What is the Pro Blues Jam?

Why, it’s the Friendliest Blues Jam on the North Shore!

Electric Chicago Blues!

The original Pro Blues Jam has been running in Highwood since 1997 and is held the 1st, 2nd,  4th, and 5th Thursday night monthly at: The Legendary Wooden Nickel 444 Lakeview Ave Highwood, IL 847/266-0550 The jam begins at 8:00 No Minimum – No Cover – Free Parking! Join our mailing list! probluesjam.org@gmail.com Notes: 1) This jam is open to pros and passionate blues aficionados alike! 2) COVID Information: We’d like to continue to make music together, in-person, and as safely as we can, and request that all participants in the Jam event adhere to as many safety protocols as possible, including wearing masks, conscientious hand-washing, and physical distancing when practical.

Come on out Thursday night to The Pro Blues Jam at the Legendary Wooden Nickel. Bring your own sticks, guitar, bass or other instrument, tuned up and ready to go. Bass amp, guitar amps and drum kit provided by the house band. Join Chicago blues jam hosts: Barry, Mark, Tom, & Danny for a rockin’ jam.
8:00 pm start

Please Note: As of January 2019, we are sharing the Wooden Nickel venue with the “Black Diamond Jam Sessions“, which takes place on the 2nd Thursday of the month. So look for the regular Blues Jam on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursdays (and 5th Thursday if there is one), and check out the high-energy and highly-curated Black Diamond Sessions on the the 2nd Thursday.