Art by Grego Anderson
www.mojohand.com
grego@mojohand.com
Supporting Maine Musicians that perform Blues, Roots, Swamp Rock, Funk, Jazz, Americana, Bluegrass & Rockabilly.
Musicians & Venues please send Gigs by Tuesday for inclusion.
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Dec
6
Wed
2023
Contact
(207) 531-0350
VenueThe Hydrant
Address187 Main Street, South Paris, ME
VenueBlue
Address650 Congress St # A, Portland, ME 04101
NotesAttention jazz players of Portland and the surrounding area! Come one come all for the weekly open jam session! Informal and fun for both those playing and listening! There will be a house band, of course! Musicians of various backgrounds converge to play tunes from the American Songbook of jazz standards. Sit in, call a tune, "bring your axe and blow".
Hosted by Jordan Bicki (gigging guitarist & bassist; degree in jazz performance from The HART School)
*if you are under 21 and wish to participate in the session you MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
VenueMaine Craft Distilling
Address123 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101
NotesMusic is jump blues & swing. With Bruce Couillard on saxophone, Michelle Boggs on trumpet, Per Hanson on drums, Tom Jacques on upright bass, and Bess Jacques on piano. Everybody sings!
Dec
7
Thu
2023
Contact
(207) 395-5340
Venuevan der Brew
Address30 Summer Street, Winthrop, ME
Contact
VenueAnthony's Italian Kitchen
Address151 Middle St Portland, ME 04101
Contact
(207) 835-7015
VenueCoppersmith Tavern and Table
Address671 Main St South Portland, ME 04106
Dec 7 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueThe Barking Chicken
AddressHarrison, ME
Contact
207 655 4006
VenueCafe Sebago Bar & Grill
Address 1248 Roosevelt Trl, Raymond, ME 04071
Dec
8
Fri
2023
VenueSide by Each
AddressAuburn
VenueFrog & Turtle
AddressWestbrook
Dec
9
Sat
2023
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
AddressCommercial Street, Portland, Me
VenueRumorz Bistro
AddressOOB
VenueCage
AddressLewiston
Contact
(207) 233-6755
VenueThe Brickhouse
AddressScarborough
NotesThis is a ticketed private party.
Call the listed phone number for more info.
Contact
207-929-6473
VenueSaco River Theatre
Address29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton, ME 04004
NotesNovel Jazz Septet—"Dancing with the Duke” at the Saco River Theatre!
The Novel Jazz Septet will be swinging-over to the Saco River Theatre (Buxton, ME) for a dance/concert of swinging tunes by two of the most influential and acclaimed icons of jazz, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, on Saturday, 9 December, 2023, 7:30PM. Join in the fun, whether dancing, or just settling-in to enjoy the performance. The music will focus on dance tunes from Ellington and Strayhorn’s massive repertoire. Dancing or seated, this night will have you tapping your toes! There will be dance floor space, but also plenty of seating for those who wish to listen and dance in their seats. Finally, this will be the band's last Ellington & Strayhorn-featured performance of their 2023 season. Novel Jazz has been a fixture in the Maine jazz scene for almost two decades. Their mission is to share the music and stories of these two giants of jazz who wrote several thousand compositions over their musical careers, two percent of which represents the well-known standards and 98% of which represents rarely heard gems. They’ll perform standard dance tunes from the Ellington/Strayhorn repertoire plus newly arranged dance tunes that they have unearthed from the Ellington Archives of the Smithsonian Museum of American History as well as the Strayhorn Collection at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. General admission tickets to the performance are $15. For more information, call the Saco River box office at 207-929-6473/email info@sacorivertheatre.org or navigate your browser to https://www.sacorivertheatre.org/events. To find out more about Novel Jazz, navigate your browser to https://www.mainejazz.net/. The Saco River Theatre is located at 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton, ME 04004. So, bop-on over to the Saco River Theatre on Saturday, 9 December, 7:30PM, for dance music by two jazz legends, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, performed by the Novel Jazz Septet! Remember, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!”
