Jam Schedule
April 2026
Thurs., April 2: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Sat., April 4: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., April 6: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., April 6: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., April 9: Songs of the Black Rose with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., April 11: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Sat., April 11: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., April 13: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., April 18: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., April 20: Gypsy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., April 20: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., April 23: Blues with Ray DeMers ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Sat., April 25: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., April 27: Cowboy Campfire with Michael Watry ♦
6:30-8:30am, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
May 2026
Sat., May 2: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., May 4: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., May 4: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., May 7: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Sat., May 9: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Sat., May 9: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., May 11: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., May 14: Fun Songs with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., May 16: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., May 18: Gypsy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., May 18: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., May 23: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., May 25: No Jam. Memorial Day
Thurs., May 28: Blues with Ray DeMers ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.
* Beginner Intermediate Bluegrass (and more) Jam Session
Locations
We hold our jams at several locations and times around the Colorado Springs area. Check our Jam Locations page for links to detailed maps and directions.
Stands and Songbooks
We don’t have much storage space for music stands or songbooks at our jam locations, so it’s important to bring your own. Our downloadable songbooks offer clickable navigation, so they’re much easier to use than paper books. Click the “♦” symbol next to any jam in the schedule above to download its songbook or access its playlist.
Download songbooks and access playlists
Jam Etiquette
With so many people jamming together, it is important that we all follow a few guidelines to make the experience more enjoyable and welcoming to jammers of all levels. Please read our document:
Black Rose Jam Practices and Etiquette
Jam-Reminder Emails: Check back to this page for evolving schedule information. You can also sign up for up-to-the-minute email reminders on our various jams on our Jam Reminder Subscription page.
Jam Facebook Page: We offer a special Facebook page to support our jam community. There, you’ll find reminders of upcoming jam events, photos, and lots more. Link to it here.