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Jams (last updated 23 Jan 2012)
We try our best to ensure these listings are accurate but jams do come and go, so CHECK WITH THE VENUE/ ORGANISERS if you're planning a visit.
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Jams below are WEEKLY, unless stated otherwise.
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MONDAYS
Dusk Till Dawn (Archway Tavern) 1 Archway Close, Archway,
N19 3TD (020) 7272 2840. Monthly jam. Check venue for dates.
The Three Wishes, 122/126 High Street, Edgeware, HA8 7EL.
"
We have a jam every Monday in Edgware and would love to be listed on your website. It is not strictly blues but does include a great deal of blues tunes and players. It is a pretty well established jam having run for a few years in the area." http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jans-North-London-Jam/183362331674377
Powers, 332 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, London, NW6 2QN.
The Uncles of Funk and The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) bring you the Monday Night Jam at Powers! Bring your voice, your guitar, your bass, your sticks n skins, your brass, your harp and keys for an evening of communal vibes expressed in the best possible way... Full PA, amps and basic kit provided. Sign up happens during the house bands set.
The Good Vibe @ The Foresters, 45 High Street, Hampton Wick, KT1 4DG. tel: 02089435379 Every second week. Soulful and funky with a healthy mix of blues, reggae and generally Good Vibes... All are welcome. Free entry. Night run by five piece sax/vocal lead funky house band + special Guests
The Duke of York (formerly The Elm Tree), 64-65 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4NQ 8:30-1:30pm
Featuring a different guest artiste each week. 020 8339 9277
info@jam-pact.com/ www.jam-pact.com
Ain’t Nothin’ But
Blues Bar
20 Kingly
St, W1B 5PZ (Oxford Circus tube) 9pm-12:45ish 020 7287 0514
Very popular night. Get there early
or you’ll have to queue just to get in.
Windsor Castle 358 Carshalton Road, Carshalton, Surrey
SM5 3PT 020 8669 1191. Robin Bibi is your host, first Monday of every month.
www.robinbibiband.co.uk/jam.htm
The Globe 20 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6NA
9pm-late 020 8985 6455. John Parry hosts this long-running jam
Walthamstow Cricket Club 48a Greenway Avenue, Walthamstow, E17 3QN
The old Ploug Jam relocated.
Hosted by The Blues Filled Saucepan. House band 9-9.30, jammers 9.30-10.30, houseband plus guests 10.30-11.00. 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month
Henderson’s Social Club Sports Ground, Kenilworth
Avenue, Harold Hill, Essex
(off A12 eastbound) 8:30-11:30 John Summerton of Where Beagles Dare hosts. Beer at social club prices too.
TUESDAYS
NEW The Oval Tavern 131 Oval Road East Croydon CR0 6BR (Tel. 020 8686 6023)
Hosted by Buffalo Bill Smith (BB's Blues) & Roger Wagner (Birdogg/Smokey Mokes) Drums/PA/Backline provided. All standards accommodated.
The Charlie Butler 40 Mortlake High St, London, SW14 8HR
www.jam-pact.com/
Express Yourself at Undersolo,
under Bar Solo, Inverness Street, Camden NW1 (Camden Town tube) 08:00pm-01:00am
£3 before 10pm / £5 after House band includes Winston Delandro and
James Lacelles. Features the same crowd that used to do the Southern
K in Kilburn.
www.myspace.com/expressyourselflondon
Spice of Life 6 Moor St., W1D 5NA 8-11pm 0207 437 7013
Bob from Up All Night Music runs a tight ship at this central London
basement venue, which attracts hordes of listeners as well as players.
Hot Hob jam at SEAXE Music Bar (formerly Pam’s
Bar), adjacent to the Essex Arms, Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex
CM14 5HA 8:45pm-midnight-ish
Good beer and a good crowd at this lively night, an Essex institution,
run by John Edmonds. Harmonica
amp often provided. £1 for jammers, £2
for punters 01277 201164
www.myspace.com/hothobjam
WEDNESDAYS
Alley Cat Bar, Denmark Street (formerly 'Peter Parkers' - under the Fender shop, in what used to be the basement of Regent Sound Studios). 9pm - 12am and will be free entry to musicians, and £2 to other people. Sam Hare hosts
Musicians Jam Network, at The Hamlet Bar, Edgar Kail Way, Dog Kennel Hill, SE22 8BD. Folk/blues/gospel thing, maybe with some South African Jazz, with resident bass & drums, bass & guitar amps & PA & mic supplied
The
Green Note Café Bar 106
Parkway, Camden NW1 7AN. 020 7485 9899 Mark Harrison hosts
this monthly ALL ACOUSTIC night (on the 2nd Wednesday of the month). £2
for jammers, £4 for punters. http://londonacousticjam.blogspot.com/
The Music Palace, 159a Tottenham Lane, Crouch End N8 9BT.
