Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:27 pm Post subject: Jazz Jams Near Jupiter, Florida
I'll be in Jupiter, Florida in January. Does anyone know of any jazz jams happening on a regular basis within 50 miles of Jupiter, Florida? _________________ HERMOKIWI
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:18 am Post subject:
I'm in south Florida but on the other coast, so more like 150 to 170 miles. And while there are some amateur and semi-pro jazz bands in the area, regular open jamming sessions around here are lamentably rare. More of a concert band part of the world. I can give more details if desired. _________________ 1936 King Liberty No. 2
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I'd consider as far away as Ft. Lauderdale. I referred to jazz jams but sitting in with a group is OK, too, as long as the group plays standards. Does anyone know of anything? _________________ HERMOKIWI
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 8:14 am Post subject:
Sadly to get here the directions from Jupiter are "Go to Fort Lauderdale... and then hop on Alligator Alley and drive across Florida" (or go to Palm Beach and cross the state via Routes 98 & 80).
There have to be jam sessions on the East Coast. The Miami to Jupiter corridor is home to over six million people! But lamentably I know nothing of it. When I head to the East Coast it is invariably to meet old friends from my former life up north who are on vacation, or to explore that coast's waterways. _________________ 1936 King Liberty No. 2
1958 Reynolds Contempora 44-M "Renascence" C
1958 Olds Ambassador
1962 Reynolds Argenta LB
1965 Conn Connstellation 38A cornet
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel
Sadly to get here the directions from Jupiter are "Go to Fort Lauderdale... and then hop on Alligator Alley and drive across Florida" (or go to Palm Beach and cross the state via Routes 98 & 80).
There have to be jam sessions on the East Coast. The Miami to Jupiter corridor is home to over six million people! But lamentably I know nothing of it. When I head to the East Coast it is invariably to meet old friends from my former life up north who are on vacation, or to explore that coast's waterways.
I find this to be the case in almost all major cities except New York City. Finding jazz jams or opportunities to sit in even in Los Angeles is difficult. There are plenty of players but no one seems to step up to organize anything. The best jam I've found in Southern California is at Rosie O'Grady's in San Diego. Awesome jam with excellent players.
So, what's going on in the Miami to Jupiter corridor? I'd probably even go as far as Miami for a great jam with lots of playing time. Is there anything going on in Jupiter, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami or places in between? _________________ HERMOKIWI
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:24 am Post subject:
I'm sure there are community concert bands in every town, several community orchestras, swing bands a plenty, and of course lots of Latin jazz groups in the Jupiter to Miami corridor. I wish I could be more help with specifics! But it's the same 150 to 170 miles each way for me that it would be for you, and I am decidedly an amateur, so I've never attempted to play on the East Coast. I went to ITG in Miami in 2019 and played in a sort of concert band competition in Lauderdale in 2017 and that's the full extent of my trumpeting on the east coast of Florida.
If you're ever in the Punta Gorda to Naples corridor, I could be more helpful. In any event the weather in January will be fabulous, which is the entire reason any of us are here in the first place! _________________ 1936 King Liberty No. 2
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1962 Reynolds Argenta LB
1965 Conn Connstellation 38A cornet
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:26 am Post subject:
There are a number of jams in the Maryland/DC area. I run one of them, a monthly jazz jam in Greenbelt, Maryland. If anyone is interested, send me a PM. We've been on hold the past year, but hopefully will be starting up again in Sept or Oct. It's a nice group, with people of varying skill levels, and all players welcome.
For the OP, you've probably already done this, but maybe look on Eventbrite, Meetup, and local Facebook groups.
Mike _________________ Bach Stradivarius 43* Trumpet (1974), Bach 6C Mouthpiece.
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Plus a few other Bach, Getzen, Olds, Carol, HN White, and Besson horns.
If you're ever in the Punta Gorda to Naples corridor, I could be more helpful. In any event the weather in January will be fabulous, which is the entire reason any of us are here in the first place!
Yes, it will probably be snowing where I'm from (Nebraska). _________________ HERMOKIWI
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:32 pm Post subject:
HERMOKIWI wrote:
Subtropical and Subpar wrote:
If you're ever in the Punta Gorda to Naples corridor, I could be more helpful. In any event the weather in January will be fabulous, which is the entire reason any of us are here in the first place!
Yes, it will probably be snowing where I'm from (Nebraska).
I can't tell you how much I don't miss snow. _________________ 1936 King Liberty No. 2
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1958 Olds Ambassador
1962 Reynolds Argenta LB
1965 Conn Connstellation 38A cornet
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel
Doesn't help you a bit now but this is a concert/jam session in Stuart (just up the road from Jupiter) from the late 80's featuring some local guys. They're all gone now.
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:45 am Post subject:
hibidogrulez wrote:
Subtropical and Subpar wrote:
Jupiter to Cocoa Beach is around 120 miles each way.
Oh, ok, sorry about that. In that case nevermind I said anything.
No worries! It's a very large state. It's almost 700 miles between Florida two most extreme cities, Miami and Pensacola (I am excluding Key West). That's about the distance from Boston to Raleigh! _________________ 1936 King Liberty No. 2
1958 Reynolds Contempora 44-M "Renascence" C
1958 Olds Ambassador
1962 Reynolds Argenta LB
1965 Conn Connstellation 38A cornet
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel
There was a regular jam in Jupiter, run by a very old friend of mine. He's a piano player who ran the Jupiter Jazz Society. Covid came and they had to shut it down. I was in touch with him via FB, but he's a Trumpster and left for political reasons, apparently. Anyway, the club that hosted it, Double Roads Tavern, closed down in April.
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