JAM & Family Day Update

SATURDAY, MAY 21 – JAM KIDS DAY CAMP UPDATE: The weather forecast at this point does look rainy, but this event is RAIN OR SHINE. There are indoor/covered locations for all of the workshops and the performances can be moved to from the outdoor amphitheater to...

More Music to More Kids Campaign

      We expect a record student turnout this fall—many in communities with limited or no arts education opportunities. So we have launched the More Music to More Kids summer campaign to raise $7,500 by the end of June so we are ready and able to help...

JAM Camp at Blue Ridge Music Center

REGISTRATION DEADLINE – MONDAY, MAY 16 AT 11:59 PM! Click here to register online Galax, Virginia – The Blue Ridge Music Center is partnering with Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc (JAM) to present a day of activities, workshops and performances for young old...

Fiddler’s Legacy – A Tribute to Trevor Stuart

Memorial Concert Fiddler’s Legacy: A Tribute to Trevor Stuart to Benefit Haywood County JAM Waynesville, N.C., May 9, 2016 – At 7:00 p.m. on May 14 at Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, old time music fans and friends of the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program are...

Keep Old Time Music Alive!

Keep Old Time Music Alive! by Terry Carstensen, banjo instructor, FloydJAMS What better way to keep Old Time music alive than to teach it to our children? In Floyd, Virginia, young people gather once per week after school to learn to play the fiddle, guitar or banjo....

Register Online for JAM Kids Regional Day Camp

Attention JAM Kids and Parents! If you haven’t registered yet through your JAM program, feel free to register online for the May 21 JAM Kids Regional Day Camp to be held at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, VA. We will be announcing the workshop instructor...

Regional JAM Kids Day Camp

Mark your calendars for May 21! JAM is offering a regional day camp for kids. JAM kids can sign up or workshops in fiddle, clawhammer banjo, guitar, string band, dance and singing/songwriting. Family members and other non-JAM kids are also welcome to attend; there...

Taylor Guitar Scholarship for JAM Kids

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 14! JAM is extending this special “scholarship” opportunity to all JAM kids (please see PDF below for full information and application).  We have been given a Taylor Guitar and the donors want a special student to gain...

Ashe JAM Offers Extra Jams!

      THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN EXPANDED! Ashe JAM is continuing to offer a great “jam” opportunity to young pickers. Join instructors and master musicians Chris Testerman and Martha Spencer at the Ashe Civic Center in Jefferson on Tuesday...