If you’re a longtime Upstate music scene fan, you’ll remember that once upon a time you couldn’t swing a banjo without hitting a local bluegrass jam. And you certainly had plenty of places to blow your horn if you were looking for a jazz jam.
There were places all over town, most notably The Handlebar, that hosted weekly jams where bluegrass musicians could sit down and start picking or jazz cats could play to their hearts content.
It seems like those nights have disappeared from our musical landscape as the venues that hosted them closed or moved. But Fireforge Crafted Beer on Washington Street has stepped into the gap on both fronts. They host a free bluegrass jam on Tuesday nights starting at 6:30 p.m., and a Sunday Jazz Jam at 4 p.m…