What’s Happening in the JAM World
Free Tix to Earl Scruggs Memorial Fest!
We wanted to remind you to please ask your JAM students and staff to register by Sunday night, August 28th for our regional JAM Gathering & FREE access to the Earl Scruggs Festival next weekend, September 2nd & 3rd. This weekend is entirely FREE for ANY JAM kid, plus one parent (or JAM-teacher chaperone) per family, including meals. Participants may lock-in for with their own sleeping bags at Tryon Fine Arts Center, or camp with their families for $75 at the Festival. We have an exciting...
JAM Submissions for IBMA 2022
JAM Submissions Open for IBMA 2022: Come celebrate 10 years of IBMA World of Bluegrass in downtown Raleigh! Attention current JAM students and alumni performers, we will once again be hosting the JAM stage as part of IBMA's Bluegrass Live! Friday & Saturday, Sept 30 & Oct 1 (daytime only) Please submit your interest form here. Learn more at worldofbluegrass.org! Powered by...
Down on the Farm Music Fest
Down on the Farm Music Fest will be held Saturday, July 9 as a double fundraiser for two of the region’s prominent historical and cultural arts organizations, Matthews Living History Farm Museum and Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc (JAM). Nine acts will take the stage beginning at 12 p.m. and will feature a range of musical styles, from old time,...