VISION & MISSION
​Random Strangers Jam ® aims to be the world's go-to jam session in every city and town around the world by sustaining a global music community where musicians and listeners find new inspiration, experiment with fresh ideas, and connect with creative individuals from all walks of life through fully improvised funk rock jam sessions organized by local hosts.
OUR STORY
Random Strangers Jam ® is a 100% original and improvised interactive live music experience with an ongoing residency 8-10pm every Monday at Shrine World Music Venue in Harlem, NYC during Winter 2025. Simply bring your instrument (drums, keys, amps, mics, PA/DI provided) and join an upcoming jam by joining the RSJ community email list here.
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Building on 3 successful years in NYC and a new federally registered trademark, Random Strangers Jam, LLC seeks business partners and investors to start jams in new locations.
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Random Strangers Jam began in 2022 as an experimental concert experience by Berklee drummer Sky Demetri and now includes group members Alex Tovar (guitar) and Samario Hardy (bass). The jam sessions have been running continously ever since.
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After years of COVID forcing everyone indoors and into a default "observer" mode streaming TV and music, we've developed a show experience where YOU as an audience member become part of the actual performance.
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Every 5-10 minutes, half the band takes a seat and is replaced by 2-3 musicians from the audience, the new group of random strangers jam on chords picked on the spot and improvises a fresh funk rock segment!
Think back to those jams of yesteryear - that pure desire to have fun and create something new with other open minded people - and we've made that our show experience for anyone who wants to participate. No cover songs, no albums or singles - just a stage where you are invited to explore and be a part of something more. Sign up to jam at our next show!
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Random Strangers Jam's first residency was a 5-show series in 2022 to initially establish pinkFROG Williamsburg's Sunday Jams, followed by a 6-show residency at The Solera in Bushwick in partnership with Chelsea Records NY and Sustainable United Neighborhoods (SUN). Other recent shows include a series of 4 bi-monthly jam sessions at Rockwood Music Hall and a one-off session at Silvana Harlem.
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