Where will the blues bands go? By Dan Kaufman fcmefaid Coni' tuj' ■< Taylor's Tavern, once the home of Kugotir's blues is closed and IS not lik(d\ In ( Ulllfi back For blues fans, tins is sad realit\ i lowe\ er two other lo cal establishments are pit king up the slai k and offering ine\ pensive weekly blues jams K ver\ I b u rsda \ night at Good Times Gate and bar. .!7"> b Seventh Aye. and Wednes day night at the Butte Tavern 2 11 Washington St lot: a I bands are getting together to play the blues The $1 i over i barge makes it the best live entertainment \ al lie around The blues jams offer a venue for local musicians to play on stage and for audiences to hear some good music i m surprised n sounded so good, .mil I didn't realize the musicians had not rehearsed.'' said kellv hinder, a patron to the (lood Times jam Musicians slum up at ') p.m when sets are arranged, and hv ‘1:45 the blues arrive, usual!) tor a total ol six different sets Most blues sets at the jams iui lude two guitars, a vocalist, bass, drums and often a bar monica or horn. The musicians who hang around until ( losing can expect to make a few dol lars and a chance to "talk shop" with fellow players Often the musicians may not know each other or have even played together However, the spontaneous nature of the jams ( reates an atmosphere of excite ment because musicians can make it sound great or tall on their faces. The blues jam idea was gen crated more than 12 years ago by disc jockey Gavin "The Rooster Man" Fox. Monday nights at the Mac k Forest Tav ern It then moved to li| kelly's (now Oregon West Fitness) and finally ended up .it Taylor's about six years ago "The Mondav night jam will soon be happening again." 1 'ox said "it has been going on too long to die Community support makes it possible foi the two blues jams to continue They are so popu lar with uuisit iatis that not all i an pbn ever\ week although the gun organizer tries to make lair flits eat ll \\ eek lams have yet to be turned away from the f lubs although the blues guns often draw mod erately large i rowds led Kssig. a |)| at M.( \ and University student. created the rluirsday night gun at (load l imes earlier tins year Its pop ularity has been steadily rising espet ially sint e I ayloi s lias dosed The Butte Jam has been a sporadically running jam for a number of years He< ause of changes in ownership, it is loosely organized Howevei tins helps foster a less strii t blues format where roi k and reggae i an sometimes be heard There are a number ol rea sons for listeners and musi f i.ms to t hei k out tile blues puns Says University student and blues fail Gina /ornes. "I no to more jams (than other forms of live music) because it's < heap er. draws a larger crowd and because the music is really good You get to see local tal ents who don't normally play together Fox agrees and adds, "You ( an see a piece of our musical heritage right now If you went to the jams 12 years ago you would have seen the Robert Uravs and Curtis Salgados Now you see Kugene's blues veterans and the up and com ing " These same benefits apply to in us u la ns as we II Young players can learn from the old and introduce fresh ideas Many Kugene musii inns hone their skills at the gum and also form hands with the people they meet there ( bad Hroadfoot. a classii al \ COUPO/V , ■photo finishing I YOUR CHOICE 01 , COIOR PRIMING $2^9 $3" BIG SAVINGS $^J99 SUPER PRINT $£99 | SHUTTbRoUli LUUHUN | SUPER PRINTS I 25* Reprints from your favorite negative. printer) fx1) si/e Reprints from your favorite 15mm •‘(j.ltive pr ”P*(1 t*5 SUPER PRINT 890 E. 13th. EUGENE remiirn.i'i-iMisn ACROSS FROM UolO CAMPUS pianist. plays guitar at the (tint's jams anil admits tli.it (it1 learned him to "uroovi'" at ttm j.ims ,1-. wi’ll as learning th. polities anti business side