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.
Cory Wilds Band Tuesday open Jam Night at Elmer’s Bar and Grill
April 2 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmWednesdays Blues “Jam Night” with Brian Olver and Glenn Hummel at Purdy’s, Sumner
April 3 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThursday Night Jam at the Realm Venue, hosted by Billy Shew
April 4 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmMark Hurwitz & Gin Creek at Dawson’s
April 6 @ 8:00 pmKing Kom Beaux at Tracyton Public House
April 6 @ 8:00 pmBilly Shew Blues Jam, every Sunday at Dawson’s
April 7 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at The Spar with ‘3 Guitars’
April 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
April 8 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew and friends Jam every Tuesday at the Burien Eagles
April 9 @ 7:00 pmBilly Shew and Friends host an open Jam every Wednesday at Stockton’s
April 10 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmJerry Miller Band at The Spanish Ballroom
April 11 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm“Billy the Pocket Jam” Thursday nights at Dawson’s
April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmToo Slim and the Taildraggers at Jazzbones, Tacoma
April 11 @ 8:00 pmSteve Bailey & The Blue Flames at Kimball Coffeehouse
April 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmHeather Jones & The Groove Master at Chicago Pizza
April 13 @ 7:00 pmKim & Brian Duet at The Pints Barn, Tumwater
April 13 @ 8:00 pmSundays Blues Jam at Brother Don’s Bar and Grill
April 14 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmSunday Blues at The Spar with Dr. Jop’s Funkin’ Shop
April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmRob Tudor and Dave McKibbin at the Twisted Fork Saloon every Tuesday
April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmTinsley Ellis at the Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
April 17 @ 8:00 pmMarcel Smith with The LTD Band at The Slippery Pig Brewery, Poulsbo
April 18 @ 7:00 pmGroove Colony with Mid-Nite Bourbon at The Valley
April 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at The Spar with Kimball & The Fugitives, featuring Annie Eastwood
April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMonday Jazz at Brother Don’s Bar and Grill
April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmBilly Stoops with Leanne Trevalyan at the TK Irish Pub, Puyallup
April 24 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmJoel Astley Band at Kimball Coffeehouse
April 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmKing Kom Beaux at Zesty’s
April 26 @ 8:00 pmSuze Sims La Roca Boom at Dawson’s
April 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmSunday Blues at The Spar with The Tim Turner Band
April 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmTuesday “Blues Showcase” with Stevie & The Blue Flames at Purdy’s Public House and Arcade, Sumner
April 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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 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 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 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Jerry Miller Band
May 12 @ 7:00 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 pmMichele D’Amour and the Love Dealers at the Spar
May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers
May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 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 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
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