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The Play It Again Jam - sponsor, Tennessee Concerts
After a brief vacation, the Play It Again Jam --Nashville's longest running rock and roll jam-- is back. The jam is still sponsored by Tennessee Concerts and Gary Allen, but kicked off it's return a week ago last Sunday at the Elysian Inn, just south of the Nashville Zoo off Nolensville.
The newly remodeled Elysian Inn, has a full service bar and some great food (as I can verify, first hand) and the owner, Steve, can occasionally be seen to sit in with the jam on his conga set. For the present time, the inn will be helping host the jam every Sunday. Previous jams were held either once or twice a month.
In the Music City Beat and at the Tennessee Concerts website, Gary Allen sends this message:
"Musicians Wanted for Nashville's longest running rock and roll hellabaloo :) Guitarists bring a small
10 or 12" amp. Piano players should bring a small rig and amp but usually that is taken care of by
start up time. Drummers bring your stick bags and comebacks for drummer jokes. The newly
remodeled famous local venue features a full service bar, food, beer, pool tables, wrap around
deck outback with a bar, and small stage if you hanker for some karaoke. The waitresses are
friendly, and new owner Steve "Bobaloo" Ivey plays a pair of congas and bongos, Ricky Riccardo style. Lucy is not allowed at the club, of course This event is hosted by Pat Adams at Tennessee Concerts and Gary Allen drummer from The Charlie Daniels Band, JJ Cale, Stonewall Jackson, and more he doesn't remember! Guitarist Walter Jowers, runs the stage as he did with James Brown's houseband in Augusta, Georgia. He has written for The Nashville Scene for 13 years and is now working the keyboard for The City Paper. "Fast" Kenny Utterback, guitarist from Pacific Gas & Electric, is usually on hand spreading good karma and trying out new pedals and gadgets. Other irregulars that have played with acts like Rick Derringer, Kiss, The Four Tops, Sam & Dave, Robert Palmer, Jon Anderson, Leon Russell and someone played with those two Macarena guys with the sharp suits. It takes lots of mutants for a jam, so if I left you out, I don't know what you can do about it EXCEPT, come to the jam and play out of tune."
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