gcordez Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hi all, Theres a load of jam sessions happening these days in Bristol. I end up house bassist on a fair few of them, be good to have some basschatters come down and play/hang... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMX Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hey there. I'm moving up to Bristol very soon for my final year at uni, jam sessions sound good. Whereabouts do you play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 i live not far up the road..where are we talking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindupras Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I'd be up for a few of those on occasions when I'm not already gigging. When and where are they happening? - martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I used to go to the now defunct Jazz jam session in the Full Moon on Stokes Croft which was a class night but everything else was blues or folk. I'd be up for a jam session as I could do with meeting a few more musos and getting another project going but no blues please - they're all guitarists or harp players and I've already got too many of those in my blues band.... So, what's out there and when's it happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I'd be up for attending one or two myself also. There's a site for [url="http://www.open-mic.me.uk/"]Bristol open mic[/url] , but anyone know of the good ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 are these jam nights based around songs that every one knows or is it total improv, how does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMech Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 come on gcordez, stop teasing, tell us about them! i'd contribute to the list, but the only one i know is for bristol uni students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 [quote name='nick' post='949596' date='Sep 8 2010, 04:46 PM']I'd be up for attending one or two myself also. There's a site for [url="http://www.open-mic.me.uk/"]Bristol open mic[/url] , but anyone know of the good ones?[/quote] The nights at the Old Duke, Rose of Denmark, Mr Wolfs, Leftbank and The Full moon are all good, anything goes nights. Some of the others tend to be focussed more towards certain types of music like blues or folk. Also, have a look on Facebook for Mark Venus Music in Bristol. Mark hosts a lot of open mic/acoustic sessions around the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcordez Posted September 12, 2010 Author Share Posted September 12, 2010 [quote name='TheRev' post='949619' date='Sep 8 2010, 05:03 PM']The nights at the Old Duke, Rose of Denmark, Mr Wolfs, Leftbank and The Full moon are all good, anything goes nights. Some of the others tend to be focussed more towards certain types of music like blues or folk. Also, have a look on Facebook for Mark Venus Music in Bristol. Mark hosts a lot of open mic/acoustic sessions around the city.[/quote] Sorry for the delay in replying, not teasing- honest. The ones i mentioned are mostly Jazz sessions and are on Mondays at the Canteen and the Harbourside (new venue) on alternating Mondays evenings. There is the Albert in Bedminster every weds also. Im usually the house bassist, i used to do the Full Moon session as the bassist before we moved on. There is a Facebook page called 'jam sessions bristol' which spreads the word (im trying to be more organised...). Join that and it should keep you informed. Please do come up and say hello, be nice to meet some basschatters in the flesh. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) [quote name='gcordez' post='954093' date='Sep 12 2010, 09:54 PM']Sorry for the delay in replying, not teasing- honest. The ones i mentioned are mostly Jazz sessions and are on Mondays at the Canteen and the Harbourside (new venue) on alternating Mondays evenings. There is the Albert in Bedminster every weds also. Im usually the house bassist, i used to do the Full Moon session as the bassist before we moved on. There is a Facebook page called 'jam sessions bristol' which spreads the word (im trying to be more organised...). Join that and it should keep you informed. Please do come up and say hello, be nice to meet some basschatters in the flesh. Greg[/quote] Were you the organiser of the Full Moon sessions? I seem to recall that the 'usual' bassist there was also the main bloke behind the night. Mondays are pretty much my only 'night off' during the week what with gigs/rehearsals/teaching commitments etc. Arse. Edited September 13, 2010 by TheRev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcordez Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 [quote name='TheRev' post='954780' date='Sep 13 2010, 02:15 PM']Were you the organiser of the Full Moon sessions? I seem to recall that the 'usual' bassist there was also the main bloke behind the night. Mondays are pretty much my only 'night off' during the week what with gigs/rehearsals/teaching commitments etc. Arse.[/quote] You could go to the jam at the Albert every weds as an alternative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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