This article is from the Open Musical Jam Sessions FAQ, by Rich Kulawiec rsk@gsp.org with numerous contributions by others.
New York, New York, USA: [Misc]
Off Wall Street Jam is an amateur music club that specializes in matching
(mostly) amateur musicians together to play in jam sessions. They provide
studio space, instruments, everything you need, including finding
appropriate musicians for your musical style and skill level.
Contact owsj@maestro.maestro.com (John Watts).
Contributed-by; owsj@maestro.maestro.com (John Watts) [Feb 95]
New York, New York, USA: [Jazz]
The World Famous Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC holds open jam sessions after
their last set on Fri and Sat nights. It features trumpet player, Brian
Lynch and is always a great time. (Editor's note: if you're reading this in
Usenet's rec.music.bluenote, or if you have any recordings on the Blue Note
label, now you know where the name of the newsgroup came from! ---Rsk )
Contributed-by: ST910740@PIP.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU [Feb 95]
New York, New York, USA: [Jazz]
Open jazz standards jam. Sidewalk cafe 6th St Ave A Tuesdays from 11 pm.
Singers should bring charts. Feel free to email jgood@panix.com for more info.
Contributed-by: Jason Goodrow <jgood@panix.com> [Aug 95]
Albany, New York, USA: [Unknown]
The Eighth Step, 14 Willett Street, has an open mike night every
Wednesday; sign-up at 7:30 for show at 8:00.
Contributed-by: Allen Lutins <al2032@thor.albany.edu>
Saratoga Springs, New York, USA: [Unknown]
Caffe Lena, 47 Philadelphia Street, has an open mike night every
Thursday; sign-up at 7:00 for show at 7:30 ($2.00 admission).
Contributed-by: Allen Lutins <al2032@thor.albany.edu>
Binghamton, New York, USA: [Celtic/Folk]
The Church of the Good Shepherd, 74 Conklin Ave., has a get-together
every Tuesday night around 7:30 so that folks can play Irish, Scottish
and old-time music for a couple hours. Everyone is welcome to join in,
we have excellent musicians and beginners. It's not a club, not in a
bar, no audience (usually), no sign-up list, no waiting, no performing
sets. It's a bunch of people playing music.
Contributed-by: Jeff Bronfeld, <73507.322@CompuServe.COM>
Nancy Smith, nsmith@gdlvm7.vnet.ibm.com.
Buffalo, New York, USA: [Unknown]
The Algonquin Table Coffee House meets every Tuesday from 8 to 11:30 at
Putnam's on the North Campus of the University of Buffalo. They have an
open mike night every three weeks or so, and are always looking for bands
to play for free. There is no cover charge: free coffee, free music.
Contributed-by: Aardvark <V067RCYF@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu>
Ithaca, New York, USA: [Blues]
On Monday nights at 10 there is the Blue Monday Jam at the Nines on
College Avenue. The core band comes from members of Pete Panek and the
Blue Cats, and most of the tunes are like that groups Chicago repertoire,
with more jazz or folk flavor depending on who comes. All blues
musicians are welcome. Cover is $3. (Bill commented that this jam
attracts pretty high caliber musicians for a small college town.)
Contributed-by: Lenny Silver <len@gibbon.cit.cornell.edu> or Bill
Sloan <wls1@cornell.edu>
Ithaca, New York, USA: [Celtic]
Irish sessions at MicCawber's Pub on Aurora St. 7-10:30 pm on
the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays.
Contributed-by: bobb@rochgte.fidonet.org (Bob Berch) [May 95]
Rochester, New York, USA: [Celtic]
Long time running Irish session is on the 2nd Friday of the month
at McGinnity's, 534 W. Ridge Rd. starting about 9. Generally
some dancers will show up, too.
Contributed-by: bobb@rochgte.fidonet.org (Bob Berch) [May 95]
Rochester, New York, USA: [Celtic]
A relatively new Irish session is happening on the last Sunday of
the month at the Rochester Brew Pub, 800 Jefferson Rd.
from 4 to 7. Followed by hired "Irish" entertainment.
Contributed-by: bobb@rochgte.fidonet.org (Bob Berch) [May 95]
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: [Bluegrass]
Fries Cafe, 3247 Jefferson Ave, Coryville hosts an open bluegrass jam
upstairs every Tuesday evening. Open to all levels of bluegrass musician.
This jam usually starts around 9pm.
Contributed-by: John Billerman <billerman@xavier.xu.edu> [Oct 94]
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: [acoustic, any]
The Crows Nest, 4544 W. 8th St., Price Hill, has open acoustic jam session
every Sunday from 9:00 pm until 1:00 am or so. Anything acoustic goes,
sometimes electric bass. Hosted by Capt. Mike Kammer.
Contributed-by: MikeJLeroy@aol.com (Mike Jenkins) Feb 95
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: [Rock/elec&acoustic/any]
Murray's Pub, 2169 Queen City Ave., Fairmont, has open jam session every
Monday from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am. Starts acoustic then bands, then all-out
come-as-you-are jam. Hosted by Capt. Mike Kammer.
Contributed-by: MikeJLeroy@aol.com (Mike Jenkins) Feb 95
 
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