Hi JamKazammers –
Read on for the latest software updates, blog posts, upcoming hosted online sessions, recordings/broadcasts, JamTracks catalog updates, and more.
Office Hours
We continue to offer two weekly office hours sessions for anyone who needs help.
- JamKazam Session Office Hours (Every Tuesday 7-8pm US Central Time)
If you have our app installed and your gear set up, you can join this JamKazam session as a safe space with a JamKazam support team member to experience and learn how to play in online sessions, or to ask questions about particular features or issues you’re having. To find this session, start the JamKazam app, click the Find Session tile, then click the Open Jams tile, and look for the session called “JamKazam Office Hours”, and click the Join icon on this session. - Zoom Office Hours (Every Wednesday 11am-12pm US Central Time)
If you haven’t set up your gear yet and need help getting started, you can join this Zoom meeting room to ask a JamKazam support team member any questions you have. Don’t be shy, we’re here to help! To join the Zoom, click this link on any Wednesday at the time above.
New Features & Fixes
No major new feature releases this week, but should have a big one in the next email!
Upcoming Events
We have the following hosted session events planned for the next couple weeks. Click a link below for more information. If you want a session for a particular artist or genre you don’t see listed, drop us a note at support@jamkazam.com.
If you can’t access the event links below on Facebook, here’s how to find and join these sessions. Open the JamKazam app at the start date/time of the session you want to join. Click on Find Session on the app home page, then click on Open Jams. You’ll see a list of currently active public/open sessions, and you should see the name of the event listed among our sessions – e.g. “Blues Session” or whichever one you’re interested in. Click the Join icon next to that session.
US Hosted Sessions
- Country Session – Tuesday, July 15 at 2pm CT
- Blues Session – Wednesday, July 16 at 7pm CT
- Oldies (50s/60s/70s Music) Session – Thursday, July 17 at 2pm CT
- The Realm Free Improv Session – Saturday, July 19 at 5pm CT
- Bluegrass Session – Sunday, July 20 at 2pm CT
- Country Session – Tuesday, July 22 at 2pm CT
- Tom Petty Session – Tuesday, July 22 at 7pm CT
- Metal & Hard Rock Session – Wednesday, July 23 at 7pm CT
- Oldies (50s/60s/70s Music) Session – Thursday, July 24 at 2pm CT
- Pink Floyd Session – Thursday, July 24 at 7pm CT
- West Coast Jazz Session – Thursday, July 24 at 6pm PT
- The Realm Free Improv Session – Saturday, July 26 at 5pm CT
- Bluegrass Session – Sunday, July 27 at 2pm CT
EU Hosted Sessions
- EU Jazz Session – Tuesday, July 15 at 8pm (UTC+01)
If you’d like to host a session for a specific genre or artist or playlist, please email us at support@jamkazam.com, and we’ll work with you on it!
Session Recordings & Live Broadcasts
Following are some recording excerpts from hosted and private sessions, as well as JamKazam recordings and live broadcasts made by members of the community. Come to a session to join the fun!
The Way by Fastball, performed by Live Jam Crew. Autumn Leaves performed by three brothers during jazz standards practice session. Use Me by Bill Withers, performed reggae style by Reggaefied. Partial Sun by Combo Qazam. Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen, performed during band practice session.
If you’d like to send us a recording or live broadcast of a JamKazam performance that we can share with the community, please send us an email at support@jamkazam.com with a link to your recording/broadcast.
JamTracks Catalog
We have added new songs to our JamTracks catalog. Learn about our JamTracks to see how you can play along with your favorite artists and songs. Below is a list of artists with total songs available per artist, and how many of these are new to the catalog. Click an artist link to preview the JamTracks available for that artist
- Anthrax – 5 total (5 new)
- Arctic Monkeys – 8 total (4 new)
- Bastille – 4 total (3 new)
- Blue Oyster Cult – 4 total (2 new)
- Bob Seger – 14 total (6 new)
- Cody Johnson – 5 total (5 new)
- Don Henley – 7 total (6 new)
- Fitz And The Tantrums – 4 total (3 new)
- Hank Williams Sr. & Jr. – 13 total (9 new)
- Howard Jones – 6 total (6 new)
- Iggy Pop – 3 total (2 new)
- INXS – 9 total (4 new)
- Joni Mitchell – 4 total (3 new)
- Kate Bush – 5 total (3 new)
- Kid Cudi – 5 total (5 new)
- Kool & The Gang – 7 total (3 new)
- Lana Del Rey – 10 total (5 new)
- Lil Nas X – 15 total (15 new)
- Little Feat – 2 total (2 new)
- Paramore – 9 total (5 new)
- Portishead – 4 total (4 new)
- Primus – 6 total (6 new)
- Soundgarden – 6 total (4 new)
- Steve Winwood – 4 total (3 new)
- Tracy Chapman – 2 total (2 new)
- Twenty One Pilots – 5 total (5 new)
If you have kudos or a story to share, please send us an email at support@jamkazam.com. And as always, thanks for being part of the JamKazam community.
Best Regards,
Team JamKazam