Category Archives: BLUSD Jam

Mix of Blues & Reggae Jam at HOB

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Wednesdays are one of my favorite blues nights of the week and usually starts at the JammingOut (www.JammingOut.net) and BLUSD (www.blusd.org) blues jams on the free stage at House of Blues. Last night was a full house of musicians who got up to play throughout the evening and an audience of locals and visitors.

Christine Gilardi took the lead and rocked the house singing and playing guitar to the great Etta James cover song The Sky is Crying in this video.  She is accompanied by Neil Jones on lead guitar, Junya Isogawa on guitar, Kevin Cooper on bass and Rene Wooley on drums.

We don’t hear reggae too often at this jam, but Rosalie Thomas showed up with her steel drums and delighted us with the UB40 cover song I Want to Make You Sweat.  Also on stage was Michael Minor on drums, Kevin Cooper on bass (and vocals) and Ray Zvetina on guitar.

Blues Calendar: Feb 17-23

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Blues Calendar - Feb 17

This week we have another good line up of blues jams and bands around town.

In addition… at the House of Blues, Lafayette Blues Band will be playing Thursday night 7-11 and the weekly Wednesday night jam is also happening there from 7-11.  Hope to see you there!

Another Good Jam Night at HOB

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I got to the jam late and heard that I’d missed some incredible blues singers, who had just gotten off the stage.  That happens at this jam, where talented musicians and singers often show up and if you aren’t there to catch them….

But I wasn’t disappointed for long.  Rich Giglio, a local San Diego guitarist and vocalist, went up with Ron Ordon on bass guitar, Jaz Jaszewski on guitar and Kevin Cooper (who usually plays bass) on drums.  Here they are doing a Stevie Ray Vaughn cover song, Flood Down in Texas.

Blues Calendar: Feb 10-16

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Blues Calendar - Feb 10

This week there is a good line up of blues all around the downtown area, and most of it is in the Gaslamp.  Tiffany Jane is new to me, and I’m not really sure how to peg her blues sound, so I’m going with her blues/pop listing.  She sounds more like Amy Winehouse or Norah Jones to me, so not quite sure that is really blues.  Let me know what you think.

There is also a full week of jams to check out.  Monday at SpeakEasy, Tuesday at Patrick’s, Wednesday at House of Blues free stage 7-11 (not on schedule since don’t offer discount), Thursday at Spaguetteria, and Saturday afternoon at SpeakEasy with young adults who are really talented and great blues musicians.

Another Good Jam Night at HOB

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The JammingOut/BLUSD jam on Wednesday nights brings in new faces every week, and last night was no exception.  Bryan Whelan (on guitar) and Mellie Frances (vocals) showed up and they performed cover song, Thrill is Gone, with Irakli Aladash on bass and Steve Douglas on drums.

Blues Calendar: Jan 20 – 26

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Blues Calendar - Jan 20

In addition to what is on the calendar here, there is always the BLUSD jam at House of Blues on Wednesdays from 7-11pm.

I will be away this week in Memphis (cold weather here I come) at the International Blues Challenge, cheering for our San Diego blues society’s (BLUSD) IBC champion, Fuzzy Rankins Blues Band.  We all leave tomorrow, so you can catch Fuzzy tonight at the SpeakEasy before he goes.  I will keep you posted on how they are doing during the week!

 

Jammin Out on Wednesday Night’s

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Every Wednesday night on the free stage at House of Blues is a good blues jam, hosted by JammingOut.net and BLUSD.  Last night ended with members of the house band back up on stage doing the cover song Woke Up This Morning (Kevin Cooper on bass guitar, Lafayette Falkquay on lead guitar and Packy B on rhythm guitar) along with John Rokas on drums, who was visiting from Cleveland, OH.

Blues Calendar: Jan 13 – 19

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Blues Calendar - Jan 13We have another full week of blues around town.  In addition to what’s on the calendar, Whitney Shay will be playing at the new Central Library (Park Blvd & J Street) this Wednesday 5:30-7:30.

And starting at 7pm that night is the Wednesday night BLUSD JammingOut on the free Voodoo Stage at House of Blues. As you can see from video I took last Wednesday, this jam brings in some great musicians.

There is also a youth jam on Saturday afternoon for kids under 22 years old at the Gaslamp SpeakEasy, which is always good.  We are hoping to see more talented kids at this blues jam, so don’t miss it if you are downtown.

Good Blues on Wednesdays at HOB

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What a great night at House of Blues on the Voodoo Stage!  A number of musicians who happened to be in San Diego showed up to play, and the organizers for JammingOut Wednesdays  (Rosalea Schiavone, Doyle Thomas and Kevin Cooper) did a great job getting them all up to play.

In this video, LaMonte DeMille who has been playing the past year in Europe and just got back into town was on lead guitar and vocals, supported by Irakli Aladash on bass, Tony Garrick on drums and Brad Hanson on harmonica, who was visiting from Washington state.  We are going to see a lot more of LaMonte around town when he settles back into the area this Spring – check out his UTube videos at demac520.

At the end of the evening, a newcomer to the jam, Greg Dones got up to play bass and sang the cover song The Blues is Alright.  With him was Brad Hanson on harp, Packy B on guitar, and I didn’t catch who was on drums.  It was a fabulous ending to the jam.

The Saxations at HOB Jam

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The JammingOut BLUSD jam at House of Blues was hopping last night, and as usual there were lots of local musicians who showed up to jam.  You never know who will be there, and last night was a real treat to have two members of The Saxations quartet in the house.  Playing the sax were Leilani Vidal and Michelle Maynard, who joined Doyle Thomas on guitar and vocals, Chris Cooper on keyboard, Irakli Aladash on bass, and Michael Minor on drums to perform cover song Unchain My Heart.