The Jolly Coopers 80 Wheelers Lane Epsom Surrey 01372 723222
First Wednesday of every month
Crooked Billet, Billet Lane, Stanford Le Hope, Essex
First Wednesday of the month All musicians / music lovers welcome all ages. 8pm -11pm. £2.50 admission contact steve 079200 68000
The Unicorn, 227 Camden Rd, NW1 9AA Hosted by the Dalston Blues feat Mad Max on bass, Jimmy Dublin & Blues JoeX on guitar and young Paul on drums. All jammers welcome, all styles appreciated, but ego's must stay at home. Bring your own instrument or sticks as the back line provided.
www.unicorblues.webs.com email unicornbluesnrock@yahoo.co.uk tel. 020 7485 3073
The Coach & Horses, 391 High Road Leyton, London E10 5NA. Adm. £1 for players, £2 for listeners, 8.30-11.30 pm.
Terry Duggan & Stevie King, former organisers of the long-running Heathcote Blues Jam in Leytonstone in their new venue. Each week a different guest artiste fronts the House Band set. Keyboard provided www.coachandhorsesbluesjam.com / www.myspace.com/coachandhorsesbluesjam
London Harmonicas 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month
Still the cheapest and best way to take your first steps with the harmonica. Friendly Supportive atmostphere, enthusiastic amateur tuition. Improvers (8-10pm): Come and share your skills, and learn from your peers in this informal group. www.myspace.com/londonharmonicas
Blog: http://londonharmonicas.tumblr.com/
3 Torrens St, London, EC1V 1NQ Cost : £4/£3
Red Lion, Linkfield Road in Isleworth, Middlesex 0208
560 1457
PA/Mic/back line provided www.red-lion.info
SEAXE Music Bar (formerly Pam’s Bar), adjacent
to the Essex Arms, Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5HA A chance to strut your stuff in more subdued surroundings at an open
mic acoustic jam.
THURSDAYS
NEW The Royal Oak - 45 Oak Avenue, Hampton, Middlesex TW12 3NR
With Gary Dainty & Jam-Pact
Tune Inn, 48 High Street, Acton
Moors Bar, 57 Park Road, Crouch End, London N8 8SY, 020 8348 4161
Regular House band Nelson Kummer, guitar and vocals, John Ketthner - bass (l\h), Roger Cohen, guitar, Phil Overhead, drums and percussion. Jamming 9.00 to 11.30/12 then the bar is open until 2am
The Golden Lion 2, High Street, Corner of Market Square, Romford RM1 1HR. All welcome full back line P.A. and Keys Come On Down. Hosted by Bob Marks
The Crown Roneo Corner, 360 Hornchurch Road,
Romford, Essex RM12 4TW 8:30-11:30 . Hosted by Double Trouble. Features
rock and pop as well as blues.
01708 447656
FRIDAYS
Mama K's Blues Bar, Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road Croydon 020 8688 5339
Guest band at 10 pm Adm £2, £1 concs. Further details Reg Patten reg-patten@supanet.com
ARCH1, Cranberry Lane, E16 4BJ A lively night is promised at this (some say hard-to-find) venue out West Ham way. (NOTE: Every third week of the month the jam moves to Thursday night(
www.myspace.com/arch1membersclub
SATURDAYS
Ain’t Nothin’ But
Blues Bar 20 Kingly
St, W1B 5PZ (Oxford Circus tube)
3-7pm Afternoon open mic session featuring solo spots 020 7287 0514
Arch1, Cranberry Lane, West Ham, London E16 4PD - 3rd Sat of the month
"Blues, Soul, Reggae Jam" in rehearsal studio/ performance space
SUNDAYS
Blues Cellar at the Royal George, 133 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EA 3pm to 8pm. First Sunday of each month from 6 November. All blues musicians and fans welcome. Event hosted by The Charles Hawrtey Experience Band. Tel:020 7734 8837. Email stovuspimus@aol.com.
The Grove, The Grove 2 Morden Road, South Wimbledon, SW19 3BH
T: 020 8543 9064. First Sunday of the month (except Oct 2011, when it's Sunday 9th). Hosted by Rob Booth
The Fox, Twickenham, 39 Church Street, Twickenham, TW1 3NR, 020 8892 1535. Run by Ray Clark and his son, Scott, is the house drummer + house bassist Rick James and different guitarists each week. 5.30 - 9pm "There is usually a large crowd of both audience & musos packing out the place"
The Grey Horse, 46 Richmond Rd, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5EE
8 till 11ish.
The Blues Kitchen, 111 Camden High Street, NW1 7JN. 020 7387 5277 6pm - Midnight
Ain’t Nothin’ But
Blues Bar 20 Kingly
St, W1B 5PZ (Oxford Circus tube)
3-7pm Afternoon blues jam. Usually slow to start
but builds later so get there early to guarantee a good blow. 020 7287
0514
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