{"id":16,"date":"2026-01-11T06:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-11T06:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:31:58","slug":"community-jams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/community-jams\/","title":{"rendered":"Jams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you know there’s bluegrass and traditional music on at least four Hawaiian islands? The high lonesome sound is everywhere!  If you have a regularly-scheduled jam that is open to the public, let us know<\/a> and we’ll post it here.  Consider signing up for our email newsletter so you can be notified about events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PICKIN’ WITH THE CHICKENS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PICKIN’ WITH THE CHICKENS (MAUI) – SECOND SATURDAY EACH MONTH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Maui jam has been going strong since 2014!   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME\/LOCATION:<\/strong>\u00a02pm – Dusk at Rainbow Park on Baldwin Ave., just above Paia \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRING: <\/strong>Something to wet your whistle, a chair and something to keep the chill off later on in the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oahu Old Time Jam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

OLD TIME JAM (OAHU) – SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS EACH MONTH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This excellent twice-monthly jam is led by Miss Lesley, one of our finest fiddlers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME\/LOCATION: <\/strong>Paki Park, Leahi Avenue, Honolulu.\u00a0 6:30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRING:<\/strong> A chair and your favorite beverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Oahu
Oahu Manoa Jam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MANOA JAM (OAHU) – THIRD SUNDAY EACH MONTH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TIME\/LOCATION:<\/strong> Third Sunday of each month, 1-5:00 PM, Manoa Valley District Park, Kahaloa Drive, Honolulu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRING:<\/strong> Traditional instruments, chairs or blanket, cooler, snacks, and drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIRECTIONS: <\/strong>Exit the H1 Freeway at University Ave. Head north toward the mountains. Stay on University Avenue as it goes uphill and then downhill. Turn right on E. Manoa Rd. Go through Manoa town and then turn left on Kahaloa Ave. We will be on the left side under the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Surf
Surf n Sea Jam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SURF n SEA JAM (NORTH SHORE OAHU) – THIRD TUESDAY EACH MONTH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back porch bluegrass with an ocean view on the lanai of Surf n Sea, the North Shore’s famed surf shop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME\/LOCATION:<\/strong> Third Tuesday of each month, 6-10 PM, 62-595 Kamehameha Hwy., Haleiwa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRING:<\/strong> An adult beverages, snacks if you want ’em. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Half
Half Fast Jam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

HALF FAST JAM (OAHU) – FOURTH SUNDAY EACH MONTH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TIME\/LOCATION:<\/strong>\u00a0Locations vary for this jam;\u00a0please check our Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0to see who is hosting for the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start time<\/strong> (usually) 2pm.\u00a0This is the perfect beginner\/intermediate bluegrass jam, although all levels are welcome to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Big
Big Island
Bluegrass Jam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

TIME\/LOCATION:\u00a0<\/strong>Location varies; please sign up for our mailing list below or\u00a0join our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRING: <\/strong>Traditional bluegrass instrument(s) if you pick, something to sit on, a beverage as appropriate, lunch if you\u2019re hungry. No drums, please!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musicians of all skill levels are welcome; listeners, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did you know there’s bluegrass and traditional music on at least four Hawaiian islands? The high lonesome sound is everywhere!  If you have a regularly-scheduled jam that is open to the public, let us know and we’ll post it here.  Consider signing up for our email newsletter so you can be notified about events. PICKIN’ WITH THE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30,"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/30"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluegrasshawaii.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}