Building community one tune at a time.

Wow! JAM has been showing up everywhere lately! We have been spreading the good cheer about Junior Appalachian Musicians all throughout the region. Check it out!

JAM Kids Perform at IBMA's Wide Open Bluegrass Street Fest in Raleigh

9 groups represented the program on our JAM Stage at the Wide Open Bluegrass festival during the last weekend of September. It is safe to say old time and bluegrass music is in wonderful hands!

Great job to everyone who performed and helped the JAM Stage to be an unbelievable opportunity for so many kids! Check out our event photos on Facebook.

Honoring Our Donors

Larry & Willa Behnkendorf have been donating instruments to JAM for years. Their recent gift of 11 fiddles makes the ongoing total more than 50 donated instruments for JAM kids across the region! Please give Larry & Willa a big round of applause!
If you have questions or ideas about putting an instrument into the hands of a child, contact us today.

2016-2017 Annual Report Now Available Online

Keep up with JAM's progress each year with our annual report. It includes achievements, testimonials, financial information, and much more. Click here to download the PDF report from this past fiscal year on the JAM website.

Upcoming events

Don't miss the second concert of the Courthouse JAMboree series at the Historic 1908 Courthouse in Independence, VA. We had a great time at the first JAMboree. The show starts at 7 p.m. with performances by JAM kids, followed by ShadowGrass and the Virginia Luthiers Band! RSVP here.

Footage of Karlie Keepfer & Smokey Holler, a 12-year-old singer and instrumentalist with her parents and musical mentors from Sparta, NC representing the Alleghany JAM program on our JAM Stage at Wide Open Bluegrass. Video by Carol McDuffie

We've moved, so come visit! The JAM office is now located at 111 Courthouse St., Independence, VA. The phone number is still the same (276-773-0573)

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Many thanks to our annual patrons of JAM, who help keep our mission alive with each generous gift!

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