What we’re about
Do you live in Northeast Florida, love the ukulele and long to find others with whom to play? Then this is the group for you! We usually meet at Joseph’s Pizza on Main Street (Northside location) the third Saturday afternoon of the month. Keep an eye on the schedule, because we sometimes deviate from that. There are additional gatherings from time to time.
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See all- Uke Jam this Saturday, July 19th, at Joseph’s Pizza on Main StreetJoseph's Pizza on Main St, Jacksonville, FL
Come join us this Saturday, July 19th, at Joseph’s Pizza on Main Street (Northside location) from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Come early for lunch or snacks and support the venue who provide the room to us for free.
Joseph’s Pizza on Main Street
https://josephspizza.com/
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=joseph%27s%20pizza
7316 N. Main Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32208
PHONE: (904) 765-0335
Location: About a mile from the Jacksonville Zoo
• Take either the Hart Bridge/ Hart Bridge Expressway or the Matthews Bridge to the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway North (U.S. Route 1 Alternate) to US-17 N. to Main St N OR
• I-95N to Tallulah Ave (SR-111) to Main Street
We are in the room towards the back of the restaurant. Their pizza is very good, and they have a large selection of Italian and Greek style foods and deserts. There is plenty of parking. You can check out the menu online, just be careful to click on the menu for their Northside location (the Beaches location is smaller and often crowded). The monthly jams are normally scheduled for the third Saturday of each month. Our group has players at all skill levels, from beginners to advanced, and a few who just want to sing along or enjoy ukulele music.
For those of you who are new to the JUkes (Jacksonville Ukulele Society) jams:
We are a very welcoming group. Don’t worry if you are a beginner. The songs and chords are projected onto a large screen TV and you can always just play the C chord when it comes around (one finger on the 3rd Fret, 1st string). The rest of the time, hold your chord hand lightly across all the strings on the neck of the ukulele to mute the sound and practice the strum. This lets you enjoy the jam and sing along if you like. It also gives some strumming practice without having to pay close attention to the chords. By listening to the rhythm, you can learn the strumming patterns and learn to keep time – not to mention that it helps to build muscle memory and makes it easier when you are ready to learn other chords.
Our group has players at all skill levels, from beginners to advanced, and a few who just want to sing along or enjoy ukulele music. Everyone is welcome, but please do not come to the jams if you have been directly exposed to Covid recently or have symptoms that are associated with it. Some of our members are elderly and some have health issues. We want to provide an environment as safe as possible.
We can project all of the songs in the Dropbox folders (see links below), as well as the songs from Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Songbooks – the yellow one and the blue one. The jam will start with a few easy songs to warm up and to welcome any beginners. Then everyone will have a turn to choose songs. When your turn comes, you can choose a song to lead or request a song for someone else to lead or just pass and play or sing along to the songs that others select.
DropBox Folders
JUkes Jam Songs - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kuphlsbkhfztl8v/AABysLqDypOFCIFCB8Xzi8QBa?dl=0
Easy Uke Songs - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gvkwzvnhea6ow9z/AAB5rYlegwIXMT7VSHnIiyrva?dl=0
Basic Ukulele Information - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xtg8h3wac1hn8ixuqxr8n/h?rlkey=wbjgmn7hxz1munw1in8pt0pg9&dl=0
If you haven’t joined the Jacksonville Ukulele Society Meetup Group - https://www.meetup.com/Jacksonville-Ukulele-Society/ and their Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/142250209983422/, please do.
We always have a great time at these events. Hope to see you there.
