Originally Posted by
Treblemaker
There are many jams.
I am in the house band at 2 of them - the Atlas Cafe (Last Thursday of each month in SF - 20th @ Alabama in the Mission (I play mandolin) and the first Weds of each month at the Plough and Stars (2nd @ Clement in the Richmond district)(where I play bass).
Here's a more complete list of jams courtesy of Peter Thompson - bluegrass DJ for KALW:
- Sundays (4 pm): The Lucky Horseshoe - 453 Cortland Ave., SF
- First Sunday (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle
School, Naglee Ave. & Park St., San Jose
March 1: Blaine Sprouse - workshop and concert
- 2nd/4th Sun. (3 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland Ave., SF (o-t)
- 2nd Sunday (2 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
- 3rd Sunday (1 pm): Creative Art Center, Sunnyvale Community Center - 550 E. Remington Dr. <paulcc@nvbell.net>
- 4th Sunday (1:30 pm): California Old Time Fiddlers Association - United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
- 4th Sun. (1 pm): Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz <santacruzjam@googlegroups.com>
- 4th Sunday (2 pm): Sebastopol Christian Church (707-824-1960) (gospel)
- Mondays: The Stork Club - 2330 Telegraph, Oakland <joshjakus@gmail.com>
- Mondays: Fandango Pizza - 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto (old time)
<fandangojammers@yahoogroups.com>
- Mondays: Taco Jam - invitational jam hosted by Tom Lucas - Baja Taqueria,
4070 Piedmont Ave. (@ 41st), Oakland - with:
Jan. 12: Tom Lucas, Larry Cohea, James Touzel, Brian Judd, Jacob Groopman
Jan. 19: Tom Lucas, Steve Rosen (Java Jam), Katya Polovina, Andrew Barron, Brian Judd
Jan. 26: Avram Frankel, Jordan Klein, Ran Bush, Brian Judd, Chris Smith
Feb. 2: Betsy Mauldin, Larry Cohea, Bruce Campbell, Dan Large, Red Rick
Feb. 9: Amy Scher, Larry Cohea, Dave Gooding, Butch Waller, David Thom
- Second and Fourth Mondays (6:30 pm): The Pick Jam - Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF [precedes the Bluegrass Monday show]
- 1st/3rd Tuesdays: SUBUD Hall, Sebastopol <davidacarlson62-at-hotmail.com>
- Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center Park, 6600 Donlon, Dublin
- Wednesdays (6:30 pm): El Cerrito Music Works (upstairs), 11225 San Pablo, EC
- Wednesdays: Fandango Pizza, 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto <fandangojammers@yahoogroups.com>
- Wednesdays: Java Jam - invitational jam hosted by Steve Rosen - Coffee Cat, 255 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley
- Fourth Wednesday: Armando's, 707 Marina Vista, Martinez
- Fourth Wednesday: Aqus Café, Petaluma
- Thursdays: Morgan Hill Grange <rsimunic-at-hotmail.com>
- First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera
- Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th (@ Alabama), SF (415-648-1047)
- Saturdays (2 pm): Coffee Catz, 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol (707-829-6600)
- First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza & Pub, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont; hosted by the Mill Creek Ramblers
- First Saturday (noon): Lamorinda Bluegrass & Old Time Music Jam - Lamorinda Music Store, 81 Lafayette Circle Lafayette
- Second Saturday (12 pm): Santa Clara Train Station, 1005 Railroad Ave., Santa Clara <kennedymk@comcast.net>
- Saturdays(5 pm - preceding Redwood Bluegrass concerts): RBA venue <jocimo@gmail.com>
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