Monday I finally took the drive over to Concord to check out the roots music jam session with Tom Yates and friends. It's a very low key and cozy venue in an old new england inn built in 1716. Not being sure if there were any house drums available I decided to bring along my cocktail kit, which turned out to be a perfect addition since playing space was tight at best. The house band included Tom on guitar, Rick Maida on bass and Rod also on guitar. I had a great time playing with these musicians as well as other jammers doing some blues, country and rock tunes. The cocktail kit always gets a lot of positive comments for it's looks, some people have never seen one, or if they have it was 40 years ago. Most are always amazed on how good it sounds. I just love playing it. It's so unlike playing a regular sit down set. I think I become more creative in my playing when using it. I'm not really sure why-less to work with-tighter sound-standing closer to the other players and not being behind them?? This was a fun jam and I'll be back again in the future.
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