Update to IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass JAM Showcase Stage

Due to the weather, the Street Festival has been moved inside the Raleigh Convention Center. You can find the JAM Showcase Stage in Room 304 – ground floor – of the Raleigh Convention Center for Friday and Saturday’s Wide Open Bluegrass festival. See...

JAM Showcase at Wide Open Bluegrass

We are excited to announce the JAM Showcase Stage at IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass this year! Friday and Saturday, October 2 & 3 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Featuring old time, bluegrass, americana and more from some of the region’s top youth performers....

Youth Music Competition

Don’t miss the Youth Music Competition this year at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, coming up on September 19. For more information, including an application form, here: Youth Music Competition via dropbox

Fulfilling our vision….

Like our new look? We do too! Keep an eye out for this snazzy logo in the music scene, and take some time to browse our updated website.  Keep scrolling to find your local JAM program’s webpage, and check out our many resources for JAM teachers, administrators...

JAM Kids Live

Click below to check out some of our JAM Student videos! Many of these young pickers started in a JAM program, and look how far they have come. Keep coming back for updates.

JAM Kids to Perform

Galax JAM, Ashe JAM and Alleghany JAM are set to perform this Saturday at the Blue Ridge Music Center located at Mile Marker 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway at JAM and Family Day. This annual event helps to promote traditional music education for area youth and also...

Scott County JAMS

Scott County JAMS is a Crooked Road JAM program held at Shoemaker Elementary School in Gate City, VA. The program has only been running this school year and has achieved phenomenal success with their students! Check out this short clip from their year-end concert held...

Cane Mill Road (JAM grads) go to South America!

Here are some super talented kids from Watauga Co, NC who grew up in the JAM program there. They are going to South America to serve as ambassadors of traditional mountain music at the world’s largest international music festival for children and need your...