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Bluegrass Jam! - CANCELLED

Date and Time

Sunday, March 08, 2020, 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM

Location

Artichoke Music
Artichoke school
2007 SE Powell
Portland, OR  
USA
503-232-8845

Category

Participatory

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

About this event

Every Sunday, hosted by Patrick Connell and Kaden Hurst, $15 drop-in.

Ever wonder what makes a bluegrass jam sound organized and deliberate, like a band, even when it's just a casual jam? The essence of bluegrass is informality, but there is something inherently magical about how the players organize, differentiating it from being a twang-heavy song circle.

We cover kick-offs, turnarounds, soloing, and the general principles of leading a song within a group of friends or strangers.

Of course, we always end up learning new material in a session, but the focus is more on what to do with the song once we've learned it, sharpening our ability to play it within a group of other bluegrass musicians, in a way that is compatible with other folks' skill sets.

Bring your instrument and an open-mind, and leave with the tools to be a bluegrass champ.
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