Chan's, Woonsocket, RI
Made it over to Chan's last night to play the blues jam. They just went from the last Wednesday of every month to two times a month. Normally this place is packed with jammers and listeners, but last night it wasn't and I don't think they got the word out about the new mid-month jam. The set here belongs to the house drummer Adam who is one of the nicest guys. In fact if your a drummer wanting to play, sign the list, but then introduce yourself to Adam and he'll get you up. Ken Lyon runs the jam, but the last two times I've been here he hasn't even looked at the sign up list. Adam's set is a well worn mis-matched Gretsch set from the 60's with a 70's Ludwig 6 1/2X14" metal snare. The snare is tuned very loose so I bring my 6X14" Eames snare to use. I like a tight batter head when I'm playing shuffles. This is a great room to play. A super sound system with someone running it that knows what he's doing. I never have a problem here with hearing the other players, it's a nice change. Some really great players show up here and you want to be on the top of your game to sit in. Also check out "Live At Chan's" Nick Moss and the Flip Tops latest CD was recorded here.
Blues Jam Venues I've Played
- 3 Gs Sports Bar/Worcester, MA
- 4050 Chophouse/Addison,TX
- Acton Jazz Cafe/Acton, MA
- Alligator Alley/Oakland Park, FL
- Back Room Blues Bar/Boca Raton,FL
- Backstreet Jazz & Blues/St Louis, MO
- Baldwin's Pub/Orlando, FL
- Bangkok Blues/Falls Church, VA
- Barley House/Concord,NH
- Bayou/Ottawa, Canada
- Black-eyed Sally's/Hartford, CT
- Blarney Stone/Pickering, OH
- Bluetone Cafe/Easton, PA
- Broadway Oyster Bar/St Louis, MO
- Bunkhouse Saloon/Las Vegas/NV
- Buzz's Lounge/Sunrise, FL
- Cadillac Jack's/Kettering, OH
- CC Tavern/College Corner, IN
- CCD's/Parma, OH
- Cecil's Texas BBQ/Orlando, FL
- Chans/Woonsocket/RI
- Charlies Throttle Stop/Fairfield, OH
- Cody Jack's/Clermont, FL
- Colonial Inn/Concord, MA
- Deckbar & Grille/New Orleans, LA
- Dennis' Place/Springfield, MO
- Dinosaur BBQ/Rochester, NY
- Dolphin Lounge/Gahanna, OH
- Famous Dave's/Minneapolis, MN
- Fat Boy Bills/Milford, MA
- Fat Daddy's/Dunedin, FL
- Finnegans/Delano, MN
- Firefly's BBQ/Framingham, MA
- Frank's Place/Ocoee, FL
- Franks/E. Brookfield, MA
- Gilly's/Dayton, OH
- Gilrein's/Worcester, MA
- Gloria's/Philadelphia, PA
- Green Dolphine Grill/Roanoke, VA
- Green Iquana-West/Tampa, FL
- Handlebar Harrys/Plymouth, MA
- Harry's/Hyannis, MA
- Hole In The Wall/Dallas, TX
- Holly & Dolly's/Casselberry, FL
- Hungry Tiger/Manchester, CT
- Irene's/Ottawa, Canada
- Iron Horse/Northamton/MA
- J-Alans/Dayton, OH
- Jazz Corner/Hilton Head, SC
- JJs House of Blues/Worcester,MA
- Johnny Ds/Somerville, MA
- KC's Rib Shack/Manchester, NH
- Lashaway Inn/E. Brookfield, MA
- Loose Moose Cafe/Sagamore Hills, OH
- Lou's Cafe/Manville, RI
- Lydia's/Akron, OH
- Mac & Joe's/Oxford, OH
- Maddy's BBQ/Atlanta, GA
- Mansion Hill Tavern/Newport, KY
- Maxie's Place/Pittsburgh, PA
- Midnight Blues Cafe/Auburn, ME
- Mill St Brews/Southbridge, MA
- Mojo Lounge/Fremont, CA
- Moonlight Tavern/Parma,OH
- Muddy River Smokehouse/Portsmouth, NH
- Ned Peppers/Dayton,OH
- Nik's Place/Marietta, GA
- Nite Owl/Dayton,OH
- Northside Tavern/ Atlanta, GA
- Nortons/Kettering, OH
- Old Bowie Town Grille/Bowie, MD
- Oregon Express/Dayton, OH
- Oskies/Farragut,TN
- Oyster Bay/Casselberry, FL
- Parkview/Cleveland, OH
- Pat Murphys/Phoenix, AZ
- Pat's Bar/Oakland, CA
- Rain Desert/Danielson, CT
- Rainbow/Ottawa, Canada
- Remingtons/Laurel, MD
- Rhythm Room/Phoenix, AZ
- Rockwells Corner Pub/Largo, FL
- Rusty Nail/Philadelphia, PA
- Rynborn/Antrim, NH
- Sal's Rhythm & Blues Club/Johnson, RI
- Sapphire Indian Restaurant/Laurel, MD
- Savannah Blues/Savannah,GA
- Savannah/Westlake, OH
- Slippery Noodle Inn/Indianapolis, IN
- Stan & Joe's/Annapolis, MD
- Stones Public House/Ashland, MA
- Strange Brew/Manchester, NH
- The Alley/Sanford,FL
- The Roma / Haverhill, MA
- The Springs/Springboro, OH
- Theodores/Springfield, MA
- Thirsty Moose/Carleton Place, Canada
- Thunderbird Cafe/Pittsburgh. PA
- Tip Top Tavern/Indianapolis, IN
- Trizzys/ Altamonte Springs, FL
- Trolley Stop/Dayton, OH
- Tumbleweed Connection/Dayton, OH
- Uncle Charlie's American Grill/Glendale, AZ
- Uptown Night Club/Oakland, CA
- Ware Banquet Center/Dayton,OH
- Warmdaddys/Philadelphia, PA
- Waterstreet Cafe/Fall River, MA
- Wildwood/Upton, MA