Jam Schedule

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.

June 2026

• Mon., June 1: Pop and Rock with Gil Bierman and Bill Burns ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Mon., June 1: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Thurs., June 4: Fiddle Tunes with Danna Moore and Bill Schmitz ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.

• Sat., June 6: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.

• Mon., June 8: Gospel with Jerry White ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, sanctuary, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Thurs., June 11: Songs of the North Country with Mike Burns ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Fri., June 12: Pre-Show Jam with JD Droddy ♦
  5:00-6:30pm, Black Forest Community Center

• Sat., June 13: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.

• Sat., June 13: Country with Doug Kladder ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.

• Mon., June 15: Gypsy Swing with Dave Hemmersbach ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Mon., June 15: Festival Bluegrass with Charlie Schlauffman ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, room 16, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Sat., June 20: BIBGJS* with Robin Benton ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Calvary United Methodist Church, 4210 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.

• Mon., June 22: Cowboy Campfire with Michael Watry ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, room 10, Beth-El Mennonite Church, 4625 Ranch Dr.

• Thurs., June 25: Blues with Ray DeMers ♦
  6:30-8:30pm, All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St.

• Fri., June 26: Pre-Show Jam with Gil Bierman ♦
  5:00-6:30pm, Black Forest Community Center

• Sat., June 27: Hootenanny with Michael Watry and others ♦
  10:00-11:59am, Treehouse Cafe, 5965 N. Academy Blvd.
  
  * 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

Email

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.

Facebook

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.