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Northeast

Northeast

Montclair NJ

Oct 15–Nov 5

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Tom Morris

Woodstock NY

4:00 pm–6:00 pm EST

Afternoon Jam Class

Pawtucket RI

Apr 15–May 13, 2023

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Oak Hill NY

Jul 10–12, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to 2023 Grey Fox Festival

Southeast

Northeast

Raleigh NC

Sep 30–Oct 1

FREE Jam Class at IBMA Festival

& Gilbert Nelson

Maggie Valley NC

Sep 30–Oct 2

Weekend Jam Camp

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 6–8

FREE Jam Class @ Blue Highway Festival

& Leigh Nelson

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 Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Olive Branch MS

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Len Lawhon

Lebanon TN

Jan 13–15, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Nashville TN

Jan 26–27, 2023

Jam Camp @ SPBGMA

& Leigh Nelson

Melbourne FL

Jan 27–29, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Nashville TN

2:30 am–3:00 am EST

FREE Jam Class @ SPBGMA

& Leigh Nelson

Pensacola FL

Feb 24–26, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Lebanon TN

Mar 3–5, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Tamp Bay FL

May 15–21, 2023

Bluegrass Cruise

Liberty SC

May 19–21, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Blacksburg SC

Jun 23–25, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 5–8, 2023

Jam Camp pre-Rhythm Roots Festival

& Leigh Nelson

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 4–6, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 19–22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Nov 3–5, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 6–8

FREE Jam Class @ Blue Highway Festival

& Leigh Nelson

College Park MD

Oct 9–Nov 6

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Ira Gitlin

Syria VA

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Abingdon VA

Mar 17–19, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Claymont DE

Mar 23–24, 2023

Jam Class prior to Wilmington Bluegrass Festival

Dallas NC

Apr 14–15, 2023

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Jul 28–30, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 4–6, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Nov 3–5, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Midwest

Midwest

Pickerington OH

Oct 14–16

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

New Athens IL

Oct 14–16

Weekend Jam Camp

Lincoln NE

Oct 23–Nov 13

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Jenny & Matt Richardson

Appleton WI

Jan 20–22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Appleton WI

Mar 1–Apr 5, 2023

Weekly Jam Class

Peoria IL

Apr 21–23, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 2–4, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Madison WI

Jul 7–9, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

South Central

Mountain

Northwest

Southwest

Mountain

Glendale CA

Nov 12–13

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Phoenix AZ

Jan 20–22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 9–11, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Non-U.S.

Mountain

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

Montclair NJ

Oct 15-Nov 5

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Tom Morris

Woodstock NY

4:00 pm-6:00 pm EST

Afternoon Jam Class

Pawtucket RI

Apr 15-May 13, 2023

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

Oak Hill NY

Jul 10-12, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to 2023 Grey Fox Festival

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 6-8

FREE Jam Class @ Blue Highway Festival

& Leigh Nelson

College Park MD

Oct 9-Nov 6

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Ira Gitlin

Syria VA

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Vince May

Abingdon VA

Mar 17-19, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Claymont DE

Mar 23-24, 2023

Jam Class prior to Wilmington Bluegrass Festival

Dallas NC

Apr 14-15, 2023

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Jul 28-30, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 4-6, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Nov 3-5, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& 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

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 6-8

FREE Jam Class @ Blue Highway Festival

& Leigh Nelson

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 Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Olive Branch MS

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Len Lawhon

Lebanon TN

Jan 13-15, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Nashville TN

Jan 26-27, 2023

Jam Camp @ SPBGMA

& Leigh Nelson

Melbourne FL

Jan 27-29, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Nashville TN

2:30 am-3:00 am EST

FREE Jam Class @ SPBGMA

& Leigh Nelson

Pensacola FL

Feb 24-26, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Lebanon TN

Mar 3-5, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Tamp Bay FL

May 15-21, 2023

Bluegrass Cruise

Liberty SC

May 19-21, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Blacksburg SC

Jun 23-25, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Bristol/Abingdon VA

Sep 5-8, 2023

Jam Camp pre-Rhythm Roots Festival

& Leigh Nelson

Big Stone Gap VA

Oct 4-6, 2023

Bluegrass Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 19-22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Abingdon VA

Nov 3-5, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Pickerington OH

Oct 14-16

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

New Athens IL

Oct 14-16

Weekend Jam Camp

Lincoln NE

Oct 23-Nov 13

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Jenny & Matt Richardson

Appleton WI

Jan 20-22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Appleton WI

Mar 1-Apr 5, 2023

Weekly Jam Class

Peoria IL

Apr 21-23, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

St. Louis MO

Jun 2-4, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Madison WI

Jul 7-9, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Nov 12-13

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Phoenix AZ

Jan 20-22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 9-11, 2023

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!