Jam Schedule
JuLY 2026
Thurs., July 2: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Sat., July 4: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., July 6: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., July 6: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman 8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
Thurs., July 9: Summer Songs - Some are Not with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Fri., July 10: Pre-Show Jam with TBD ♦
5:00-6:30pm, Black Forest Community CenterSat., July 11: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Sat., July 11: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., July 13: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., July 18: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., July 20: Gypsy Swing with Dave Hemmersbach ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., July 20: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., July 23: Blues with Ray DeMers ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Fri., July 24: Pre-Show Jam with TBD ♦
5:00-6:30pm, Black Forest Community CenterSat., July 25: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., July 27: Cowboy Campfire with Michael Watry ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
August 2026
Sat., Aug. 1: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., Aug. 3: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., Aug. 3: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman 8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
Thurs., Aug. 6: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Sat., Aug. 8: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Sat., Aug. 8: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., Aug. 10: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., Aug. 13: Bob Dylan Songs with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Aug. 15: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., Aug. 17: Gypsy Swing with Dave Hemmersbach ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., Aug. 17: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Aug. 22: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., Aug. 24: Cowboy Campfire with Michael Watry ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., Aug. 27: Blues with Ray DeMers ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Fri., Aug. 28: Pre-Show Jam with TBD ♦
5:00-6:30pm, Black Forest Community Center
* 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.