Bring your instrument if you would like to join us on stage for a while, or bring your dancing shoes if you'd like to come and social dance. Either way, we'll be playing from 7-11! Sign-ups for musicians begin at 7, and we'll have fake books and tablets with songs on them ready to go for you. Here's a taste of the night -

NEW PLAYERS, please feel free to bring your instrument and join us for a low-pressure and learning-friendly set right at 7:30. This first set of the night will feature songs that are friendly for beginners, and backed by seasoned pros.

Hit up our Learn+Play It page for some tips on how this works, links to fake books and lead sheets, and more.

Interested but not sure if it's for you? Go here for videos of jams, how it works, + more info.

COHJS is starting a once-a-month workshop where we take a deep dive into a few trad jazz songs + learn them inside a small group setting. We’ll look at intros, endings, rhythmic textures to make playing these songs more interesting, and rewarding. We'll focus on two songs per month, as well as learning a third song by ear. RSVP on our FB!

ALL ARE WELCOME- bring your instrument and settle in to our newest monthly series! This will be a beginner to intermediate level discussion, with practical applications that will help you have a better jam experience. There will be lead sheets and jam packets at the event. (Be a nerd - study ahead on the Learn+Play page.)

Led by two professional music educators:
Lauren Spavelko, music faculty at Otterbein, BS in Music Ed, MS in Composition, international award winning performer and composer.
Joe Brenneman, professional swing and trad jazz performer (reeds, vocals), recently best known as reedman + vocals for the Whirlybirds. BS in clarinet performance, instructor at Musicologie (and COHJS Board Member - thanks for serving Joe!).