You like playing music with others?
If you are able to get at least some sounds out of your instrument, this might be the project for you. We will play traditional jazz/swing tunes, the only requirement is having fun playing music together with other people.
Great! When and where?
| Date | Time | Lead/Plan | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.06.2023 | 3:30pm | * St. Louis Blues * Coquette * Root Hog Or Die * On The Sunny Side Of The Street * Five Foot Two * Some Of These Days | Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Kirchgasse 14, 12043 Berlin Neukölln/Rixdorf |
| 18.06.2023 | 3pm | * Make Me A Pallet On The Floor * Bei mir bist du schön * Sous le ciel de Paris * Dark Eyes * Joseph Joseph | Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Kirchgasse 14, 12043 Berlin Neukölln/Rixdorf |
| 02.07.2023 | 3pm | LIVE SHOW at Bürgerhof Stackelitz, 06862 Coswig/Anhalt - everybody welcome! | |
| 15.07.2023 | 3pm | LIVE SHOW at Innenhof Bänschstraße 10, 10247 Berlin-Friedrichshain - everybody welcome! | |
| 16.07.2023 | 3pm | Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Kirchgasse 14, 12043 Berlin Neukölln/Rixdorf | |
| 30.07.2023 | 3pm | Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Kirchgasse 14, 12043 Berlin Neukölln/Rixdorf | |
| 13.08.2023 | 3pm | Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Kirchgasse 14, 12043 Berlin Neukölln/Rixdorf | |
Focus on beginners and refreshers
The sessions are mainly focused on people who like swing music (especially but not necessarily swing dancers) and who are not yet so confident with playing their instrument to participate in "real" jam sessions.
We will move ahead very slowly and with much patience. We have comprehensive chord lead sheets and mostly also complete sheet music of the songs we play.
Download the sheets and prepare
It is possible to download the sheets beforehand right here. In fact it is highly recommended to print out the sheets for your instrument and bring them with you to the sessions. It's not strictly necessary to be able to read music, though. We will play easy songs in an easy way.
All instruments are very welcome, particularly:
- Clarinet
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Banjo
- Ukulele (including Lockdown-Ukulele)
- Guitar
- Bass (electric / acoustic / double bass)
- Violin
- Cello
- Accordion
- Blues Harp
- Kazoo
- Flute (transverse / recorder)
- All kinds of percussionists
- Singers - note that we have limited slots for singers. If you’d like to sing please write an email to mika@oso-berlin.de.