This is a short list of ongoing jams and local blues venues around the South Sound. If you have a jam or local blues event to add please contact SSBA with event name, venue/location, time and other pertinent details. Covid-19 has interfered with many of the scheduled jams and open mic’s. As things become more clear we will be updating this page.
Wednesdays Blues “Jam Night” with Brian Olver and Glenn Hummel at Purdy’s, Sumner
May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThursday Night Jam at the Realm Venue, hosted by Billy Shew
May 2 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Stapleton’s Powerhouse band, Cinco De Mayo at the Bellevue Brewing company
May 5 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmSunday Blues at The Spar with The John Stephan Band
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Blues Jam, every Sunday at Dawson’s
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
May 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmJam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band
May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmTuesday “Bluesday” at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill, Bremerton
May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm“Billy the Pocket Jam” Thursday nights at Dawson’s
May 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMichele D’Amour and The Love Dealers at Ocean 5, Gig Harbor
May 10 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmKing Kom Beaux at The Garage, Bremerton
May 10 @ 8:00 pmMark DuFresne Band at Bake’s, Bellevue
May 10 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pmTrailer Park Kings at the Spar
May 11 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmLinda Carroll & Retro Gruv at the Gig Harbor Eagles #2809
May 11 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Jerry Miller Band
May 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmRob Tudor and Dave McKibbin at the Twisted Fork Saloon every Tuesday
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmBilly Shew and Friends host an open Jam every Wednesday at Stockton’s
May 15 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmWednesdays Blues “Jam Night” with Brian Olver and Glenn Hummel at Purdy’s, Sumner
May 15 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThursday Night Jam at the Realm Venue, hosted by Billy Shew
May 16 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmKing Kom Beaux at Kimballs’ Coffeehouse
May 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmTim Turner Band at Dawson’s
May 18 @ 8:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers
May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Tuesday open Jam Night at Elmer’s Bar and Grill
May 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmJames ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson, LIVE at Jazzbones, Tacoma
May 23 @ 7:00 pmTrailer Park Kings are the musical entertainment at Binford Field of Dreams, (Binford Metals), Kent
May 24 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Blues Power Revue at Jazzbones
May 24 @ 8:00 pmCD Woodbury Trio at Engels, Edmonds
May 24 @ 9:00 pmHeather Jones & The Groove Masters at JP’s Barroom, Renton
May 25 @ 8:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Rod Cook & Toast
May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmTuesday “Blues Showcase” features Ross Robinson followed by the James Howard Band at Purdy’s Public House and Arcade, Sumner
May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmHurts Like Hell and King Kom Beaux at the Spanish Ballroom
May 29 @ 7:00 pm“Billy the Pocket Jam” Thursday nights at Dawson’s
May 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCD Woodbury Trio at The New Moon Craft Tavern
May 31 @ 8:00 pm
Whiskey Creek with Mid-Nite Bourbon at the Emerald Downs, Auburn
June 1 @ 7:00 pmBilly Stapleton’s Powerhouse Band at the Kimball Coffeehouse
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmSunday Blues at The Spar with King Kom Beaux
June 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmLTD presents Rick Estrin & The Nightcat’s at West of the Waterway
June 20 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMid-Nite Bourbon with Billy Stoops & The Dirt Angels at the Spanish Ballroom
June 23 @ 6:00 pm‘Tuesday Blues Showcase’ featuring Linda Carroll and Retro-Gruve at Purdy’s Public House & Arcade
June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmRoy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings at the Spanish Ballroom
June 27 @ 8:00 pmKing Kom Beaux at Everybody’s American Cookhouse & Sports Theater, Port Orchard, WA
June 29 @ 7:00 pmThe Mark Dufresne band, featuring Billy Stapleton at the Mill
June 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sundays
- Captain Jack’s Bar and Grill, Sumner, WA Open Mic night Hosted by Rob Tudor and David McKibbin
7:00-10:00 sign up starts at 6:00
- Dawson’s Bar and Grill, Tacoma, WA. Jam Sessions with Billy Shew 7-11 pm
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Brother Don’s Sundays Blues Jam, 5-8 pm
Mondays
Tuesdays
- Elmer’s Bar & Grill, Burien, WA. Jam night with Cory Wilds band, 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
- Stockton’s Restaurant & Spirits, Maple Valley, WA. Live Music Open mic, 7:00 pm
- Burien Eagles, Jam every Tuesday with Billy Shew and friends, 7-10 PM
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Bluesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill in Bremerton, Jam with The Tim Hall Band, 7-10 pm
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Twisted Fork Saloon Tacoma, WA Open Mic Night, Rob Tudor and Dave McKibbin, 7-9 pm
Wednesdays
- Stocktons Wednesday Night Jam, Billy Shew with Weekly special guests, 6-9 pm
- Dawson’s Bar & Grill, Tacoma, WA. Jam Night hosted by Lynn Sorensen and Doug McGreen, 8-Midnight
- Purdy’s Public House, Sumner, WA. Blues Jam with Glenn Hummel, Brian Olver, produced by Justin Miller- 7:00 – 10:00 pm
- Bub’s Pub Sports Bar & Grill, Centralia, WA. Blues Jam with ‘Smoke’, 7-10 pm
- Vashon Community Pub and Smokehouse, Open Mic, Hosted by JD Hobson, 6:30-9 pm
Thursdays
- Kimball Coffeehouse, Open Mic, Gig Harbor, WA. Open Mic 6 PM – 8 PM
- 515 6th Ave. Mill, Open Mic, Tacoma, WA. 6-9 PM (1st and 3rd Thursdays), Host- Kim Archer
- Realm Venue, Tacoma, WA. Jam hosted by Billy Shew 8PM
- Dawson’s Bar & Grill, Tacoma, WA. Jam hosted by Billy Barner, 7-10:00 PM
- New Moon Craft Tavern, Port Angeles, WA. Big Alvin Owen, 7-11 pm
- The New Frontier, Tacoma, WA, hosted by Chuck Muller, 7-10 pm
- Slippery Pig Brewery, Poulsbo: Front Street Blues Revue, 7-10 pm
Fridays
- TBD