Jazz Jam Sessions in Atlanta?

[us_soccer]

I'm going to be in Atlanta for business --
anyone know of jam sessions in the city?

[Keyser Soze]

On Tuesday nights there are two regular, ongoing jam sessions.

One is at Churchill Grounds, a jazz club in downtown Atlanta, hosted by trumpeter Danny Harper.

The other is at Twain's, a bar in Decatur, just east of Atlanta hosted by trumpeter Joe Grandsen.

The Twain's session, which is a year or so old, seems to have stolen much of the thunder from the Churchill Grounds session.

They both have web sites with more information.

[Ed Fuqua]

You might also want to check in with a drummer by the name of Jay Norem, he's over on the forum at allaboutjazz.com and lives in Hotlanta....

Check out the little five points neighborhood. I passed through last year and it had a sort of Greenwich village vibe.

[Nadav]

I haven't been in a while, but I assume Wednesday night at Apres Diem still goes on.

[TomSauter]

If you're visiting from out of town, Twain's is probably your best bet. It's easy to park, there's no cover, the food is pretty good, and there's usually a lot of good musicians there. It's also not a free-for-all with 30 horn players on every tune, and there's lots of other places to go to in the Decatur area. I always liked the Apres Diem session but sometimes no musicians show up. On the plus side, singers almost never show up to Apres Diem

Twain's is 9:00-12:00+ on Tuesdays, Apres Diem is 8:30-11:30 on Wednesday, Churchill Grounds is 9:00-12:00 (I think) on Tuesday. There's another gig on Thursdays at Queen of Sheba that might be a jam session

[funkyfretless]

i agree with tom. twain's is by far the best. plus, you can hear craig shaw, a great local jazz bassist!

i think there is something at the star on thursday's... not sure though.

oh and churchhill on wednesday's is nice. its hosted by justin chesarek a great drummer. its not really an open jam, but if you tell them your a player they should let you set in.

evan

[Steve Clark]

Bumping this to ask if anyone can recommend some good spots for jazz in Savannah GA and surrounding area. I'll be on Tybee Island for a week. We'll have vehicles available but Atlanta would be a bit of a hike.

S.

[mebusdriver]

Stay away from Little Five. It's not a deadly place or anything... but there's really nothing going musically. It's more of a shopping/event type area.