pushing up the key like you did to a sax playing friend of mine before

[aya_yuson]

Hindi ko maalala to. Saan at sino?

[Jim Ayson]

Hindi ko maalala to. Saan at sino?

Haha! Dunno if you know him but his name is Raul Banzon, and the place was a bar along Mile Long or Amorsolo I think. He remembers you guys kept pushing up the key of the tune till he couldn't handle it anymore, and you kept laughing as you did it. Well that's how the story went, apparently he never forgot it.

[aya_yuson]

Grabe, di ko na maalala to.

[bahistaKuNo]

di ko po sure kung meron padin..19east, jazz volunteers every sunday..alam ko pwedeng magjam dun pero ako nuod lang newbie sa jazz  ...

[fusionenigma]

Anybody into jamming on bebop tunes?

Me also! 

Philmusic jazzers should meet up at least monthly. Penguin Bar is a terrific place for jam sessions. 

[Jim Ayson]

Why are the penguin jams on a Wednesday? arrrgh I am only free weekends. I hope there's a weekend jam somewhere.

[aya_yuson]

Why are the penguin jams on a Wednesday? arrrgh I am only free weekends. I hope there's a weekend jam somewhere.

Punta ka ng 19 East pag linggo. May jazz jam don every sunday.

[bluesbabe]

lets have a blues jam at gig studio cubao next weekend


bluesbabe
free beer

[pachangka]

makikisingit lang mga sir, baka lang meron malapit, mga taga north fairview / commonwealth / lagro area. jam tayo. ccr, rolling stones, clapton, u2, juan dela cruz, etc. rock and roll / blues. meron ako mga amps at tambol, dala lang kayo gitara, saka hi-hat. sagot ko unang round !!! he he he.

peace.

[kedysanchez]

Punta ka ng 19 East pag linggo. May jazz jam don every sunday.

Tama si Aya, Jim.  19th East is a good place to jam. Of course, Wowie is so accomodating.  We had a chance to jam with them also twice - one with the Volunteers and Aliya Parcs and another one with Wowie, Riki Gonzales and Judith  Banal.  Yun nga lang kailangan on your toes ka talaga kasi ang lulupit ng mga makakasama mo.