Jazzy Jam Sessions

Photo Credit: Steamers Cafe website 

The entrance to Steamers Cafe.

     Steamer's Jazz Club and Cafe, a fixture of downtown Fullerton and home to many contemporary artists played on KJazz's rotation has announced an open invitation to all musicians for a weekly jam session to be held on Sunday evenings.

     Participants will be able to play with the house band which includes band leader Evan Stone on drums, David Miller on bass and Matt Politano on piano. The concept of the weekly jam sessions is to get all aspiring musicians, who are interested, on stage to perform with professional musicians in the effort to unite jazz musicians of all ages.

 "It's a great idea, especially since Steamer's is a pretty reputable place," said Curtis Cleveland, a junior music major at CSULB. "I just really like that we're being given the chance to get up on stage and perform with known musicians at a popular venue."

     Steamer's holds nightly concerts showcasing both local and touring jazz acts with an all ages environment that opens up the largely considered "adult world" of jazz to be opened to a larger audience. Their modest prices for both entry and food and drink make it an affordable way for people to broaden their musical horizons while taking in the smooth sounds of jazz music in a very intimate setting.

     "The interaction that it's going to provide is really important, especially for a genre of music that has kinda been kicked to the side," said Chris Williams, lead singer of the Chris Williams Quartet, a constant player at Steamer's. "Hopefully this will bring in a different demographic that might not otherwise have been interested in our music scene."

    The open jam sessions will provide all musicians, most importantly, aspiring CSULB jazz musicians an opportunity to showcase their abilities while at the same time having fun performing with professionals.