Did my first "Jam Night" last night...

[_tom_]

I don't really like jam nights. The ones I've been to seem to all be about showing off and "one-upsmanship". Not saying they're all like this but it's the feeling I get so tend to steer clear. Wondering if it'd be a good way to meet some new musicians and find a band though.

[Frank]

You get showoffs and oneupmanship any time a group of musos get together. Usually the showy players are the ones that get ignored while the ones that can actually play a song or jam with other musicians are the ones that end up getting asked up on stage every time.

I'm going to get back into the open mic thing, it's a good way to get out and play without the hassle of forming a band and (shudder) rehearsing.

[shobet]

Yeah, I started going as way of trying to improve my playing and ear. By the time I've got enough courage, I'm usually too pissed!

[Matt77]

Well that's a coincidence, I live about a mile from the Bakers too.

*Stockport high fives*

yay Stockport!

[nfe]

I don't really like jam nights. The ones I've been to seem to all be about showing off and "one-upsmanship". Not saying they're all like this but it's the feeling I get so tend to steer clear. Wondering if it'd be a good way to meet some new musicians and find a band though.

I think this is probably true of Open Mic Nights, which seems to be what everyone is talking about, but generally jam nights, by their very nature, are the opposite. People getting up to play with people they've possibly never met to jam tunes for fun, not coming with their band to play some songs to try and impress people.

[Johnny Mac]

I did a lot years ago. The last one I went to was in Leyton E London. There were some very good players there. It was all blues so it was easy enough to play along with everyone. I remember my ring finger freeze up with nerves!  Some of the slide players there are amazing. Even the simple licks, the tone and phrasing were giving me the shivers! I should do some more.

[MrBump]

Oooh... A BKP themed jam night... Everyone descend upon an unsuspecting pub out in the wilds somewhere...

:)

[JJretroTONEGOD]

I remember being constantly asked to go to a jam night by friends when at leeds university, I never went once...

[JJretroTONEGOD]

I don't really like jam nights. The ones I've been to seem to all be about showing off and "one-upsmanship". Not saying they're all like this but it's the feeling I get so tend to steer clear. Wondering if it'd be a good way to meet some new musicians and find a band though.

+1 that's the same reason I hated them too, it attracts the biggest bigheads ever know to humanity

[sgmypod]

Have to do one in Hull Matt77, have beer or two as well