jam sessions north
Vermont / new Hampshire
Free and open to everyone, our jam sessions are an informal opportunity for musicians and instrumentalists to improvise and play without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements.
What is a jam session
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What to Expect
You are welcome to play, sing, or simply listen during Interplay Jazz Jam North sessions. Attendance is open to all.
Please bring 6–8 copies of the sheet music or lead sheets for the tunes you would like to play with the group, or feel free to join in using the music others provide.
If you are a pianist, bassist, guitarist, drummer, or vocalist, you will use the House Band’s grand piano, amplifiers, drum kit, and vocal microphone.
Please bring any personal accessories you need, such as cords, sticks, brushes, and similar items. Using the House Band equipment helps us keep the sessions running smoothly and focused on the music.
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Join Us
Please complete the form below to join us. Each month, the location may change, so completing our form ensures you’ll stay updated on when and where the next jam session will take place.
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A TYPICAL JAM SESSION
Beginning at 6:30 PM, we encourage instrumentalists to participate in a free-flow session to develop new material (music) and play together. The instrumental jam may be based upon existing songs or forms, loosely based on an agreed chord progression or chart suggested by one participant, or wholly improvisational.
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Continuing at 7:30 PM, vocalists are encouraged to bring well-known jazz standards, popular songs, or an original tune in their key to play with the instrumentalists, creating arrangements and improvisation in real time!
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Jam session ends at 9:00 PM.
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