OK, It's been about 2 1/2 months since my last post. I've had the chance to jam at many places during that time-MA, FL, RI, Canada..... Last night it was local here in MA. I've always seen this acoustic blues jam listed on the Boston Blues Website, but never had the time to check it out. It turned out not really to be a blues jam. It was more of an open mike-singer-songwriter kind of thing. I did have my cocktail set with me and the host Bruce Marshall was kind enough to let me set up and play with him as well as some of the other musicians. Space was very tight for setup with a good crowd, good sound system and a wide range of music and skills displayed behind the mike during the night. No attitudes here, a well run program with everyone getting at least two songs. Highlights for me was getting to play with two dobro players at the same time and the one harp player that I jammed with was a former student of Jerry Portnoy. Bruce is a fine musician in his own right able to play and sing all different types of popular music. Even pulling a couple of tunes from his eighth grade band's set list. All which made me feel nostalgic and old, since I was playing the same songs during those years.
