About us
UPDATE: Community Jams has moved a new location and starting new jams! Our new studio is at 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR. To stay updated, please subscribe to our emails at www.communityjams.org
This is the original founding Meetup site used by Community Jams (www.communityjams.org), the nonprofit organization that evolved out of Portland Casual Jams. With the same vision and inclusivity, Community Jams is place where everyone of all abilities and backgrounds can connect by creating music together. We foster a relaxed, comfortable, and supportive environment where everybody gets a chance to participate and develop their own musical path. Build confidence, develop skills, and enjoy musically collaborating!
We offer open jam sessions almost every day in a customized jam studio in Portland. Each jam is led by an experienced musician. Our sing and play-along jams are easy with the innovative open-source jam web app, bsteele Music App, and our 2000+ song library. (www.bsteele.com/bsteeleMusicApp/)
Check out our calendar of events and rsvp to start connecting through the joy of music!
Upcoming events
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EZ-Lead Slow Jam (Blues, Folk, Americana)
The Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR 97225, Beaverton, OR, USWant to start playing lead with others, but you aren't yet comfortable with more complex songs or keys?
Still getting comfortable with amplification and leads, and need songs that are predictable and comfortable?
These sessions aim to be more akin to 'campfire sessions', easy to follow along, and simple to join in.
Musicians with electric instruments, please arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of the event start time for setup.
These sessions specifically allow our friends to play leads and have fun exploring their instrument, with songs that are iconically easy to jam along with.
Simple blues songs, blues-rock, slower country and folk songs, and campfire songs would all be appropriate. Cowboy chords, sticking to one sharp or flat, and repetitive, simple patterns are the order of the day.
We'll be selecting from a VERY-limited list of simpler songs (instead of our normal library of over 2k options), to help us focus on having more fun nailing down the instrumental sections. Most Beatles songs won't make the cut, but some Tom Petty songs will!
There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal.
9 attendees
CJ "Anything Goes" Jam
The Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR 97225, Beaverton, OR, USWhat's more fun than trying ANY song, possibly in ways you've never thought of? This jam is focused on making music with an open mind, excited and adventurous, where we promise not to refuse any request we make of each other!
Musicians with electric instruments, please arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of the event start time for setup.
The Studio is a digital sound stage where we plug directly into the stage itself! Amps aren't required, but if you wish to bring tone control of your own, feel free! Please do not adjust the sensitive equipment yourself, but instead simply ask for a sound-person to mute the appropriate channels and then assist you.
All jams start promptly on the hour, with a break at 10 minutes before each hour for adjustments. There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal.
5 attendees
CJ Improv Jam
The Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR 97225, Beaverton, OR, USYou can't do it wrong if you're making it up yourselves!
Our improv jams are a chance to improvise both lyrics and melodies together over simple chord changes. We all try to make space for each other to create 8 to 12 minute improvised vamps, together.
The Studio is a digital sound stage where we plug directly into the stage itself! Amps aren't required, but if you wish to bring tone control of your own, feel free! Please do not adjust the sensitive equipment yourself, but instead simply ask for a sound-person to mute the appropriate channels and then assist you.
All jams start promptly on the hour, with a break at 10 minutes before each hour for adjustments. There is a $20 suggested donation via PayPal.
5 attendees
CJ Newcomers and Explorers Jam
CJ Clubhouse, 2365 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Portland, OR, USEveryone is welcome to this Jam. Any level. Whether you're new to music, or just coming back to it after a hiatus, this is a great way to meet and play with others of similar capability. No expectations of proficiency.
We have our own online music display app, and library of jammable songs to help guide our groups as we play together! https://jamble.studio/CJLibrary
Musicians with electric instruments, please show up 15-30 minutes ahead of the event start time for setup, so we can start promptly.
Come join us! We'll keep things simple and approachable on Tuesdays.
Learn how we share the space, share the sound, help each other sing, and keep each other motivated. If you can't hear yourself, or your friends, say something!Mics are provided. Bring your instrument, be it Keys, Guitar, Voice, or whatever. We are an amplifier free space, but we have amp modelers for you to plug into, and of course, you're welcome to bring your own.
There is a $20 suggested donation.
6 attendees
Past events
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