36 Meetup Groups match “Acoustic Jams” near Hartford, CT
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A group of friendly acoustic musicians meets once a month to play Bluegrass, Old Time, Irish, Western Swing, and Catskills square dance tunes in a low-key, non-competitive atmosphere. You can pick up standard tunes across genres, become more proficient on a 2nd or 3rd instrument or improve your improvisational skills; all at a slower pace. For advanced beginners to intermediate and professional players. Come play music and have fun with other musicians without the pressure of performing for an …
Holidays come and go. Clothes wear out. Bank accounts go up and down. But learning to play the Guitar last a lifetime! In this Meetup group you will find Acoustic Guitar Workshops, 12-week courses where you learn and master the fundamentals of reading and playing notes and chords. The courses range from beginner to advanced levels. You'll also have access to Jam Sessions, where you can develop and expand your ability to play with groups of other musicians. I have been successfully teaching …
If you have talent, play an acoustic instrument and want to play out with others, come join a very special and supportive group of other musicians in a special new venture! It’s too fun! And you might learn one or two things from the many talented others in the group, including new techniques, new musical ideas and great new songs. The Northwest Connecticut Acoustic Music Society, begun by a core group of experienced musicians and friends, is an assembly of fun and talented musicians who enjoy …
The Greenwich Acoustic Music Circle (GAMC) is a monthly play/sing along jam for acoustic instrumentalists and for singers. We welcome people at all levels of ability. It's simply an evening of sharing great songs with others in a friendly and supportive environment. How it works: We go around in a circle and every person has an opportunity to lead, suggest, or request at least one song, though usually we get to two or three go rounds. For the first two times around, we ask that everyone look …
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Looking for other guitarists to jam on anything Dead. Love the old -timey acoustic stuff of Garcia and Grisman, but open to play any Dead tunes. We could do Dylan, Beatles, Neil Young, blues, bluegrass, folk, etc as well. Didn't see many Jam Band meetups for guitarists, so thought this might be a good start. Just looking to have soem fun. All skill levels welcome.
**NEW FOR 2013 **We'll have a sign up sheet for songs (open mic style or group / sing along) to keep the music moving. WHAT: Musical campfire event. Bring your instrument and a couple songs to perform. If you want others to sing along, that's awesome! If it's not a super well known song, bring some copies of the lyrics (10-15 should do it). Want others to play along? Yeoow! Bring copies of the chords to share with other musicians. Not very musically proficient? No problem! If you can keep a be …
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Get together with other like-minded musicians, any level. Meet and perform together on all types of acoustic music; roots, traditional, folk, bluegrass, old-timey, Americana, whatever songs the group brings for the night. Mostly, its to have fun and play in a relaxed atmosphere.
A special place to come and jam with Bluegrass music. Guitar players, banjo pickers, mandolin players and bass players welcome. Our group focuses on Bluegrass music and traditional songs. You don't have to be Earl Scruggs or Doc Watson...just enjoy playing Bluegrass. No Special format. Just pull a chair up to the circle and start pickin'. Our official group songbook will be the "Bluegrass Fakebook" available on Amazon.com Other books available are "Rise up singing", also available on Amazon …
A group to come together and "jam" on the Ukulele (all ages, skills and Ukulele sizes welcome). No particular level of experience is needed, just play the notes and chords that you can manage. The Ukulele is a great instrument for beginners and experienced players alike. (Many times easer to learn to strum than the the guitar) Within a few minutes you can learn a few songs. And playing with a group will push you to learn more, while meeting new friends.
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Loose group, mostly boomers and those who like playing primarily woodstock type music, plus blues, and whatever inspires us. Nothing formal goin' on here. Think: Joe Cocker, Allman Brothers, Stones, Clapton, BB King, plus some ol garage band favorites including Van Morrison's Gloria. This is primarily rock/rock-blues. It's loud, on purpose. I'm sure there are good folk, jazz, bluegrass, and country jams around. This isn't one. Booze and etc. are not invited. BYO bev. We chip about $15 each t …
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I'd love to get together with other artists and musicians who play Bluegrass and Country music and are passionate about the Gospel genre. We can get together and jam and have a great time!
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The KookeeUkies, The Ukulele Club of Southern Connecticut, is a group of ukulele players of all ages . We meet to play the ukulele and sing together, discuss ukulele related topics, share what we know about playing the ukulele, and just have fun. Our songs range from Tin Pan Alley to present day. Many of our songs have come from Dr. Uke's website: www.doctoruke.com - thank you Jim Rosokoff, Youtube.com - musicteacher2009 - thanks Mike Lynch, also from chordie.com, and other ukulele websites. Th …
We play old time southern fiddle tunes by ear mostly. We encourage Intermediate and Advanced Beginners to join us. Please bring your fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, cello...and voices.
The slow jam old time session is led by Alan Kaufman. He has put videos of songs we are learning or have learned on www.dailymotion.com/cambridgeoldtim
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The closest free parking is a …
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Want to enjoy singing and playing ukulele with other fun-loving people? Join Milford Ukulele Club for a good time! Free Jams for ukulele players, and classes available for beginners and advanced beginners (age 4 to adults).
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Do you know an adult with autism or asperger's who *also* has musical talent or ambition? Let's jam! We're trying to gather a group (4~5) of "like-minded" musicians who want to sharpen their playing skills. So far we have a drummer and a keyboardist...looking for complementary instruments to make a complete band.
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This is a group of musicians, singers, songwriters that get together in a variety of settings to jam acoustic, electric, write music, exchange ideas, learn from one another and just have fun. All levels welcome.
