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***8/25/23 UPDATE: Josanne Francis has gotten stuck in Trinidad with a airline workers strike, so Domenic Lewis will be jumping in to play alongside Victor Provost on steel pan!***

The jam is turning 14 years old this month! We are celebrating all through August and September with awesome pairings of special guests leading the jam–including Nataly Merezhuk (violin), Dominique Bianco (voice), Seth Kibel (woodwinds), Frank Silva (woodwinds), Mercedes Beckman (sax), Tommy Holladay (guitar), Abe Mamet (French horn), Chris Barrick (vibes), Brad Linde (sax), Simone Baron (accordion), and many more.

Up this Sunday (8/27/23) is #Pan-demonium, a tribute to World Steel Pan Day featuring Victor Provost and Josanne Francis (now Domenic Lewis) on steel pans.

Domenic and Victor will be joined by a special Fourth Sunday house band of Aleks Izotov (keys), Parker Speirs (guitar), Steve Arnold (bass), and Keith Butler (drums).

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

…and mark your calendars for the rest of August and September as we continue to celebrate 14 years!

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The jam is turning 14 years old this month! We are celebrating all through August and September with awesome pairings of special guests leading the jam–including Victor Provost (steel pan), Nataly Merezhuk (violin), Dominique Bianco (voice), Seth Kibel (woodwinds), Frank Silva (woodwinds), Mercedes Beckman (sax), Tommy Holladay (guitar), Abe Mamet (French horn), Chris Barrick (vibes), and many more.

Up this Sunday (8/20/23) is “Squeezebox and Sax” featuring Brad Linde (sax) and Simone Baron (accordion). Brad and Simone will be joined by a special Third Sunday house band of Oren Levine (keys), Shawn Purcell (guitar), Chris Hon (bass), and Paul Jung (drums).

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

…and mark your calendars for the rest of August and September as we continue to celebrate 14 years!

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The jam is turning 14 years old this month! We are celebrating all through August and September with awesome pairings of special guests leading the jam–including Victor Provost (steel pan), Simon Baron (accordion), Nataly Merezhuk (violin), Dominique Bianco (voice), Seth Kibel (woodwinds), Frank Silva (woodwinds), and many more.

First up is this Sunday (8/6/23) with “French (horn), Don’t Kill My Vibe” featuring vibraphonist Chris Barrick and French horn player Abe Mamet.

Chris and Abe will be joined by a special First Sunday house band of Sammy Munguia (keys), Pete Muldoon (guitar), Mike Graham (bass), and Will Stephens (drums).

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

…and mark your calendars for the rest of August and September as we continue to celebrate 14 years!

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Come join the jam this Sunday (7/30/23) as vocalist Alison Crockett headlines the session for the first time, continuing a series of #SummerSongbirds in July. Among many other achievements and accolades, Alison last year began teaching voice and jazz at the Levine School of Music, leading the Capital City Voices and New Generation Jazz youth choir.

Alison will be joined by a special Fifth Sunday house band of Chris Barrick (keys), Alex Martin (guitar), Phil Ravita (bass), and Brendan Brady (drums).

So come sit in with Alison and the rest of our house band! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

…and stay tuned for more Sunday jams throughout the rest of the summer!

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Come join the jam this Sunday (7/23/23) as vocalist Dominique Bianco headlines the session for the first time, continuing a series of #SummerSongbirds in July. Dominique has piled up a host of recent accolades, including being named Best Jazz Artist in the most recent Wammies, as well as serving as an Artist-in-Residence a the Strathmore and being a top-3 finalist in the Ella Fitzgerald vocal competition.

Dominique will be joined by a special Fourth Sunday house band of Howie Jung (keys), Dave Manley (guitar), Chris Hon (bass), and Julian Berkowitz (drums).

So come sit in with Dominique and the rest of our house band! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

…and stay tuned for more Sunday jams throughout the rest of the summer!