Welcome to Jam Session Music School

Welcome to the online home of Jam Session Music School! Jam Session is a school of music dedicated to providing its students with first-rate musical instruction and frequent performing opportunities. We offer private lessons on piano (both classical & jazz), electric/acoustic guitar, electric bass, drumset, percussion, voice, saxophone and clarinet. We also form and coach rock and jazz bands. Our groups frequently perform at venues around the Kent and Akron areas.


What's Happening!

Summer Recital

Sunday, August 29 starting at 1:30 PM at the Akron-Summit County Public Library.  Read more...

Photos from the 7/29 Showcase

Photos from the 7/29 showcase at Northside are up on facebook...  Read more...

"Home Grown" at the Home Savings Plaza

Saturday September 18 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Home Savings Plaza, located at the corner of Main St. and Water St. in downtown Kent.  Read more...

August 10th Band Showcase

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM backstage at the Lounge in Akron.  Read more...

Two Band Showcases in July!

July 13 at EuroGyro in Kent and July 29 at the Northside Bar and Grille in Akron.  Read more...

Family Appreciation Day is on SATURDAY!!!

Come join us....  Read more...

Jam Session Family Appreciation Day

Announcing Jam Session's Family Appreciation Day coming up July 17th!!  Read more...

June 29th Rock Showcase

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Water Street Tavern in Kent, June 29th, 2010.  Read more...

May Recital is up on You Tube

Check it out  Read more...

May Band Showcase

Tuesday, May 25 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Red Fox Sports Bar and Restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls.  Read more...

Spring Recital

Saturday, May 22 at 1:00 and 3:00 at the Northside Bar and Grille
in Akron.  Read more...

Jam Session on Twitter and Facebook

Jam Session is now on Twitter and has a page on Facebook.  Read more...

Helen Welch featured in Beacon Journal

Read the article here!

April Band Showcase

Tuesday April 27 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Water Street Tavern in Kent.  Read more...

Burning River Guitar Competition

The University of Akron Guitar Club is hosting the first annual Burning River Guitar Competition on May 21 and 22. Jam Session's own Kurt Reed is helping to organize this event.  Read more...

Rock Show Case at The Lounge

This Rock Show case will be held from 6:30 to 9:00pm at The Lounge, 374 Orleans Ave in Akron off of E. Exchange., Downtown Akron. Come see your favorite band and enjoy the big screen Tv's and plush seating.  Read more...

February band showcase

Monday February 22 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Northside Bar and Grille in Akron.  Read more...

Winter Rock Recital

Saturday, February 27 2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Akron-Summit County Public Library auditorium.  Read more...

January Band Showcase

Tuesday January 26 from 7:00 PM to 9::00 PM at the Red Fox Sports Bar and Restaurant
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Stimulus performs at Taste of Hudson

Jam Session's own Stimulus will be performing at Taste of Hudson Labor Day weekend. Check them out Sunday September 6 at 5:30.  Read more...

CHIL wins the Stow battle of the bands!!

Although a lot of talent performed at the Stow Battle of the Bands, Chil was one of two bands to win it, and will go on to compete in the Rt. 91 Battle of the Bands.
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Stimulus wins the Teens Rock Akron 2009 Competition!!!

Only the best of Akron's teen rock bands are selected each year to perform at the Akron Public Libraries, Teens Rock Akron show. Both Chil and Stimulus were picked this year to compete and we are very excited to see two of the eight bands chosen are products of the Jam Session Rock School.  Read more...

Jam Session featured in Cleveland Magazine!

Jam Session was featured in the July edition of Cleveland Magazine, written by our own Dave "Coondog" O'Karma.  Read more...

Jam Session on MySpace!

Check out our MySpace Page for pictures, recordings from our most recent recitals, and news.  Read more...

Jam Session on YouTube

Videos from our quarterly recitals are posted on our YouTube channel.  Read more...