We had the 4th session in a series of Sunday Night Blues.

It was another beautiful day in May. We enjoyed the short walk (only 6 minutes away!) from RockSo Music Sittard Shop to Poppodium Volt.

This was our 4^th Sunday Night Blues Jam. This week we again had the pleasure of having Maurice on the mic! We got warmed up with The Thrill is Gone. It sounded great, and everyone had a chance to solo. Colin and Christian were on drums and bass and Lucas was in top form with his beautiful gold top Les Paul.

Then once again we played Mustang Sally. The members tried to remember the guitar variations we learned last week. This song is really coming along and soon it will be ready for the stage performance. We just need to work out the ending!

The beauty of our Sunday Night Blues is that anyone can try their talent at any other instrument.

We took a short break and then Christian showed us all some guitar variations for Thanks A Lot. The members took some time learning the new chords and rhythm ideas.

We finished the evening learning Sweet Home Chicago. We played through it quite a few times and then took a break. During the break some of the members enjoyed playing classic rock riffs and teaching each other.

One more last play through of Sweet Home Chicago and we were all done for the evening!

Last Sunday was the next session of Sunday Night Blues at Volt. This week we had a smaller group compared to last week. There were 8 members in total. After a sound check we warmed up with The Thrill Is Gone. Participants took turns to solo and got warmed up.

Aside from the song list, there was an important lesson for the participants, namely the jam session etiquettes:

• Who is soloing?
• Am I too loud?
• Don’t step on anyone else’s toes.

Since we had a smaller group this time, we decided it was a good chance for a workshop. Using Mustang Sally as the example song, Lucas and Christian showed the group new ways to play the rhythm guitar parts. We all learned 3 ways. We appointed 3 members to play each new part. It sounded incredible and everyone enjoyed learning and jamming. Lucas also taught us all the major scale and each member had a chance to try their hand and improvising using the new scale. Everyone gave it their best shot and realized that practice does make perfect.

Colin tries KAMINARI Liquid2.

We finished the evening with Christian on drums, Colin on guitar, and Lucas on bass for a funky groove that lasted the remaining 25 minutes of the night.
Thank you everyone for joining and we’ll see you all next time!
RockSo out!

1 May was our second regular blues jam with some participants that were not there last week. We started off reviewing Mannish Boy and Thrill Is Gone. Lucas helped last week’s member review as the newcomers learned new chords. Colin and Christian kept the groove steady on drums and bass while Maurice appointed the next person to take the spotlight on lead guitar.

Then we introduced Maurice to Thanks A Lot and went over the lyrics and chord changes. Again, Maurice called out the next person to solo. Thanks a lot, Maurice, for leading the way! And the last song of the evening was Mustang Sally.

The final performance of the evening was a trio featuring Lucas on guitar, Colin on drums, and Christian on bass. They played a slow blues jam that was an example to the group of what’s t come next session. We are all looking forward to it.

Bass players still wanted. New members welcome!

We had our first Sunday night blues jam in series on 24 April. Thanks to all participants!
It was a more intimate group consisting of 7 people this time.

We warmed up with Mannish Boy and Mustang Sally, the songs we covered from the tryout session. Then we learned Thrill Is Gone and enjoyed blazing guitar solos from Lucas. We finished the night with Otis Clay’s version of the song “Thanks A Lot”. Participants cut loose with their creative solos and improvisation while Colin and Christian kept the groove on drums and bass. Also, Christian treated us all with his ‘rare’ performance on lead vocal for Thanks A Lot!

We will continue with the next session Sunday 1 May. Hope to see you all there!!

We had the cure for Sunday night blues for those that participated in the blues jam at Poppodium Volt on 3 April 2022. Besides an army of 10+ guitarists, we had a pro-singer, a drummer, a guitar/harmonica player, and a few volunteers who took turns to play bass.

With 15 people in a rehearsal room, it felt a bit cramped but cozy at the same time. Out of the chaos of our first attempt came solid renditions of Mannish Boy and Mustang Sally.

What’s to Come

We will start our weekly sessions from 24 April. The current plan is to learn enough blues songs together for a performance at the end of 7-session program.

We still have room for bass players!

RockSo Music, together with Muziekschool Plug & Play, brings a night of Blues Jam to anyone interested in playing blues with other musicians.

A trial run will take place at Poppodium Volt Sittard from 18:00 – 21:00 on Sunday 3 April 2022. Participation in the trial run is FREE. And we will collect participant feedback at the end of the session. Sign up and join us!

Regular weekly Sunday Night Blues will begin in late April 2022.