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Northeast

Northeast

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21–26

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21–26

Basic Level Bluegrass Jam Camp

North Guilford CT

2:00 pm–4:00 pm EDT

Jam Class @ St. John’s Bluegrass Festival

Bethel CT

Sep 7–Oct 26

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Contoocook NH

Sep 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Ellen Carlson & Melissa Bragdon Caron

Nottingham NH

Sep 14–Oct 26

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Voorheesville NY

Sep 18–Oct 16

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Tom Behan

Pawtucket RI

Oct 1–29

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Woodstock NY

4:00 pm–6:00 pm EST

Afternoon Jam Class

Oak Hill NY

Jul 10–12, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to 2023 Grey Fox Festival

Southeast

Northeast

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 6–9

Jam Camp pre-Rhythm Roots Festival

& Leigh Nelson

Raleigh NC

Sep 30–Oct 1

FREE Jam Class at IBMA Festival

& GIlbert Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Sep 30–Oct 2

Weekend Jam Camp

Maggie Valley NC

Oct 7–9

Weekend Jam Camp

Raleigh NC

Oct 12–Nov 16

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Abingdon VA

Oct 14–16

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Norris TN

Oct 15–16

Weekend Jam Camp

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 20–23

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Olive Branch MS

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Len Lawhon

Melbourne FL

Jan 27–29, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Pensacola FL

Feb 24–26, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic

Huntington WV

Aug 26–27

Jam Class @ Fly In Festival

Woodstown NJ

Sep 2–4

Jam Class @ Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival

College Park MD

Oct 9–Nov 6

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Ira Gitlin

Syria VA

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Claymont DE

Mar 23–24, 2023

Jam Class prior to Wilmington Bluegrass Festival

Midwest

Midwest

Appleton WI

Aug 10–Sep 14

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Granville OH

Sep 16–18

Jam Class @ Ohiolina Music Festival

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Pickerington OH

Oct 14–16

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Lincoln NE

Oct 23–Nov 13

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Jenny & Matt Richardson

Peoria IL

Apr 21–23, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 2–4, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

South Central

Mountain

Rogers AR

Sep 17–18

Weekend Jam Camp

Austin TX

Sep 24–25

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Mountain

Mountain

Denver CO

Aug 7–Sep 4

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Woodland Park CO

Aug 7–13

Pete Wernick’s Banjo Camp

Durango CO

Oct 12–Dec 14

Weekly Jam Class

Northwest

Mountain

Roseburg OR

Sep 7–Oct 12

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Joe Ross

Spokane WA

Sep 10–Nov 12

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Auburn WA

Sep 17–Oct 15

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Rex Kerbs

Southwest

Mountain

Glendale CA

Sep 10–11

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Flagstaff AZ

Sep 17–18

Jam Class @ Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass Festival

Glendale CA

Nov 12–13

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Phoenix AZ

Jan 20–22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 9–12, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Non-U.S.

Mountain

Phillip Island Victoria

Australia

Aug 12–14

Weekend Jam Camp

Galway Connacht

Ireland

Nov 4–6

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 11–13

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Dec 3–4

Weekend Jam Camp

Šenov u Nového Jičína Moravian-Silesian

Czech Republic

Jan 20–22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21-26

Silver Bay NY

Aug 21-26

Basic Level Bluegrass Jam Camp

North Guilford CT

2:00 pm-4:00 pm EDT

Jam Class @ St. John’s Bluegrass Festival

Bethel CT

Sep 7-Oct 26

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Contoocook NH

Sep 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Ellen Carlson & Melissa Bragdon Caron

Nottingham NH

Sep 14-Oct 26

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Voorheesville NY

Sep 18-Oct 16

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Tom Behan

Pawtucket RI

Oct 1-29

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Woodstock NY

4:00 pm-6:00 pm EST

Afternoon Jam Class

Oak Hill NY

Jul 10-12, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to 2023 Grey Fox Festival

Huntington WV

Aug 26-27

Jam Class @ Fly In Festival

Woodstown NJ

Sep 2-4

Jam Class @ Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival

College Park MD

Oct 9-Nov 6

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Ira Gitlin

Syria VA

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Claymont DE

Mar 23-24, 2023

Jam Class prior to Wilmington Bluegrass Festival

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 6-9

Jam Camp pre-Rhythm Roots Festival

& Leigh Nelson

Raleigh NC

Sep 30-Oct 1

FREE Jam Class at IBMA Festival

& GIlbert Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Sep 30-Oct 2

Weekend Jam Camp

Maggie Valley NC

Oct 7-9

Weekend Jam Camp

Raleigh NC

Oct 12-Nov 16

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Abingdon VA

Oct 14-16

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Norris TN

Oct 15-16

Weekend Jam Camp

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 20-23

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Olive Branch MS

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Len Lawhon

Melbourne FL

Jan 27-29, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Pensacola FL

Feb 24-26, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Appleton WI

Aug 10-Sep 14

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Granville OH

Sep 16-18

Jam Class @ Ohiolina Music Festival

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Pickerington OH

Oct 14-16

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Lincoln NE

Oct 23-Nov 13

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Jenny & Matt Richardson

Peoria IL

Apr 21-23, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 2-4, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Rogers AR

Sep 17-18

Weekend Jam Camp

Austin TX

Sep 24-25

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Denver CO

Aug 7-Sep 4

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Woodland Park CO

Aug 7-13

Pete Wernick’s Banjo Camp

Durango CO

Oct 12-Dec 14

Weekly Jam Class

Roseburg OR

Sep 7-Oct 12

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Joe Ross

Spokane WA

Sep 10-Nov 12

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Auburn WA

Sep 17-Oct 15

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Rex Kerbs

Glendale CA

Sep 10-11

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Flagstaff AZ

Sep 17-18

Jam Class @ Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass Festival

Glendale CA

Nov 12-13

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Phoenix AZ

Jan 20-22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 9-12, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Phillip Island Victoria

Australia

Aug 12-14

Weekend Jam Camp

Galway Connacht

Ireland

Nov 4-6

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 11-13

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Dec 3-4

Weekend Jam Camp

Šenov u Nového Jičína Moravian-Silesian

Czech Republic

Jan 20-22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Work on Jam Skills at Home

…or anywhere! Our songbooks and play-along jam videos are a great place to start. Explore our jam info library, including “How to Find Jams”, “Bluegrass Jamming Basics”, “Jam Skills Checklist”, our “116 Jam Favorites” and more!

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What is the Wernick Method?

Pete Wernick’s inventive and time-tested method focuses on the student’s desire to play music in a social setting. Our mission is to teach bluegrass jamming skills. Our classes and camps have been launching jammers all over the U.S. and overseas!