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
AddressPortland
VenueTailgate
AddressGray
VenueRi Ras
AddressPortland
Dec
10
Sun
2023
Dec 10 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Contact
207 680 2163
VenueSilver Street Tavern Holiday Party
Address2 Silver St, Waterville, ME 04901-6606
Dec
12
Tue
2023
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
AddressPortland
Jam Run ByBlue Steel Express
NotesHosted by Kevin Kimball, Noah Watts, Voodoo Clowns or Mike Hayward
Hosts Vary
Dec
13
Wed
2023
Contact
(207) 531-0350
VenueThe Hydrant
Address187 Main Street, South Paris, ME
VenueBlue
Address650 Congress St # A, Portland, ME 04101
NotesAttention jazz players of Portland and the surrounding area! Come one come all for the weekly open jam session! Informal and fun for both those playing and listening! There will be a house band, of course! Musicians of various backgrounds converge to play tunes from the American Songbook of jazz standards. Sit in, call a tune, "bring your axe and blow".
Hosted by Jordan Bicki (gigging guitarist & bassist; degree in jazz performance from The HART School)
*if you are under 21 and wish to participate in the session you MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
VenueSea40 Japanese Cuisine
Address40 East Ave, Lewiston
Dec
14
Thu
2023
Contact
(207) 395-5340
Venuevan der Brew
Address30 Summer Street, Winthrop, ME
Contact
VenueAnthony's Italian Kitchen
Address151 Middle St Portland, ME 04101
Contact
(207) 835-7015
VenueCoppersmith Tavern and Table
Address671 Main St South Portland, ME 04106
Dec 14 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
Contact
207 655 4006
VenueCafe Sebago Bar & Grill
Address 1248 Roosevelt Trl, Raymond, ME 04071
Dec
15
Fri
2023
Venue38 west grill and pub
Address38 west road, waterboro, me
Contact
VenueAmerican Legion Post 197 - Westbrook
Address300 Conant St Westbrook, ME 04092
NotesPer Jere - No need to be a member. Just ring the front doorbell and someone will open for you.
Contact
207 407 4044
VenueOlive Pit Brewing
Address16 Main St, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
VenueGritty's Auburn
AddressAuburn, ME 04210
VenueFrog & Turtle
Address3 Vallee Square, Westbrook, ME 04092
Dec
16
Sat
2023
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueRailroad Pub & Grill
AddressLisbon Falls
NotesALWAYS CALL IN ADVANCE TO MAKE SURE JAM IS ON
VenueLenny's At Hawkes Plaza
Address 1274 Bridgton Road (Route 302), Westbrook, ME
Contact
VenueCadenza
Address5 Depot Street, Freeport, ME 04032
NotesIf you have questions or comments about Cadenza, please feel free to contact Matt Fogg at foggmatthew@gmail.com or Alan Mooney at halanmooney@gmail.com.
Dec
17
Sun
2023
Dec 17 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Dec 17 @ 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
VenueCadenza
Address5 Depot St, Freeport, ME 04032
NotesPlayers in the core Blues on Sunday Trio are:
Per Hanson, original drummer with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, who has recorded and performed with a Who’s Who of national blues acts including James Cotton, Pinetop Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, Debbie Davies, Tab Benoit, David Maxwell, Little Milton, and more.
Jon Ross, multi-instrumentalist on bass, guitar, steel, and mandolin, who has toured or recorded with Duke Robillard, Kim Wilson, Joe Louis Walker, Monster Mike Welch, and other blues luminaries.
Nelson Checkoway, multi-instrumentalist on keyboards, guitar, and pedal and lap steel, who has played with the Commander Cody Band, members of the Greg Allman Band, and Dickie Betts’ Great Southern, and who represented Massachusetts in the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
Dec
18
Mon
2023
VenueSlates Restaurant
AddressHallowell, ME
Dec
19
Tue
2023
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
AddressPortland
Jam Run ByBlue Steel Express
NotesHosted by Kevin Kimball, Noah Watts, Voodoo Clowns or Mike Hayward
Hosts Vary
Dec
20
Wed
2023
Contact
(207) 531-0350
VenueThe Hydrant
Address187 Main Street, South Paris, ME
VenueBlue
Address650 Congress St # A, Portland, ME 04101
NotesAttention jazz players of Portland and the surrounding area! Come one come all for the weekly open jam session! Informal and fun for both those playing and listening! There will be a house band, of course! Musicians of various backgrounds converge to play tunes from the American Songbook of jazz standards. Sit in, call a tune, "bring your axe and blow".
