Are you looking for a drop in jam session to play in, or maybe a few musicians to complete a group so you can start making real music?  Well here it is, a way for anyone who sings or plays a jazz instrument in our area to find those other musicians who are just waiting to form jams, practice/performance and experimental groups, and make music together. All levels of jazz musicianship are encouraged to join.  If you're a high school or college student, or have a day job, or retired and focusing o …

We are firefighter pipers and drummers from the Pacific Northwest who have banded together to form a new organization, the Northwest Firefighters Pipe Band Association. The aims of the NFPBA are to foster communication and information-sharing, develop agreements for the handling of LODDs, identify common tunes and settings for use when bands in the region play together, and organize periodic social functions. The organization is informal, with no officers, dues, or secret handshakes...but it doe …

This is a time for spiritual women -like yourself- to gather in sacred council. The calling is clear and persistent… You do hear it!  You can feel it!  Women… come and let us gather together, as we once did, in a gentle supportive circle where we  are collectively creating a sacred synergy through drumming, singing, dancing, ceremonies, rites of passage from all faiths, creative art, movement and food as we share and celebrate together. As a gathering of women, we approach our spiritual work thr …