Home Page    Warning!    Toolbar    Blues Music    Blues Mp3    Blues Video    Blues Lyrics    Jazz Lyrics    Rock Lyrics    Lucky Mojo    Blues Jam    Blues Guitar    Buy Guitars    Guitar Hero    Blues Harp    Concert Mp3    Guitar TAB    Music Books    Blues Blog       Search Site    Contact Us Blues Improv Bluesmen Eric Capton ZZ TOP Band Eric Capton ZZ TOP Band Albert Collins Jimi Hendrix Bonamassa Lynyrd Skynyrd Santana Chuck Berry The Beatles R. Gallagher Freddie King B. Springsteen Rolling Stones Johnny winter Buddy Guy Bonnie Raitt	And they shall beat their swords into Guitars Lean to Play 5 minute Guitar Solo! Blues Licks * Blues Chords Guitar Guru * Blues Riffs Bass Guitar * Blues Jam Trax Vienyard Cafe Blues By Jerry Loos For several years I've been hosting a blues jam once a month. It is called Blues Night with Jerry Loos at the Vineyard Cafe. The cafe is located inside a very large church building that is called Vineyard Columbus. In past years I did worship ministry at the Vineyard Columbus Church. They currently average over 6000 people attending their services each weekend. We do not charge a fee for playing at the Vineyard Cafe. It is an outreach program that we simply enjoy doing. The environment is smokeless and alcohol free. This is obviously different than the venues most blues musicians play at. Having this kind of setting allows for people of all ages and backgrounds to attend. You do not have to be a member of the Church, or a Christian to attend. On any given night at the Vineyard Cafe you can expect to hear professionals and amateurs sit in and play. Many have been students of mine, while others play in the surrounding area. We have people come up and play (various instruments), or sing that have just started, as well as those that are seasoned pros. A fellow teacher and friend of mine is on faculty at the Ohio State University, in the Jazz Studies Department. His name is Tim Cummisky, and he is a wonderful player and friend. There is a student of mine named Cory Hill that sits in and plays with us. Cory is only in 8th grade, but is well on his way to becoming a fine blues guitarist. It would have been great to have this kind of outlet to play at when we were younger, and trying to develop our craft. The way we structure the blues jam is to have people put their name(s) on a sign up sheet. We usually keep the playing time for each person to 2-3 songs. This allows us to give everyone an opportunity to play in the 8:00pm to 10:00pm time slot that we do. We often run over and go to about 10:30 pm or later. If it weren't for the support musicians I'm blessed to play with, this would not come together as it has throughout the years. Hurricane Jerry and Stormfront is the name of the band. On drums is Gary Jorgenson, a truly gifted drummer. Our bass player is Luke Mayercin, or Jon Shinkle. Both do an excellent job. We have to use one or the other as their individual schedules permit. I play guitar and sing lead vocals. At the Vineyard Cafe we use two additional guitarists that do really fine - Bill Gibson (who plays a Fender!) and Dan Owen (who is a barber, my hair used to be very long before I knew Dan!). Often times we have David Burton (my right hand man & sidekick) on background vocals and percussion, as well as Pete Handready on keyboards and Timothy DeMattis on harmonica. These are all great people who are a pleasure to play music with. You can view pictures from the blues jam in the photo gallery on my web site. Other people that have seen the effectiveness of this type of venue are now implementing it in their own cities. Jerry Loos Visit my photo gallery at: http://www.jerryloos.com Read more Blues Heroes Stories from the bookTouched By the Blues Blues Guitar | Blues Lyrics | Blues Mp3 | Blues Concerts | Blues Video Guitar TAB | Concert Mp3 | Blues Music | Blues News | Allman Bros. Eric Clapton | BB King | Jimi Hendrix | Albert Collins | SRV | ZZ TOP © 1998-2005 Blues for Peace Corporation. All rights reserved.	Blues News	Blues News Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix Allman Brothers SRV Albert Collins Albert Collins Guitar Talk! Start Band Gal Guitarist Best Solos! Killer Guitar Texas Guitar jazz Guitar Back Beat Retro Blues Guitar Tech Muhammad Ali Beat to Beatnik Play Games Blues Movies Peace Quotes Jazz Dilema? Guitar Tech