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Saturday Blues Jam
For nearly 50 years, Archie’s Barbershop in Northeast Washington DC was the place to be on Saturday afternoons when musicians gathered for an informal acoustic blues jam. In February 2008 after the barbershop building was sold, the weekly Archie’s Barbershop jams moved temporarily to HR-57-Center for the Preservation of Jazz and Blues. In March 2009, the Barbershop jams moved to its new home in the old Riverdale Bookstore, 4701 Queensbury Rd, Riverdale MD 20737 three blocks from the intersection of East West Highway and Route 1 (Baltimore Ave).
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Mar 20, 2010 from time_format to time_format Every week until Jan 01, 2011 |
| Where | Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation, 4701 Queensbury Road. Riverdale, MD |
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Musicians of all skill levels are welcome to join in, and many
music-lovers stop by just to listen. Besides being a good time for
everyone, Saturdays at the Barbershop allow the young to learn from the
old and the Piedmont blues tradition to be passed down to the next
generation.
The jams continue a tradition begun by Archie Edwards
, who would close the shop about mid-afternoon, pick up his Gretsch
steel pan guitar, and preside over a blues jam with his friends.
Over
the years, visitors have included such blues artists as Mississippi
John Hurt, Skip James, John Jackson, John Cephas, Flora Molton, Phil
Wiggins, Warner Williams, and Jay Summerour. In recent years, we have
had memorable visitors from blues musicians from all around the United
States as well from Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Russia -- to
name just a few. A harmonica player from Brazil was so inspired by his
experience, he started a “barbershop jam” in his home town.
The best way to experience Archie’s Barbershop is to come to a Saturday jam. The fun starts at about 1 pm (bluz time) and keeps going until about 6 pm.