Hosted by Jordan Bicki (gigging guitarist & bassist; degree in jazz performance from The HART School)
*if you are under 21 and wish to participate in the session you MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Dec
21
Thu
2023
Contact
(207) 395-5340
Venuevan der Brew
Address30 Summer Street, Winthrop, ME
Contact
VenueAnthony's Italian Kitchen
Address151 Middle St Portland, ME 04101
Contact
(207) 835-7015
VenueCoppersmith Tavern and Table
Address671 Main St South Portland, ME 04106
Dec 21 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueMelissa's Pub
AddressLewiston
Contact
207 655 4006
VenueCafe Sebago Bar & Grill
Address 1248 Roosevelt Trl, Raymond, ME 04071
Dec
22
Fri
2023
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueTuck's
AddressFarmington
VenueSide by Each
AddressAuburn
Dec
23
Sat
2023
VenueLennys
AddressWestbrook
Contact
(207) 229-2738
VenueCadenza
Address5 Depot Street, Freeport, ME 04032
Contact
VenueSide by Each
Address 1110 Minot Ave. Auburn, Maine 04210
NotesThe Smith Collaboration is proud to present a tribute to the one and only Janis Joplin. They’re doing it again by popular demand, and this time bringing it to the Lewiston/Auburn community!
Once again, they will recreate Janis Joplin's greatest hits at one of their favorite places, Side By Each Brewing Co. located on 1110 Minot Ave. in Auburn.
Come share this night with us as The Smith Collaboration, along with special guests Jeff Chipman and Pete Richard, put on the one and only Janis Joplin tribute in the state!
This is a 21+ event.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/janis-joplin-tribute-tickets-385848763037?fbclid=IwAR3sLB9Aj8Zkxh6d1pVB1JzyZfMcMqKatRElyOfvy28Vs5tABm_lmhuirJc
VenueBolos Kitchen and Burger Bar
Address7 Dunlap St., Brunswick
Dec
24
Sun
2023
Dec 24 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Dec
26
Tue
2023
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
AddressPortland
Jam Run ByBlue Steel Express
NotesHosted by Kevin Kimball, Noah Watts, Voodoo Clowns or Mike Hayward
Hosts Vary
Dec
27
Wed
2023
Contact
(207) 531-0350
VenueThe Hydrant
Address187 Main Street, South Paris, ME
VenueBlue
Address650 Congress St # A, Portland, ME 04101
NotesAttention jazz players of Portland and the surrounding area! Come one come all for the weekly open jam session! Informal and fun for both those playing and listening! There will be a house band, of course! Musicians of various backgrounds converge to play tunes from the American Songbook of jazz standards. Sit in, call a tune, "bring your axe and blow".
Hosted by Jordan Bicki (gigging guitarist & bassist; degree in jazz performance from The HART School)
*if you are under 21 and wish to participate in the session you MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Dec
28
Thu
2023
Contact
(207) 395-5340
Venuevan der Brew
Address30 Summer Street, Winthrop, ME
Contact
VenueAnthony's Italian Kitchen
Address151 Middle St Portland, ME 04101
Contact
(207) 835-7015
VenueCoppersmith Tavern and Table
Address671 Main St South Portland, ME 04106
Dec 28 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueMelissa's Pub and Grill
Address675 Main St, Lewiston
Contact
207 655 4006
VenueCafe Sebago Bar & Grill
Address 1248 Roosevelt Trl, Raymond, ME 04071
Dec
29
Fri
2023
VenueAmerican Legion Westbrook
AddressWestbrook
VenueShipyard Brew Haus
Address15 South Ridge Road PO Box 4500 Newry, ME 04261
Dec
30
Sat
2023
Contact
VenueWidowmaker
Address5092 Sugarloaf Access Rd.,Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
AddressCommercial Street, Portland, Me
VenueThe Porthole
AddressPortland
Contact
207 650 9833
VenueAndy's Old Port Pub
Address94 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101