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PLEASE NOTE: Stan's Blues Jams have been dormant at all venues since 16th March 2020 but when the time is right we can restart them. Stan & Helen |
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About us and what we do... Stan's Blues Jams started in January 2009 with our first jam venue in Bournemouth and subsequently other venues across the Poole to Southampton area. They give individuals the opportunity to perform within the blues genre, improving the understanding of the blues and helping to keep the blues alive with live performance and entertainment. Jams are run on a basis that is as fair as possible - there is no houseband and the jams will start at precisely 8.30pm every time, with each line-up playing 2 songs. Bands
are made up from the musicians who register when they arrive - the
bands are put together, not entirely randomly, by the organisers. It is not an open mic event, it's a Jam. The jam caters for musicians of all ages from 9 to 78 (so far),and as long as you can play a 12 bar blues, are a competent player and can follow guidelines (see Jamming Etiquette below...) you'll fit right in. Jammers
range from talented school age players, students, people taking their
first steps to playing in public, band members from the local pub
circuits across the South, and full-time musicians playing the national
and international stages. In fact, anyone who enjoys playing music in
their free time. They meet up for a natter, make contacts with deps,
buy & sell gear, find new band members - and get to play a few
blues tunes, using the blues structure as a common language..….with the
added bonus of not having to lug all their gear in. All
equipment is provided - PA, amps, drum kit, keyboard - apart from your
personal instruments so bring your guitar, bass, sax, harmonica, drum
sticks etc. The
jams are a great networking opportunity and the bring and buy is an
excellent example of this. Jammers can bring any excess musical
equipment that they wish to sell on. (see Bring and Buy)
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