"The essence of the jug-band idea is people jamming music for free and for fun with an extremely unrehearsed, spontaneous nature to it." --- Geoff Muldaur
"No two jug bands could sound alike simply because the music is at once so personal and so collective." --- Dave Van Ronk
- "Euphoria" - The Hokum Hot Shots at the 2008 San Francisco Jug Band Festival
- "Jug Band Music" - The Tarantulas Jug Band
Upcoming CJBA Events in 2010
- The First Annual West Coast Jug Band Jubilee, Berkeley CA - August 21
- Maria Muldaur and Her Garden of Joy Jug Band
- Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Jug Band
- Jugtown Pirates
- Devine's Jug Band
- The Skiffle Symphony with Kenny Hall
- Kally Price and Her Jazzing Blues Hounds
- Toshio Hirano
- Quinn Devaux and the Juggy Tubsters
- Rizorkestra
- Jug Band Jam, Freight and Salvage Open House, Berkeley CA - August 28
- International Jug Band Festival, Sutter Creek CA - September 25 - details soon
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Mission of the California Jug Band Association
- To promote, encourage, foster, and cultivate the preservation, appreciation, understanding, enjoyment, support, and performance of jug band music as an original American musical art form; other genres of music similar in style and execution including, but not limited to, jook, hokum, spasm, skiffle, washboard, and medicine show music are also within the interest scope of the CJBA.;
- To provide access to resources for performances, lectures, demonstrations, and/or educational presentations to any institutions supporting the goals of the association and for the purpose of expanding public awareness of jug band music
- To support the planning and execution of at least one annual jug band festival in the state of California;
- To maintain an association Web site to publicize its mission and supported events and activities.
If you would like additional information about the California Jug Band Association or any of the announced festivals or if you are a jug band that would like
to participate or if you would like to volunteer to help with festival organization,
please contact Jugmaster@jugfest.org
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CJBA Sponsors and Partners
- Cole Hardware
- Ameriprise Financial
- The Magic Shop Recording Studio
- Sutter Creek Theater
- Clarity Sound
- The Music Box - Sutter Creek
- The Jackson Lodge
- KPIG Radio
- Fetch Softworks
- San Francisco Folk Music Club
- International Musical Saw Association
- The Haight Ashbury Street Fair
- SmileOnMyMac
Credits
The California Jug Band Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational corporation. All content, except where noted, is (c) The California Jug Band Association, Inc. "CJBA", and the "jug-blower logo" are trademarks or registered trademarks of the California Jug Band Association, Inc.