Black Rose Acoustic Society

• Beth-El Mennonite Church is on the east side of Union, and is best approached from Austin Bluffs Parkway, turn north on Union and then less than a mile to the church (on the east side of Union). Aerial view here, click the photo of Beth-El for a google map.
• Parking is free.
• Access to the building is through the side door (South Side). The main doors will not be open.
• The room for the jam is room 10. It is near the South door where you will enter.
• Also, we'll have our usual donation bucket, with donations going to cover our rental cost at this site and then supporting other Black Rose activities.

Jerry White maintains the Gospel Jam Songbook. You can find the jam book, and all our song books on our Black Rose Jams songbooks page.

Hoping for a great jam!

Your jambassadors,
Michael & JD

P.S. Other jam details, consistent for all our Black Rose jams:

• Please be careful to note the jam location and time. Check our jam page for the latest schedule. Check our locations page for aerial maps, with links to Google Maps.
• Most jam formats have songbooks available to download from our website.

P.P.S. Are you wondering if you should be a Black Rose member if you only come to Black Rose jams and not the Friday concerts? (Members get a great discount at concerts!) If your finances are tight, we appreciate your monetary donations at the jams you attend. On the other hand, if you want to provide steady and continuous support of all our community-focused events, consider our sustaining membership option (see https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/membership) And thank you, however you choose to support the Black Rose!

Join us for a Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (BIBGJS) led by Robin B. with help from Charlie S. Saturday morning from 10 AM to noon at Calvary United Methodist Church .

Our current BIBGJS song book is dated April 17, 2026. It has 107 songs and a link to a youtube example for most of them. The Jam is not limited to songs in the book, but the book is a good resource for ideas. Printed copies are available to borrow during the jam. It's at this link:
https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/s/20260416-BIBGJSSongbook-V30a-FINALRevised.pdf

These BIBGJS jams are a great introduction to bluegrass-style jamming for all levels of pickers and singers. If you know the basic chords of G-C-D on your acoustic instrument and want to learn how to play music with others, this is the jam for you. This jam is primarily bluegrass; if you have questions about what that implies, please feel free to ask!
All levels of players are welcome, but the jam is geared toward beginners and intermediate players. Our goal is to get you to lead songs and play basic solos. We use the BIBGJS songbook that can be downloaded from the Black Rose Website (see links) or the Parking Lot Pickers book (Amazon). If you choose to bring your own sheet music to pass around, plan on about 25 copies, but that's not required. Most of our songs are 2-3 chord bluegrass or country-ish songs that should be easy to play and recognizable to most people.
We may use breakout sessions for folks who want extra help or want to work on particular songs to lead.

Some details about BIBGJS jams:

• BIBJS jams are from 10AM to noon. Please arrive a few minutes early to get set up and tuned.
• You can sign up to receive email notifications about specific jams on the Black Rose website. This is a good idea in case there's a cancellation or a change.
• BIBGJS uses but is not limited to the Black Rose BIBGJS songbook. Available for download at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/songbooks
• The BIBGJS jam now has a permanent home at Calvary United Methodist Church on Austin Bluffs just east of Academy. Address: 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
• Parking is free
• You may want to bring a music stand and a friend!
• We ask for a donation at the time of the jam to compensate Calvary Church for the use of their room.
• It is a large room with extra space in adjacent rooms to have break-out sessions.

Hope to see you there!
JD

P.S. Other jam details, consistent for all our Black Rose jams:

• Please be careful to note the jam location and time. Check our jam page for the latest schedule. Check our locations page for aerial maps, with links to Google Maps.
• Most jam formats have songbooks available to download from our website.
• We may ask that you sign-in when you arrive at the jam.

P.P.S. Are you wondering if you should be a Black Rose member if you only come to Black Rose jams and not the Friday concerts? (Members get a great discount at concerts!) If your finances are tight, we appreciate your monetary donations when possible at the jams you attend. On the other hand, if you want to provide steady and continuous support of all our community-focused events, consider our sustaining membership option (see https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/membership) And thank you, however you choose to support the Black Rose!