Hello - WELCOME TO THE GROUP!! The intent and goal of this meetup is to nurture musical ability and talent and gain more theoretical and practical experience, and play out. We go to open mics and have shows periodically with other meetup groups and on some Sundays a jam/rehearsal to jam or rehearse for performances. Music is a powerful force for good in the world. Lets get together and JAM!!! See list of standard songs in the Music Jam Lists This group is for musicians and aspiring musician …
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A home for all acoustic players, singers, and people who like to play unplugged in general. While all levels are welcome, we are an Intermediate to Advanced group. We currently have two main alternating Meetups: - One is a "Chord jam" where we all play and sing the same song at once, and the experts get a chance to solo. - The other is a "Performance Night" where we each take turns playing a song solo or with a friend. These are usually blues, rags, bluegrass, country or also folk/modern, d …
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The Boston Balalaika Society Orchestra is seeking people who would like to learn how to play music on Russian folk instruments: balalaika, domra and bayan. Beginners and Musicians of all levels and ages are welcome. Rehearsals occur every Tuesday evening from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at ICC, 557 Cambridge Street (at Gordon Street), Allston, MA 02134. Weekly rehearsals are easily accessible by MBTA #57 bus or a 10 minute walk from the B Green Line Warren Street train stop. Please direct any questions t …
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Singer-Songwriters who live, work or hang out on Long Island, and would like to share ideas about how they create...
STUDIO TWO is ANTONIA ART's home for the performing arts DANCE, MUSIC, POETRY & THEATER. This is our Meetup group for the Music Open Mic. The Music Open Mic is held at the Bean Runner Cafe Located at 201 South Division Street, Peekskill, NY – 914.737.1701 Please come out and share your talents or enjoy those of others. Join our MeetUp to stay informed about upcoming events. Thanks and welcome! Scarlet Antonia - Director, Antonia Arts at Studio Two
"First Thursday" Open Mic Nights @ Starbucks are a great way to get performing experience in front of a supportive and appreciative audience. Open Mic Nights occur the first Thursday of the month at the Starbucks in downtown Winchester (Main Street location). We welcome performers, families and friends for this lively emceed, coffee house-style event. Individual or small duo/trio performances are encouraged, but we welcome all ages, all instruments, and all types of music. Hosted by guitarist/so …
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This group is all about getting out and listening to new up and coming artists from the CT/NY area. This meetup is all about bringing together a group of people who love music like I do, listening to several artists from around the area. Also if there are musicians in the group they can perform their music in front of our meetup group as well. It's all about the love for music and giving musical artists a chance to perform live in front of a group of people who have the same interests as they …
This group welcomes guitar players of ALL LEVELS. Yes, you can join if you're a total beginner, there will be a part for you to play. We'll play arrangements of popular songs and perform at venues in NYC. Arrangements will be written for three guitar parts, we can have as many guitars as we want as long as they are following one of the three guitar charts. GUITAR 1: Simple accompaniment; ideal for beginners playing 3 years or less; open chords, power chords and simple bass lines. GUITAR 2: Melod …
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I want to get together with like minded people and play Beatles songs together. Every week or two we'll pick 4 Beatles songs and play them (We'll start at my place). Guitars, bass, drums, tambourines, violins, ukeleles, keyboards and more!
Tired of playing with Jamey Aebersold? Looking to play with other jazz musicians, but not quite ready to make your debut at Small's? Tune Up! aims to create an ego-free, non-judgmental environment in which intermediate jazz musicians can gain valuable experience playing with others. Join and take your skills to the next level!
We're a diverse group of musicians and music lovers, representing ALL styles and ALL skill levels. We have many different types of events, and meet regularly to network, collaborate, workshop, share ideas/tips/knowledge, perform, jam, songswap and give/receive feedback. Come join us!
Hudson Valley - Gardiner NY Irish Music Trad Slow-Session exists to bring together beginner, intermediate and advanced players in a convivial, non-threatening environment to play trad music. We aim to meet at people's homes or other local private spaces where we don't need to "perform" for our listeners, we can just play for ourselves and our own enjoyment. If you are not playing music but wish to join our group as a "Listener" there are Meetups that you can attend as well. We often mention open …
The Jazz Spot was located in Brooklyn New York and was a live jazz music venue who's owners sponsored/organized this group for a FANTASTIC 7 year run (2003 - 2010)! MUCH PROPS to them and their fabulous efforts to promote Jazz in ALL of it's art forms. I'm keeping the name similar in tribute to their work! The JazzSpotters group will build on that same tradition as we search out Jazz performances, new CD and DVD releases, and even seek to put the word out on activities of group members! ALL jazz …
My name is Rich Casella. I decided to organize a musicians group because I had a lot of experience in the music business. Some good. Some bad. We are going to have group networking events, jams in the park/studios whatever else we can conjure up. in my travels I have seen many well intentioned artists make industry mistakes or improperly market themselves. My group has access to industry professionals that give guidance and together we discuss trends in our respective industries, approaches t …
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Long Island Musicians Network (LIMU) is a group of area musicians and singers looking to meet-up with other musicians to jam, form a band or add personnel to an existing band. All genres of music are welcome. The heart of LIMU is the members list (click the blue number next to “Members” field there on the left, just beneath the pix of the ecstatic music lover) where you can post detailed info about yourself, your musical tastes and preferences, as well as info about the kind of musicians you’re …
Enjoy great indie musicians performing LIVE for you... in the comfort of a cozy LIVING ROOM! This group is run by seasoned indie scene-makers who are also experienced meetup organizers. We've been putting on countless Living Room-style concerts for years, and are well-connected to a thriving indie music scene consisting of hundreds of local musicians, venues and fans. PAST VENUES: - Hayko's Turkish Carpets, Amber's Place, Frank's Apartment, The Meta Center, Rockwood Music Hall, Prospect Park, C …
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