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Northeast

Northeast

Purdys NY

3:00 pm–6:00 pm EDT

Afternoon Jam Class

Woodstock NY

12:00 pm–2:00 pm EDT

Jam Class @ Bearsville Bluegrass Festival

Bethel CT

Jun 1–Jul 13

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Paul Smiths NY

Jul 7–Aug 11

Weekly Jam Class (Thu)

Oak Hill NY

Jul 11–14

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to Grey Fox Festival

Oak Hill NY

Jul 15–16

Jam Class @ Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

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

Contoocook NH

Sep 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Ellen Carlson & Melissa Bragdon Caron

Voorheesville NY

Sep 18–Oct 16

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Tom Behan

Southeast

Northeast

Boiling Springs SC

Jun 2–5

& GIlbert Nelson

Blacksburg SC

Jun 24–26

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Norris TN

Jul 16–17

Weekend Jam Camp

Jefferson NC

Jul 22–24

Jam Camp @ Ashe Co. Fiddlers Convention

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Abingdon VA

Jul 29–31

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

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

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 20–23

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28–30

Weekend Jam Camp

Melbourne FL

Jan 27–29, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Pensacola FL

Feb 24–26, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Mid-Atlantic

Midwest

Midwest

Springville IN

Jun 2–4

Jam Class @ John Hartford Festival

Jeff Burke

St. Louis MO

Jun 3–5

Weekend Jam Camp

Pickerington OH

Jun 10–12

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Appleton WI

Aug 3–Sep 7

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Peoria IL

Apr 21–23, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

South Central

Mountain

Norman OK

May 20–22

Weekend Jam Camp

Joshua Adkisson

Rogers AR

Sep 17–18

Weekend Jam Camp

Austin TX

Sep 24–25

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Mountain

Mountain

Denver CO

Jun 22–Aug 10

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Ronan MT

Jul 16–17

Weekend Jam Camp

Denver CO

Aug 7–Sep 4

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Northwest

Mountain

Merrill OR

Jul 9–10

Jam Class @ Lost River Bluegrass Festival

Roseburg OR

Sep 7–Oct 12

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Joe Ross

Auburn WA

Sep 17–Oct 15

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Rex Kerbs

Southwest

Mountain

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 10–12

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Jun 25–26

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Flagstaff AZ

Sep 17–18

Jam Class @ Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass Festival

Phoenix AZ

Jan 20–22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Non-U.S.

Mountain

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 26–29

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Jun 25–26

Weekend Jam Camp

Phillip Island Victoria

Australia

Aug 12–14

Weekend Jam Camp

Kelowna British Columbia

Canada

Sep 9–11

Weekend Jam Camp

Galway Connacht

Ireland

Nov 4–6

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 11–13

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Purdys NY

3:00 pm-6:00 pm EDT

Afternoon Jam Class

Woodstock NY

12:00 pm-2:00 pm EDT

Jam Class @ Bearsville Bluegrass Festival

Bethel CT

Jun 1-Jul 13

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Paul Smiths NY

Jul 7-Aug 11

Weekly Jam Class (Thu)

Oak Hill NY

Jul 11-14

Bluegrass Jam Camp prior to Grey Fox Festival

Oak Hill NY

Jul 15-16

Jam Class @ Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Paul Dube and Erin Dube

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

Contoocook NH

Sep 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Ellen Carlson & Melissa Bragdon Caron

Voorheesville NY

Sep 18-Oct 16

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Tom Behan

Boiling Springs SC

Jun 2-5

& GIlbert Nelson

Blacksburg SC

Jun 24-26

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Norris TN

Jul 16-17

Weekend Jam Camp

Jefferson NC

Jul 22-24

Jam Camp @ Ashe Co. Fiddlers Convention

Leslie Dare & Susan West

Abingdon VA

Jul 29-31

Weekend Jam Camp

& Leigh Nelson

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

Myrtle Beach SC

Oct 20-23

Weekend Bluegrass Camp

& Leigh Nelson

Monteagle TN

Oct 28-30

Weekend Jam Camp

Melbourne FL

Jan 27-29, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Pensacola FL

Feb 24-26, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Springville IN

Jun 2-4

Jam Class @ John Hartford Festival

Jeff Burke

St. Louis MO

Jun 3-5

Weekend Jam Camp

Pickerington OH

Jun 10-12

Weekend Jam Camp

Fred Staunton & George Welling

Appleton WI

Aug 3-Sep 7

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Peoria IL

Apr 21-23, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Norman OK

May 20-22

Weekend Jam Camp

Joshua Adkisson

Rogers AR

Sep 17-18

Weekend Jam Camp

Austin TX

Sep 24-25

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Denver CO

Jun 22-Aug 10

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Ronan MT

Jul 16-17

Weekend Jam Camp

Denver CO

Aug 7-Sep 4

Weekly Jam Class (Sun)

Merrill OR

Jul 9-10

Jam Class @ Lost River Bluegrass Festival

Roseburg OR

Sep 7-Oct 12

Weekly Jam Class (Wed)

Joe Ross

Auburn WA

Sep 17-Oct 15

Weekly Jam Class (Sat)

Rex Kerbs

Big Bear Lake CA

Jun 10-12

Weekend Jam Camp

Glendale CA

Jun 25-26

Weekend Jam Camp

John David

Flagstaff AZ

Sep 17-18

Jam Class @ Pickin’ in the Pines Bluegrass Festival

Phoenix AZ

Jan 20-22, 2023

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

May 26-29

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

Paris Île-de-France

France

Jun 25-26

Weekend Jam Camp

Phillip Island Victoria

Australia

Aug 12-14

Weekend Jam Camp

Kelowna British Columbia

Canada

Sep 9-11

Weekend Jam Camp

Galway Connacht

Ireland

Nov 4-6

Weekend Jam Camp

Plusquellec Bretagne

France

Nov 11-13

Weekend Jam Camp

Sébastien Ferry

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!