Our Current BIBGJS song book is dated April 17, 2026. IT IS COMPLETELY NEW - HAS 107 BLUEGRASS SONGS AND A LINK TO A YOUTTUBE EXAMPLE OF 105 OF THEM. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS ALL NEW SONGBOOK AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/s/20260416-BIBGJSSongbook-V30a-FINALRevised.pdf

Join us for a Beginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (BIBGJS jam) led by Robin B. and Charlie S. this Saturday morning from 10 AM to noon at Calvary United Methodist Church. These jams are now held the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month.

These BIBGJS jams are a great introduction to bluegrass-style jamming for all levels of pickers and singers. If you know the basic chords of G-C-D on your acoustic instrument and want to learn how to play music with others, this is the jam for you. This jam, stylistically, is bluegrass; if you have questions about what that implies, please feel free to ask!

All levels of players are welcome, but the jam is geared toward beginners and intermediate players. Our goal is to get you to lead songs and play basic solos, We use the BIBGJS songbook that can be downloaded from the Black Rose Website (see below) or the Parking Lot Pickers book (Amazon) or you can bring your own sheet music to pass around (25 copies) Our songs are mostly 2-3 chord bluegrass or country-ish songs that should be easy to play and recognizable to most people.

Some details about BIBGJS jams:

• BIBJS jams are from 10AM to noon.
• BIBGJS uses the Black Rose BIBGJS songbook. The current version (Version 3.0a) is available for download at https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/songbooks
• The BIBGJS jam now has a permanent home at Calvary United Methodist Church on Austin Bluffs just east of Academy. Address: 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
• Parking is free, but come early to get close parking (and get a good seat!)
• You may want to bring a music stand and a friend!
• We ask for a donation at the time of the jam to compensate Calvary Church for the use of their room.
• It is a large room with extra space in adjacent rooms to have break-out sessions.

Hope to see you there!
JD Droddy

P.S. Other jam details, are consistent for all our Black Rose jams:

• Please be careful to note the location and time of each jam. Check our jam page for the latest schedule. Check our locations page for aerial maps, with links to Google Maps.
• Most jam formats have songbooks available to download from our website.

P.P.S. Are you wondering if you should be a Black Rose member if you only come to Black Rose jams and not the Friday concerts? (Members get a great discount at concerts!) If your finances are tight, we appreciate your monetary donations at the jams you attend. On the other hand, if you want to provide steady and continuous support of all our community-focused events, consider our sustaining membership option (see https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/membership) And thank you, however you choose to support the Black Rose!

• Beth-El Mennonite Church is on the east side of Union, and is best approached from Austin Bluffs Parkway, then turn north onto Union and right onto Ranch Dr. in a little less than a mile. Take an immediate right into the church driveway. Aerial view here, click the photo of Beth-El for a google map.
• Parking is free.
• Access to the building is through the Back Door (South Side). The Main Doors will not be open.
• The room for the jam is room 16, which is along the hallway after you enter.
• We'll have our usual donation bucket, with donations going to cover our rental cost and supporting other Black Rose activities.

Hope to see you there!
Your Jambassadors,
Michael & JD

• P.S. Other jam details, consistent for all our Black Rose jams:
• Please be careful to note the jam location and time. Check our jam page for the latest schedule. Check our locations page for aerial maps, with links to Google Maps.

P.P.S. Are you wondering if you should be a Black Rose member if you only come to Black Rose jams and not the Friday concerts? (Members get a great discount at concerts!) If your finances are tight, we appreciate your monetary donations at the jams you attend. On the other hand, if you want to provide steady and continuous support of all our community-focused events, consider our sustaining membership option (see https://www.blackroseacoustic.org/membership) And thank you, however you choose to support the Black Rose!