The "Hottest" Jazz Jam with the "Coolest" music. Every Wednesday night at Two Jerks Pub at 446 Waterman Avenue in East Providence, come and enjoy the hottest jazz around. How did this all come about you ask?
Well, once upon a time about 6 or 8 months ago, I ran into a great up and coming jazz guitar player by the name of Alex Curnow. I was at another little club where they were doing a jazz jam. I approached Alex and introduced myself. I told him that I had just picked up the guitar after many years, and was looking for someone to get together with to play a little. He said, 'sure, why not'. So eventually we were able to compare schedules and got together to kick around a couple of tunes. By around October, I suggested we stop by Two Jerks on a Tuesday for their 'Open Mic' night to play a few. After playing three tunes, we were ready to get off the stage. To our surprise we were approached by the host for the evening who asked us to 'play another one'. The jazz sound was so well received that Koby, one of the owners approached us and asked if we'd be interested in hosting a 'Jazz Jam'! So here we are.
We've had a great mix of young music students from URI, Hartt (Hartford), Loyola (New Orleans) and CCRI so far. We're hoping to tap more talented young players from RIC too! Along with the young jazz guys, there's a mix of guys who've been playing jazz and swing in the RI music scene for many years. It makes for a nice mix of younger and older guys who just love jazz.
On average there's around 20 players on a given night, which is a great turn out for a 'Jazz' jam. Stop in, sit in or just enjoy the music some Wednesday night. Charts and real books are welcome. We typically have a keyboard, guitar amp and PA system already there, so come on down and join us!
If you go to the blog archive and click on Tenor Madness you can see a video from one of our jams.
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