Jam Schedule
December 2025
Mon., Dec. 1: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., Dec. 1: Festival Bluegrass with Robin Benton ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., Dec. 4: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Mon., Dec. 8: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., Dec. 11: Songs of Decembrrrrr with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Dec. 13: BIBGJS* with JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Sat., Dec. 13: Hootenanny with Michael Watry ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., Dec. 15: Gyspy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., Dec. 15: Festival Bluegrass with Robin Benton ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Dec. 20: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., Dec. 22: Unusual Christmas and Holiday Songs with Michael Watry ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Dec. 27: BIBGJS* with JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs PkwySat., Dec. 27: Hootenanny with Michael Watry ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.
* Beginner Intermediate Bluegrass (and more) Jam Session
January 2026
Thurs., Jan. 1: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Mon., Jan. 5: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., Jan. 5: Festival Bluegrass with Robin Benton ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., Jan. 8: Bob Dylan Songs with Mike Burns ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Jan. 10: BIBGJS* with JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Sat., Jan. 10: Hootenanny with Michael Watry ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., Jan. 12: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Sat., Jan. 17: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.Mon., Jan. 19: Gyspy Swing with Bill Leake ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Mon., Jan. 19: Festival Bluegrass with Robin Benton ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.Thurs., Jan. 22: Blues with Ray DeMers ♦
6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.Sat., Jan. 24: BIBGJS* with JD Droddy ♦
10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs PkwySat., Jan. 24: Hootenanny with Michael Watry ♦
10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.Mon., Jan. 26: Cowboy Campfire with Michael Watry ♦
6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.
* 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.