Boathouse Jam

Boathouse Jam The Boathouse Bluegrass Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
$5 suggested donation.

The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all – young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band. Christian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based

vocalist, guitarist, and music educator. Long Island-raised, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk, bluegrass, and country music, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Free but a $5 donation is encouraged and limited beverages are provided. The Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.

04/26/2026
The Boathouse Bluegrass Jam is getting ready to start up again April 1st. This year we are doing a one month fundraiser ...
03/15/2026

The Boathouse Bluegrass Jam is getting ready to start up again April 1st.

This year we are doing a one month fundraiser to ensure that we can pay the professional musicians who lead the jams and keep the jams fun and welcoming to jammers at all levels.
Think about what the jam is worth to you.

Everyone who donates will receive one of these special stickers designed by the gifted .
To donate go to https://gowanusdredgers.org/jam/

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165 2nd Street, Brooklyn
New York, NY
11231

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6pm - 8:30pm

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